Herbert Smith Freehills' Dubai office has announced three new promotions within the Middle East – two within the Dispute Resolution team and one in the Corporate team.
The news comes following the announcement of the promotion of 22 new partners to the global partnership, spanning 13 offices and with six new partners based across EMEA - incidentally the largest number of promotions the firm has made across its network for six years.
Nick Oury will now become a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team. Nick focusses on construction and infrastructure disputes, and has a substantial amount of experience in international construction arbitration, having worked in Herbert Smith Freehills' London, Paris, Tokyo and now Dubai disputes teams. His experience covers disputes of a variety of scale and complexity in the energy (including renewables), oil & gas, transport and infrastructure sectors, representing clients on high value, significant disputes in the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. Nick has acted on ICC, LCIA, ADCCAC, SIAC, and DIS international arbitrations, both for employers and contractors, and involving all major forms of procurement.
Benjamin Hopps has been promoted to Of Counsel. Ben is a highly experienced dispute resolution specialist with expertise in handling arbitration, litigation and investigations work across different industry sectors including construction & infrastructure, energy & natural resources, tourism & leisure and financial & professional services. He has been based in our Middle East practice for eight years and has a deep understanding of the regional market. Ben also leads our Middle East employment practice, conducting contentious and advisory matters.
Geoffroy Hermanns, a member of the Corporate team, will also become Of Counsel. Geoffroy is a specialist investment funds and asset management lawyer with extensive experience in funds, corporate and regulatory matters, based in the GCC since 2012. He advises some of the world's leading financial institutions and asset management firms on the structuring and formation of a wide range of Shari’ah-compliant and conventional investment funds, including private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, hedge funds and retail/public funds, including hybrids.
Zubair Mir, Managing Partner for the Middle East, Herbert Smith Freehills commented:
"We are delighted with these promotions. This is fantastic recognition of valued members of our Dubai team, and serves to illustrate our commitment to the continued growth of our Middle East practice and to deepening our relationships with our clients in the region."
Nick Oury noted:
"This is an extremely exciting time for our Middle East practice and I look forward to the opportunity to further strengthen our regional offering, both to local clients and to our global clients with interests in the Middle East."
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About Herbert Smith Freehills' Middle East offices
Our Dubai office serves as the hub of our Middle East operations, providing corporate and M&A, finance, capital markets, telecommunications, projects and real estate advice to clients, and helping resolve disputes in all of these sectors. We also have market-leading specialist expertise in Islamic finance, private equity and investment funds.
The Law Office of Mohammed Altammami in association with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP opened in September 2018 and advises clients in relation to their business in Saudi Arabia, through a team of lawyers on the ground in Riyadh who have a strong track record of working on high-profile, complex transactions and disputes for clients in relation to both their in-bound and out-bound commercial activities.
We have advised on Middle East transactions for over 40 years and today our multidisciplinary team led by 7 partners acts for international and regional clients conducting business throughout the Middle East and surrounding region with legal experts working on notable deals in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan and India.
About Herbert Smith Freehills
Operating from 27 offices across Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice. The firm provides many of the world’s most important organisations with access to market-leading dispute resolution, projects and transactional legal advice, combined with expertise in a number of global industry sectors, including Banks, Consumer products, Energy, Financial buyers, Infrastructure & Transport, Mining, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Real estate, TMT and Manufacturing & Industrials.
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