The office, which will focus on energy, finance, arbitration and M&A work will be led by soon-tobe-relocated London-based project finance partner Arman Galledari.
He will supported by Sheila Shadmand, who will also relocate from the US, and four other lawyers – one counsel, two foreign associates and one locallyqualified associate.
The firm’s managing partner, Steve Brogan, said that the lure of one of the region’s most rapidly developing economies was just too difficult for the firm to resist. “The Gulf region continues to become ever more important in the global economy,” he added.