178 ABA Journal Middle East articles.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired a top energy lawyer in London and is seeking to expand its overseas nuclear practice.
Morgan Lewis hired Susan Quint, formerly a top lawyer…
Apr 19, 2010 2:53 PM CDT
Latham & Watkins has established a foothold in Saudi Arabia by associating with a former ally of White & Case now operating the Law Office of Mohammed Al-Sheikh in Riyadh.
…Apr 6, 2010 5:15 PM CDT
A U.S. lawyer criminally charged in Dubai with leaking information about his corporate employer says he simply e-mailed a friend from work a couple of times about what was going…
Apr 1, 2010 12:31 AM CDT
Updated: An American lawyer has been criminally charged in Dubai for allegedly revealing inside information about his corporate employer, a property investment company owned by the country’s ruler.
The attorney,…
Mar 31, 2010 6:26 PM CDT
Eight more partners at White & Case are moving to Latham & Watkins offices in New York City; London; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Two of…
Feb 1, 2010 4:00 PM CST
The chief justice of Israel’s Supreme Court took a direct hit between the eyes from a hurled tennis shoe during a court session on medical marijuana on Wednesday.
The impact…
Jan 27, 2010 3:35 PM CST
An American-educated human rights lawyer was among four dissidents sentenced in Vietnam yesterday after being tried for trying to overthrow the government.
The lawyer, Le Cong Dinh, was sentenced to…
Jan 21, 2010 12:30 PM CST
Latham & Watkins is opening a new office in Houston with three transactional energy lawyers. They include Michael Dillard, who formerly headed the practice area at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer…
Jan 11, 2010 5:33 PM CST
DLA Piper is laying off seven lawyers and 10 staff members from its offices in the Middle East because of a business slowdown there.
Most of the layoffs are in…
Dec 8, 2009 1:11 AM CST
Tom Donovan’s firm seems to be perched on the rim of the apocalypse. Sandstorms can turn the noonday sky black and knock out the law firm’s connection to a communications…
Dec 2, 2009 3:39 AM CST
Even in the business-friendliest Mideast, arbitration can take forever
Dec 2, 2009 3:19 AM CST
Being threatened with assassination is a routine part of the job for 70 judges in the northern Iraq city of Mosul.
In addition to the death threats that regularly slide…
Nov 30, 2009 8:30 PM CST
In a second round of Dubai layoffs since April, DLA Piper is eliminating another 22 positions in its Middle East offices.
“Unfortunately, staffing adjustments across the Middle East are unavoidable…
Jun 18, 2009 7:35 PM CDT
The lawyer for imprisoned U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi says an Iran appeals court has suspended her sentence and she has been freed.
Roxana Saberi was originally sentenced to eight years…
May 11, 2009 11:35 AM CDT
Federal prosecutors are dropping espionage charges against two former lobbyists for the pro-Israel lobbying group known as AIPAC.
Prosecutors said court decisions made it unlikely they could win convictions against…
May 1, 2009 2:35 PM CDT
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