U.S. law firm Duane Morris has opened its first office in the Middle East through a joint venture with the Al Mashaikhi and Partners Law Firm in Muscat, Oman.
The newly established joint venture, to be known as the Dr. Said Al Mashaikhi and Partner Law Firm, will act as the GCC representative office of Duane Morris. Partner Jeffrey Rodwell has relocated from Duane Morris’ London office to Muscat to serve as the managing director of the new office.
Al Mashaikhi has more than 15 years experience practising law in Oman and the GCC states. His experience encompasses advising banking and financial services clients, foreign direct investment, as well as business and commercial law and foreign claims.
“We are excited about the opportunities that our new venture with Dr. Al Mashaikhi and his colleagues opens for our clients and the firm,” said Duane Morris chairman and CEO, John Soroko. “Oman’s key location and role in international commerce, as well as an affluent population and a modern, open economy, create an abundance of business possibilities. Our two firms have been in talks for more than a year, and by formalising our relationship as a new joint venture with Dr. Al Mashaikhi’s firm, Duane Morris greatly expands not only its transactional capabilities in Oman, but also throughout the Gulf region.”
In 2010, Duane Morris formed an enhanced joint law venture with Selvam LLC in Singapore, creating Duane Morris & Selvam, followed in 2011 by a strategic alliance with Mexico City firm Miranda & Estavillo. The firm also has offices in London as well as in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
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