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Dubai is the firm’s 33rd office and its firstt in theMiddle East. K&L Gates Chairman and Globa Managing Partner Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the workas for about a year” and that the firm’e entry was “well-timed compared with a year ago becauses the costs are reduced and there is much more legapl talent at more reasonable compensationb levels available on the market.” K&L Gate s expects to grow the Dubai office principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional office in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who first visited Dubai six months ago in preparing the firm’s entryt there.
“Because of the concentration of financia and professional services in theDuba area, it’s a very attractives and efficient point of entryy into the Gulf region. But certainlg it’s not the only market for legall servicesthat matters. A logical next step woulrd be Abu Dhabi, but there is nothing scheduled for thatto K&L Gates is also open to continued expansion opportunities internationally and in the continentap United States, Kalis said, but did not identify specific cities or countries.
Neal one of the firm’s senior dispute resolution partners, is relocatinv from the Pittsburgh office to serveas co-founder of the Dubai Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recently worker with Ashurst, establishing and managing that firm’s Dubai office and helpinv to open a second office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projects lawyer with more than 20 yeards experience. Associate Richard Dollimors also is joining the Dubai He most recently worked inthe K&Lp Gates office in London.
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