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Senior Counsel Middle East (8-12 yrs pqe) Dubai -14/12/2009

General corporate commercial role to head up the Middle East operations for a consumer services MNC.

Oil & Gas Associate, World Leading Energy Law Firm, Dubai - 5 to 7 years PQE -9/02/2010

Our client is well known internationally for its oil and gas practice. They are seeking a mid to senior level oil and gas Associate to join their successful Dubai office. Working on transaction

Non-contentious Associate, Premier UK Firm, Riyadh - 2 to 5 years PQE -11/01/2010

Excellent chance for a bright and dynamic lawyer to gain exposure at the Riyadh office of a leading international firm. On offer is a wide range of corporate/commercial work (M&A, joint ventures,

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State of Qatar bond offer

- $7,000.00 m

Entry date - Monday, 4 January 2010
Jurisdiction - Qatar
Practice - Debt Market
Largest bond offering by a Middle East issuer

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Firm - Denton Wilde Sapte Client - Underwriters Lead Lawyers - Role - Local counsel	Firm - Latham & Watkins Client - Qatar Ministry of Economy and Finance Lead Lawyers - Bill Voge, Craig Stoehr, Phillip von Randow Role - Int. Counsel	Firm - Skadden Client - Underwriters Lead Lawyers - Danny Tricot, Hal Moore, Robert Chilstrom Role - Int. counsel

Firm - Denton Wilde Sapte
Client - Underwriters
Lead Lawyers -
Role - Local counsel

Firm - Latham & Watkins
Client - Qatar Ministry of Economy and Finance
Lead Lawyers - Bill Voge, Craig Stoehr, Phillip von Randow
Role - Int. Counsel

Firm - Skadden
Client - Underwriters
Lead Lawyers - Danny Tricot, Hal Moore, Robert Chilstrom
Role - Int. counsel

Deal summary

Qatari government''s second bond offering in 2009. Issue has broken regional records as largest bond offering by a Middle East issuer.

Latham & Watkins has longstanding relationship with state of Qatar - advised on US$3bn bond offering in April 2009 again with Skadden, which advised underwriters. Firm retained by Qatari government in 2000 for inaugural bond issue

Follows recent US$1.6bn offering by Commercial Bank of Qatar.

Latham’s Craig Stoehr: “[The deal] is testament to the success of the carefully planned expansion and diversification of Qatar’s economy,” said Stoehr. “The Ministry of Economy and Finance and its State Finance Policy Committee … [established] Qatar as a strong sovereign credit and sophisticated debt capital markets issuer in only a little more than six months.”

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