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UAE law firm Hadef & Partners has promoted Tim Watkins and Melissa Quai Currie to its partnership in the Dubai office.

Watkins has a range of corporate and commercial experience including cross border acquisitions and related experience in real estate, employment and projects. Having been in the UAE for over 11 years, he has worked on projects such as the establishment of Abu Dhabi's national airline, Etihad Airways.

Quai Currie is experienced in emerging markets disputes, specialising in complex, often cross-border, arbitration and litigation. She has represented major international corporations and banks in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations including under LCIA, ICC, DIAC, SCC and UNCITRAL Rules.

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