With the Middle East experiencing exponential growth in the information and communications technology sector, Al Tamimi & Company is pleased to announce it has appointed Chris Appleby to lead its Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice.
Based in the DIFC office, Chris brings a wide range of experience in a number of jurisdictions including Dubai, Qatar, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand.
Chris qualified as a solicitor in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1991 and advises on information technology, telecommunications law and regulation, large-scale IT/telecoms infrastructure procurement, systems integration, outsourcing and competitive tendering and contracting.
Prior to joining Al Tamimi, Chris headed up a Qatar based law firm's Technology, Media, Telecommunications and Intellectual Property practice. Chris was also previously a partner and Head of TMT Middle East in the Dubai office of an international law firm.
Husam Hourani, managing partner at Al Tamimi, described this appointment as an enormous step forward as Chris brings a wealth of international experience and will ensure the growth and development of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice across the region.
Chris will lead an established team of five lawyers based in Dubai with a number of TMT specialists across the firm's regional offices.
For further information please contact Angela Maglieri, Regional Head of Marketing & Business Development, Al Tamimi & Company on +971 4 364 1619 or email a.maglieri@tamimi.com
About Al Tamimi & Company
Al Tamimi & Company is one of the premier law firms in the Middle East and the largest law firm in the region. Established in 1989, with 38 partners and a staff of over 460, the firm has offices throughout the UAE in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah and in Jordan, Iraq, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar .
The firm specialises in advising major international corporations and financial institutions, Middle East banks and financial institutions, government organisations, businesses and families in their global operations and investments. It has particular expertise in arbitration & ADR, banking & finance, dispute resolution & litigation, IP & data security, shipping & aviation, project & infrastructure finance, real estate & construction, corporate & commercial, technology, media & telecommunications, insurance and private client.
Press Release 2013
