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60 December 2014
Starting a new business venture is a daunting task anywhere in the world. And when it comes to the Middle East, one has to take into account various other considerations like specialised market knowledge and cultural awareness. With more than 25 years of experience in the Middle East under its belt, Al Tamimi prides itself on providing sound local business knowledge and ensuring that its clients are at the forefront of doing business in the region. The firm has 14 offices in 8 countries, with 290 expert lawyers, and says that the opening of Al Tamimi’s office in Bahrain at the end of June has been its foremost achievement this year. “During the last six months since opening our office, we have been privileged to provide legal support to a number of high-profile clients across a number of industries including some major international businesses, corporations, banks and government institutions,” says Foutoun Hajjar, Al Tamimi Bahrain Head of Office. Having won several key mandates, the firm plans to become the leading law firm in Bahrain, providing high-calibre and commercially-relevant legal advice to the most senior organisations and government bodies in Bahrain. “We expect that our best opportunities for growth will be in the corporate commercial field including corporate structuring, as well as employment, , real estate, family business, banking and finance and regulatory areas of practice,” adds Foutoun. “We intend to employ and develop a first-class and diverse team of lawyers across several sectors with
the aim of training and developing their skills. We plan on leveraging on a pool of young local talent in order to develop a team that includes both Bahraini qualified lawyers and Western qualified lawyers.” In line with the Al Tamimi philosophy, the firm is aiming for the Bahrain practice to be at the forefront of legal developments in the Kingdom. As such, it intends to host several legal seminars and conferences across its practice areas. “We also intend to launch a strategic marketing initiative to increase our exposure and ingrain our name in the Bahrain market,” says Foutoun. “We are very excited about the opportunities that we believe Bahrain offers a firm such as Al Tamimi. We are confident that we can differentiate ourselves from other legal services providers in the Kingdom and have a real impact on its legal landscape.” Visit www.tamimi.com. www.bahrainthismonth.com