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Newly Qualified litigation Lawyer, International Law Firm, Abu Dhabi -3/09/2010

A rare opportunity for a junior litigation lawyer to join one of the leading disputes practices in the Gulf. Candidates will preferably have trained with a leading UK law firm and have a genuine reason to relocate to, or stay in the Gulf region. Arabic language skills would be advantageous.

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A top firm in the UAE seeks experienced Commercial IP and Technology lawyer.

Junior Construction Litigation Lawyer, Dubai, 0 to 3 Years PQE -3/09/2010

A top international law firm is now seeking a junior lawyer with a strong construction background to undertake a mainly contentious role in Dubai. Candidates who are already on the ground in the UAE are preferred, but top quality candidates wishing to relocate will be considered. You should have a good academic background and have trained with a major City law firm with at least one seat in constr

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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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