Skip to main content

Canadian law firm Bennett Jones has hired former Taylor Wessing partner Osama Hassan as senior partner at its Dubai office, bolstering its corporate practice in the United Arab Emirates as a result.

Hassan, who has 25 years of legal experience in the UAE, will advise on commercial arrangements, corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, and disposals and investments. He has also been a regular commentator on drafts of new laws by the Dubai government and UAE federal government.

“We have been assembling a group of senior advisors with considerable experience – both locally and internationally,” said Timothy Ross, managing partner of the firm’s Dubai office. “Osama could hardly be a better fit.”

Bennett Jones, with offices throughout Canada and a representative office in Beijing, has been steadily expanding in the emirates. The firm opened a second office in Abu Dhabi last April as part of this expansion. ALB

Other related stories:

Related Articles

Corporate, trade and tax boutique Anagata Law Firm launches in Indonesia

by Nimitt Dixit |

Indonesia’s rapidly proliferating legal market has a new entrant as tax and trade attorney Riza Buditomo leaves the partnership at Armand Yapsunto Muharamsyah & Partners (AYMP) to launch Anagata Law Firm, which will focus on corporate, commercial, trade and tax work. 

Oon & Bazul partner trio depart to set up SG disputes boutique

Three partners of Singapore’s Oon & Bazul, led by former commercial arbitration head Suresh Divyanathan, have left the firm to set up a new disputes-focused law firm called Dauntless Law Chambers.

SG: Helmsman launches IP, TMT practices with ex-Lee & Lee partner

Singapore-based law firm Helmsman has launched new intellectual property (IP) and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice groups with the appointment of Basil Lee as associate director.