Quraysh law firm news

Vinson & Elkin has joined the wave of international firms launching new offices in the Middle East as it opens an office in Riyadh, following similar announcements by Baker & McKenzie in May, Gates & Partners in April and McGrigors in March to set up offices in the region. These are in addition to Covington & Burlington’s Middle East dual office push in Riyadh and King Abdullah’s Economic City in January 2011.

US firm Covington & Burlington has formed a strategic alliance with a Qatar-based legal services institution. The firm will leverage its relationship with the Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy to expand its presence in the Middle East.