Peter Shaw-Smith

2 weeks ago | law.com | Peter Shaw-Smith

When UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the approval of the establishment of a Regulatory Intelligence Office within the cabinet last week, it signalled a shift towards legal technology in the Middle East in more ways than one. The country is adopting AI-friendly policies at the same time as the legal tech community prepares to revolutionise the industry in areas from contract management to arbitration.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Peter Shaw-Smith

When UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the approval of the establishment of a Regulatory Intelligence Office within the cabinet last week, it signalled a shift towards legal technology in the Middle East in more ways than one. The country is adopting AI-friendly policies at the same time as the legal tech community prepares to revolutionise the industry in areas from contract management to arbitration.

3 weeks ago | law.com | Peter Shaw-Smith

Addleshaw Goddard’s Middle East debt restructuring practice is competing head-on with the region’s most prominent international firms, as the market for company reorganisations benefits from new laws and grows in sophistication, especially in Saudi Arabia. Today, the firm is working on many of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s largest deals. It's been mentioned alongside the likes of Latham & Watkins as the key competitors in the region.

1 month ago | law.com | Peter Shaw-Smith

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.

1 month ago | law.com | Peter Shaw-Smith

With lawyer headcount up 37% in the past 12 months to 565 lawyers, UAE powerhouse Al Tamimi & Co. is looking internationally, seeing China, Korea and India as the next targets for expansion. Sub-Saharan Africa is another prize—an announcement on a replacement is imminent after termination of an agreement with Morocco’s Roudane & Partners, which the firm hopes to use as a springboard for southbound development.