Skip to main content

Simmons & Simmons has hired James Coleman as a corporate partner in its Dubai office from Allen & Overy.

Coleman focuses his practice on public and private M&A, joint ventures, reorganisations, investment funds and financial services regulation. He advises private equity funds, investment managers, sovereign wealth funds, corporates, financial institutions and state-owned enterprises.

Previously a counsel with Allen & Overy in Doha, Coleman also spent 11 years with Linklaters in the UK, Germany and Dubai.

“We are very pleased that James is joining the firm and he will enhance our sector approach with his expertise in asset management and investment funds and will add a new dimension to the team in Dubai,” Andrew Wingfield, Simmons’ Middle East regional head said in a statement.

Coleman’s addition takes Simmons & Simmons’ Dubai partner count to 12.

Related Articles

Appointments

Former Gibson Dunn Asia arbitration head joins One Essex Court

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

One Essex Court, a commercial set of barristers' chambers in London, has announced that Paul Tan, former partner and head of arbitration for Asia at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, has joined its ranks as an international counsel and arbitrator.

Appointments

Hogan Lovells poaches arbitration partner from Ashurst in Singapore

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired international arbitration expert Rob Palmer as a partner from rival Ashurst to boost its dispute resolution practice in Southeast Asia.

Appointments

CMS boosts HK funds practice with another Mayer Brown hire

by Asian Legal Business《亚洲法律杂志》 |

Anglo-German law firm CMS has strengthened its Hong Kong funds practice with the hire of Helen Wang as a partner from Mayer Brown, where she was a counsel.