Norton Rose strengthens Bahrain practice

David's appointment further strengthens the Norton Rose practice in the Middle East and particularly the team in Bahrain.

Joanne Emerson Taqi, Bahrain partner and projects and infrastructure specialist commented, "We are delighted that David is joining our Bahrain office. His expertise is a great fit for our clients in Bahrain and our core practice strengths as a business. With his knowledge of projects and infrastructure, David will add further strength and depth to a very experienced team in our Bahrain office."

Norton Rose has been active in the Middle East since 1979. It has offices in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Norton Rose's client base comprises of regional and multinational corporations, financial institutions, government, quasi-government entities and sovereign funds.

Norton Rose is a leading international legal practice. We offer a full business law service to many of the world's pre-eminent financial institutions and corporations from offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia. Knowing how our clients' businesses work and understanding what drives their industries is fundamental to us.

Our lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders, enabling us to support our clients anywhere in the world. We are strong in financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and pharmaceuticals and life sciences.

We have more than 2900 lawyers operating from offices in Abu Dhabi, Almaty, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Bogotá, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Caracas, Casablanca, Dar es Salaam, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Milan, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Québec, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Warsaw; and our associate office in Jakarta.

From 1 June, 2013 we will we join forces with leading U.S. law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. to create Norton Rose Fulbright. We will also have offices in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Pittsburgh-Southpointe, Riyadh, San Antonio, St Louis and Washington, D.C. With 3,800 lawyers, Norton Rose Fulbright will be one of the largest global legal practices, with significant depth of expertise in the world's leading business and financial centres.

Norton Rose is the business name for the international legal practice that comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia, Norton Rose Canada LLP and Norton Rose South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc) and their respective affiliates.