Eversheds has hired Zeid D. Hanania as a corporate partner in its Dubai office from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was a counsel.

Eversheds has bolstered its Asian financial services disputes and investigations (FSDI) practice with the hire of Muna Dandan as a partner in Hong Kong.

Eversheds' Tunisian firm has promoted of counsel Emna Louati to its partnership.

Clyde & Co has hired Islamic finance partner Adil Hussain from Herbert Smith Freehills. Hussain will be based in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office.

Eversheds has hired Samuel Chau as a partner in the firm’s banking group in Hong Kong.

Eversheds has moved two senior lawyers, partner Rod Bundy and Of Counsel Loretta Malintoppi, to its Singapore office from Paris in order to facilitate the quick-growing market for arbitration and international law across Asia.

International firm Eversheds is one step closer to its goal of a 50-lawyer-strong Hong Kong office by 2011 -- with the addition of Slaughter and May veteran partner litigator Mark Yeadon.