Global law firm Eversheds recently hired former Trowers & Hamlins partner Tim Armsby as partner across its Middle East offices. The move is aimed at strengthening Trowers’ infrastructure and projects practice in the region.
Armsby, who specialises in energy and infrastructure projects, has advised on the Jordanian government'd cross border Arab Gas Pipeline Project in addition to multiple public private partnerships in Egypt. He is also experienced in providing legal advisory for the construction and the upstream oil and gas industries.
“Eversheds has trebled its presence in the Middle East, and as part of our commitment to growth in the region, we are constantly looking at talented individuals to join our firm,” said Chris Jobson, manager partner of the firm’s Middle East practice.
Armsby, in a statement, said that he expects an increasing number of Middle Eastern governments to look towards PPP structures to help facilitate infrastructure projects down the road. A report sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC) and the Ministry of Business and Trade (MoBT) indicated that such partnerships are likely to be at the heart of infrastructure development in the Gulf region.
International law firms in the Middle East have been bolstering their project practices in recent months to take advantage of a real estate development boom. The report by the QFC and MoBT said that the GCC plans to invest between $1.5 and $2 trillion in infrastructure projects over the next decade.
Eversheds merged with the Arab law consortium KSLG in May last year. The merger resulted in the firm gaining six offices in the Middle East region. ALB
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