The Bench welcomes Paolo Pianezze back to The Bench to join the leading TMT team as co-Head of Telecoms and to lead the firm's fractional General Counsel offering. Paolo is a dynamic senior legal advisor with more than 25 years of international experience. He has worked both in private practice for international law firms (Simmons & Simmons) and in-house and advisor for various multinational companies (JBF, Seacom, e&, Telecom Italia, Oger Telecom and TT Mobil) and various S

The Bench advised RMAL Hospitality PSC on an area development agreement with Cupbop Franchise LLC for the franchise of Cupbop restaurants...

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Since 1991, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...

The Bench recently advised long-standing client RMAL Hospitality PJSC on a franchise development agreement with The Social Gaming Group...

The Bench is delighted to announce that it advised UAE based LPME Studios on the first release by their flagship record label LPME...

The Bench is proud to announce that it provided pro bono legal advice to DanahAl Ali, the first Emirati to climb Everest and Lhotse in...

The Bench is delighted to announce that TMT specialist Salio De Sousa has joined the firm. Salio is an ex-software engineer, and a city...

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The Bench advised long standing client Akmal Anuar (via his consultancy company White Rice Consultancy LLC) on a restaurant management...

The Who's Who Legal (WWL) Sports & Gaming 2022 guide was released recently on 30 September. According to WWL, "Sports & Gaming seeks to...

The Bench advised the award-winning podcast production company Finyal Media on its acquisition by the Jordanian podcast and media company...

Since 1991, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...

The Chambers & Partners Global rankings have just been released and two of the Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team (Joby...

Further to our earlier update on the controversial split between the Sport & Entertainment practice areas, the newly formed Who's Who...

The Bench advised long-standing client RMAL Hospitality PJSC on a franchise agreement for the expansion of the popular Lebanese street...

The Bench recently advised Beside Group on the launch of the first Diesel e-commerce store in the region; a key milestone in Beside’s...

The Bench was recently awarded 'Rising Law Firm of the Year' at Thomson Reuter's inaugural Asian Legal Business Middle East Law Awards...

Thomson Reuters recently launched the inaugural ALB Middle East Law Awards 2021. These prestigious awards recognise the excellence and...