16 May 2016
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has promoted Raza Rizvi who is based in the firm's Dubai office to Of Counsel.  Raza is head of the firm's Information, Communications and Technology team and its Intellectual Property practice in the Middle East, and he specialises in IP-rich sectors including Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Life Sciences.  Raza's practice includes advising on commercial ICT and outsourcing, complex IP transactions, data protection and sector-specific regulatory advisory work across the region.

Commenting on the promotion, Andrew Wingfield said:  "Our long-established and top-ranked dedicated TMT offering in the Middle East has, for many years, supported clients across each of our core sectors. Raza has been in Dubai over nine years and his team has a strong background in the commercialisation of IP and technology which continues to give our clients a commercial advantage in the Middle East‎."

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