The Dubai office of law firm Addleshaw Goddard has advised Cognita on its strategic acquisition of Al Ain English Speaking School (AAESS) from Stella Investments. This marks Cognita’s first school in Al Ain and its ninth in the Middle East, further cementing the group’s growing
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Addleshaw Goddard has announced the appointment of Rachel Hill as a Partner in its regional employment practice. Her appointment quickly follows the arrival of Anna Zeitlin from PwC to develop a Fintech practice. A UK-qualified lawyer, Rachel joins Addleshaw Goddard from Hadef & Partners, where she was instrumental in driving the growth and maturity of the […]
Addleshaw Goddard has promoted 26 lawyers to Partner, effective 1st May 2024. Over half of those in the firm’s largest ever promotions round are women, taking the total number of partners across the international firm to 429. The 26 new partners are based in the UK, Luxembourg, Paris, Dublin, and Dubai and represent each of […]
Addleshaw Goddard has announced a new leadership role for Robin Hickman who has been appointed Head of Middle East. Robin succeeds Andrew Johnston who was elected Addleshaw Goddard Managing Partner for a term of four years, with effect from 1 May 2024. Robin has built a strong debt restructuring practice in the Middle East over […]
The Addleshaw team comprised a cross-border team from Dubai, France and Singapore, providing full service advice to the acquirers including M&A, finance, antitrust, employment, IP and other aspects of the transaction. The team was led out of Dubai by Funds and Private Equity partner Philip Dowsett and in Paris by Private Equity partner David Lambert […]