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Find out moreAs we witness the evolution of the regulatory landscape across the MENA region, it was timely for us to investigate and lift the lid, on what is keeping the region’s legal decision-makers awake at night.
Our first-of-its-kind report titled Legal Leaders in MENA is out now! It captures the views of 700 legal decision-makers across nine countries and 13 industry sectors in MENA, as well as in-depth interviews with experts from key sectors such as financial services and education to name a few, which revealed the emerging risks and priorities challenging the legal sector across the region.
Read the full report and share your feedback with us at legalleaders@tamimi.com.
Read the full reportInternationally qualified lawyer John Gaffney has joined Al Tamimi & Company as a Senior Associate in the Arbitration team.
John, who will be based in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office, is well versed in international arbitration and has assisted clients in arbitration disputes relating to construction, corporate/commercial, energy, investment treaty, IP, and telecommunications matters. Additionally, John has also served as a legal officer with the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in Geneva.
Essam Al Tamimi, Senior Partner of Al Tamimi & Company and a leading Arbitrator himself, welcomes John to the team: “John is a wonderful acquisition for us. His expertise and knowledge will only help raise the standard of excellence already present in our arbitration practice. As we continue to strengthen our team, it is imperative that we continue to seek out the very best the field has to offer and John Gaffney is definitely someone to watch.”
In addition to his work has a counsel, John holds memberships to a variety of international and domestic arbitration panels and he sits as an arbitrator WIPO domain name disputes and an Expert in ICC Expertise proceedings. He is also listed in Who’s Who of International Commercial Arbitration (2010, 2011), the Euromoney Guide to Leading Commercial Arbitration Experts (9th and 10th eds.) and the Legal 500 (2011) for Dispute Resolution – Ireland.
Previously, John has worked with Freshfields and King & Spalding in Paris and Skadden Arps in London, as well as working as a partner at some of the leading commercial law firms in Ireland.
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