Global law firm Taylor Wessing has appointed former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Tahir Ahmed as a partner at its corporate finance group in Dubai. The latest addition brings the number of partners at Taylor Wessing’s Dubai office to six.

Ahmed, who joined the firm on Dec. 17, has experience in M&A, private equity, fund formations, joint ventures, ECM, DCM, sukuk, private placements and financial regulatory matters.

“The appointment of Tahir Ahmed further strengthens our corporate finance practice. Tahir has an excellent track record of working on large cross border transactions across the Middle East, and possesses strong relationships with some of the region's key players,” said Christopher Dixon, managing partner of Taylor Wessing (Middle East).“This is a further step in our objective of continuing to develop and expand our corporate finance practice in the coming months and years."

This appointment comes just six months after the firm named Neale Downes as a partner to lead its finance team.

Shaheen Pasha is Middle East Regional Editor at ALB. Follow us on Twitter: @ALB_TheBrief.