Kuwaiti national, Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout, relocates from DLA Piper's Cologne office
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of partner, Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout, to the role of Office Managing Partner for Kuwait. Abdul Aziz, a Kuwaiti national, will relocate to Kuwait from DLA Piper's Cologne office. His appointment will strengthen the Kuwait office, which is a joint venture with Al Wagayan, Al Awadhi & Al Saif. DLA Piper's Bahrain office will also be managed by Abdul Aziz.
Commenting on the appointment DLA Piper's Regional Managing Partner for the Middle East, David Church, said: "Abdul Aziz has the perfect combination of local knowledge, energy and management skills to take our Kuwaiti office forward, building on our existing presence following the creation of the joint venture last year."
Abdul Aziz said: "I am looking forward to help building a leading practice in Kuwait together with our partners from Al-Wagayan, Al-Awadhi and Al-Saif and a highly motivated and dedicated team of associates."
Nader Al-Awadhi, Senior Partner at Al-Wagayan, Al-Awadhi and Al-Saif, added: "We are extremely excited to have a Kuwaiti with such a wealth of international experience take over the management of DLA Piper Kuwait. We are confident that with this contribution our joint venture will play a significant role in the legal community in Kuwait."
The appointment of Abdul Aziz was effective from 24 June 2009.
Profile: Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout
Abdul Aziz is a partner in the German Corporate group and Office Managing Partner of DLA Piper's Cologne office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and representing corporate clients and financial investors in acquisitions, divestures and joint venture projects as well as pre- and post-merger restructurings in Germany and abroad. Abdul Aziz's practice also includes all aspects of insolvency, including out-of-court workouts and reorganisations. He represents insolvency administrators, distressed companies, lending institutions, private equity funds, purchasers of distressed equity and debt, and secured and unsecured creditors.
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Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout will continue as Office Managing Partner of DLA Piper's Cologne office until his replacement is announced.DLA Piper is an international legal practice with over 3,700 lawyers across 67 offices and 29 countries. From its offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, legal and business advisers provide a range of services to local, regional and international businesses.
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