The law firm, which has won awards from this news service for its work in areas touching on wealth management, has added specialists in areas such as M&A, dispute resolution and cross-border litigation.

Al Tamimi & Company, a full-service law firm in the Middle East, has appointed Anton Konnov and Igor Gorchakov as partners, effective immediately. 

The partners’ arrival will support the firm’s aim to expand its transactional merger and acquisition, banking and contentious offerings, it said in a statement yesterday. 

Konnov, who is qualified in England & Wales, New York, and Russia, previously served as the managing partner of A&O Shearman’s Moscow office and has led teams on international transactions. His practice spans corporate law, regulatory advisory, and cross-border M&A.

Gorchakov, who is dual-qualified in England & Wales and Russia, holds full rights of audience before the DIFC courts in Dubai. He specialises in dispute resolution and banking matters, including international arbitration, cross-border litigation, and financial regulatory compliance.

The law firm has made a number of hires, including those of Omar Zizi who joined as a corporate/M&A partner in Casablanca, Rachel Fox, who joined the firm's Abu Dhabi office as tax partner, Henry Storrar, who joined as a corporate/M&A partner in Abu Dhabi, and Paul Taylor, who joined as regional head of arbitration, based in Dubai.

Al Tamimi and Company has 17 offices across 10 countries, with a team of more than 580 legal professionals. In 2019 it collected the "Best Law Firm Advising High Net Worth" award at the WealthBriefing MENA Awards. WealthBriefing also interviewed the firm here.