Malaysian law firm Azmi & Associates has hired Sharifah Hamzah as a partner of its infrastructure and project finance practice in Kuala Lumpur from the Qatar office of Canadian law firm Bennett Jones, where she was a senior associate.

Pinsent Masons has hired Osama Hassan from Canadian firm Bennett Jones and named him its new corporate head for the Middle East. He will be based in the Dubai office.

Bennett Jones has hired Hasan Rizvi from Taylor Wessing, as a partner in Dubai.

Canadian law firm Bennett Jones has relocated partner George Vlavianos to the firm's Doha office, where he will serve as Qatar managing partner.

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.