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Dubai is the firm’a 33rd office and its first in theMiddls East. K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managin Partner Peter Kalis said the officewas “in the worka for about a year” and that the firm’s entryt was “well-timed compared with a year ago because the coste are reduced and there is much more legal talent at more reasonable compensation levels available on the K&L Gates expects to grow the Dubai officew principally through hires in that “I could see additionall offices in the Middle East,” said Kalis, who first visiteds Dubai six months ago in preparingh the firm’s entry there.
“Because of the concentrationh of financial and professional services in theDubai area, it’s a very attractive and efficienty point of entry into the Gulf region. But certainly it’e not the only market for legapl servicesthat matters. A logical next step would be Abu but there is nothing scheduled for thatto K&L Gates is also “always” open to continued expansion opportunities internationall and in the continental United States, Kalis said, but did not identif y specific cities or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’s senio dispute resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburghn office to serveas co-founder of the Dubaiu office.
Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recently worked with Ashurst, establishing and managinh that firm’s Dubai office and helping to open a seconx office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projects lawyer with more than 20yearsx experience. Associate Richard Dollimore also is joininv theDubai office. He most recently worked in the K& Gates office in London.