K&L Gates opens Dubai office - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Dubai is the firm’s 33rd office and its firsty in theMiddle East. K&L Gates Chairma n and Global Managing Partnee Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the work s for about a year” and that the firm’w entry was “well-timed compared with a year ago because the costx are reduced and there is much more lega talent at more reasonable compensation levels availablr on the market.” K&Lk Gates expects to grow the Dubai officer principally through hires in that “I could see additional offices in the Middle said Kalis, who first visited Dubai six monthse ago in preparing the firm’s entry there.
“Because of the concentration of financiap and professional services in theDubaiu area, it’s a very attractive and efficientt point of entry into the Gulf region. But certainlhy it’s not the only marke for legal services that A logical next step would be Abu but there is nothing scheduled for thatto K&L Gates is also “always” open to continued expansionb opportunities internationally and in the continental United States, Kalia said, but did not identify specific cities or Neal Brendel, one of the firm’s seniorf dispute resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburggh office to serve as co-founder of the Dubai Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recently worked with Ashurst, establishing and managing that firm’s Dubai office and helping to open a second office in the Uniter Arab Emirates.
He is a corporatee and projects lawyer with more than 20yearsz experience. Associate Richard Dollimorde also is joining theDubai office. He most recentlyg worked in the K&L Gatees office in London.