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Thursday, September 09, 2010

 2008 Middle East Report


Following the caravan east - Last year, the Middle Eastern legal market was dominated by Dubai, Darise Ogden finds out whether this has changed

Credit crunch? What credit crunch? - EA International’s Matthew Lewis explains why Dubai has not been affected by the tightening of the financial market 

The US invasion - US firms are moving into the Middle East and changing the legal landscape, explains Taylor Root’s Shane Morton 

In-house boom in Dubai - First Counsel’s Mark Walters and Abby Walters review the opportunities awaiting in-house counsel in the Gulf

Moving to the ‘trenches’ - Prospective in-house lawyers in Dubai are enticed by the opportunity to work side by side with market players in an exciting and developing environment, the promise of varied and cutting edge work, and the chance to pin down the illusive work-life balance. Annika Kneebone describes the realities of working as a general counsel in this emerging market

Transport yourselves - UK law firm Linklaters has been in Dubai for two years. Darise Ogden spoke to one of the firm’s Dubai partners – Kiwi lawyer Scott Campbell – to find out how the firm is faring in the Middle East

Beyond Dubai - Dolman’s Jonathan Walmsley takes a magic carpet ride over the Arabian Peninsula

From the land of sand - Eschewing Dubai for a country better known for being the site of the Gulf War, Belinda Shepherd describes what it’s like to live and work in Kuwait

Get A Life - Pyramid Dreams - By Simone Hachache 


2007 Middle East Report


   

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