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Thursday, November 12 - 2009

Patton Boggs lawyer admitted to the Qatari Bar

Patton Boggs LLP is proud to announce that the Qatari Bar has admitted Miranda Harris, a 4th-year associate with the firm.

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  • Miranda Harris (Second from left).
    Miranda Harris (Second from left).
Ms. Harris is a business lawyer with extensive experience in the fields of hospitality and leisure, intellectual property, media and sports law. She has negotiated commercial contracts across each of these sectors, including in connection with a number of recent, high profile hotel deals for Qatari clients. As a member of the firm's hospitality practice, she has developed experience in franchising, licensing, and management agreements, as well as project structuring.

"Miranda is an excellent attorney and an important part of our hospitality practice group in Qatar," said Robert Hager, managing partner of the firm's Doha office. "She is highly qualified and we are proud of her work".

Ms. Harris is admitted as a solicitor and barrister in both the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court of Australia. Patton Boggs is licensed to advise on all aspects of Qatari law and its senior lawyers are admitted to the Qatari Bar.
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In 2003, Patton Boggs was provided the unique opportunity to open the first U.S. law office licensed to practice law in Qatar, when HH the Emir of Qatar invited Patton Boggs to open an office in Doha. The Doha office of Patton Boggs provides a full range of legal services to our clients in Qatar and elsewhere in the region, and this unique opportunity has deepened our firm's knowledge of Middle Eastern culture, traditions, and legal requirements. Our attorneys in Doha serve as legal advisors to businesses and governments throughout the region and worldwide-developing international trade and investment, launching major infrastructure projects, resolving international disputes, and negotiating military and security agreements.

Based in Washington, D.C., Patton Boggs is a national leader in public policy, litigation, and business law, and is well known for its deep bipartisan roots in the national political arena. The firm's core practice areas are Public Policy and Regulatory, Litigation, Business, and Intellectual Property. With offices in Northern Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Dallas, Denver, Anchorage, and internationally in Doha, Qatar, the firm's more than 600 lawyers and professionals provide comprehensive, practical, and cost-effective legal counsel to clients around the globe.

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