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The Bench Welcomes Paolo Pianezze to the Telecoms Team
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
Oct 142 min read


The Bench Commended for Exceptional Industry Knowledge in Legal 500 2025 Rankings
Since 1987, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...

The Bench
Mar 312 min read


Chambers FinTech Legal Guide 2025
The Chambers & Partners Global FinTech Guide 202 5 has just been released and the Bench has retained both its individual ranking (for...

The Bench
Dec 12, 20241 min read


The Bench are in a League of Their Own in Chambers FinTech Legal Guide 2023
The Chambers & Partners Global FinTech Guide 2023 has been released and The Bench has been placed in a league (band) of its own. The...

The Bench
Feb 10, 20231 min read


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

The Bench
Sep 20, 20221 min read


The Bench's Flexibility Recognised in Legal 500 2022 Results
Since 1991, Legal 500 has been providing readers with an annually updated, impartial, third-party opinion on the leading law firms and...

The Bench
Apr 11, 20223 min read


The Combined Bench Strength of TMT Specialists Recognised in Chambers Global 2022
The Chambers & Partners Global rankings have just been released and two of the Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team (Joby...

The Bench
Feb 18, 20223 min read


Who's Who Legal: Telecoms, Media & Entertainment 2022 Identifies 6 Leading Lawyers in the UAE
Further to our earlier update on the controversial split between the Sport & Entertainment practice areas, the newly formed Who's Who...

The Bench
Feb 3, 20221 min read


Chambers FinTech Guide 2022 Recognises Deep Bench
The Chambers & Partners Global FinTech Guide 2022 has just been released and The Bench is the only law firm in the UAE that has been...

The Bench
Dec 14, 20212 min read


Nook: A Dubai Freezone for Sports, Fitness and Wellness Start-Ups
Following on from our other free zone blogs on SHAMS and IFZA, we now look at another free zone offering in Dubai - Nook. Nook launched...

The Bench
Aug 4, 20213 min read


The Bench Advises VentureFriends on Seed Round Investment in Online Mortgage Platform Huspy
The Bench FZE today announced that it advised Athens based VentureFriends on the successful investment in the UAE based online mortgage...

The Bench
May 17, 20212 min read


The Bench Awarded Rising Law Firm of the Year 2021
The Bench was recently awarded 'Rising Law Firm of the Year' at Thomson Reuter's inaugural Asian Legal Business Middle East Law Awards...

The Bench
Apr 6, 20211 min read


The Bench Improves Chambers 2021 FinTech Rankings
The 2021 Chambers & Partners FinTech rankings have just been released and we are delighted to have gained another individual ranking for...

The Bench
Dec 13, 20202 min read


The Bench Promoted in Legal 500 2020 Rankings
The latest Legal 500 EMEA results are out and The Bench's Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) team has been promoted one tier and now...

The Bench
Apr 16, 20202 min read


Dubai Veteran Gerard Hobby Joins The Bench
The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed Gerard Hobby to its team of legal consultants. Gerard has over 26 years’ experience in the...

The Bench
Jun 17, 20191 min read


The Bench Adds Private Equity/Venture Capital Specialist Chad Fox
The Bench FZE today announced it has welcomed corporate law specialist, Chad Fox, to its team of legal consultants. Joby Beretta,...

The Bench
Mar 8, 20171 min read
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