The firm has taken office space outside the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), but is hoping to secure new premises when space becomes available in the oversubscribed DIFC, which is expected to be some time next year.
The move is significant for LG, which has only one other international arm, in
Senior partner Bill Richards said that the office will be a platform to service existing Middle East clients as well as clients in neighbouring regions, including
He added: “The main areas we are going to be concerned with are corporate and finance, private capital and construction and projects.
The move comes within days of an announcement by
The West Coast firm will open its new office in the DIFC with
Elsewhere, French independent law firm Brandford-Griffith & Associes is also opening an office in the city, to be managed by one of the firm’s founding partners, Nigel Hartridge.
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