Habib Al Mulla, a leading law firm in the United Arab Emirates, is set to merge with Baker & McKenzie on July 1.

Indian law firm Anand and Anand has promoted six lawyers to partnership, of who two are in the litigation practice, and the remainder in the IP team.

Former Blake Dawson/ Ashurst partner David Williamson is re-joining the firm after more than three years as a senior executive at BHP Billiton.

Three firms star in AE-Rotor Holding’s bonds issue, four firms advise on the signing of the energy sales and joint operation contracts for the Sarulla Geothermal Power Project, and much more in this week’s Southeast Asia deals roundup.

Frank Krstic has joined Colin Biggers & Paisley (CBP) as special counsel in the property and development group.

Hall & Wilcox has announced the appointment of an insolvency and commercial litigation team from Cornwall Stodart.

Allen & Overy, in association with local law firm Zeyad S. Khoshaim, has advised Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), the Gulf's largest utility company, on its $2billion sukuk offering.

Patton Boggs has taken its total number of offices in the MENA region to four after opening a permanent office in Dubai with three lawyers from Kilpatrick Townsend.

King & Spalding’s Dubai office has hired real estate specialist Stephen Kelly as a partner from Clyde & Co, where Kelly led the latter's Middle East real estate development team.

Tilleke & Gibbins has hired American lawyer Jim Dao to its corporate /commercial team in Vietnam from the Ho Chi Minh City office of Mayer Brown JSM.