Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance elects Jack Hardman to the firm's partnership further strengthening its M&A, Tech and Regulatory practices in the Middle East
28 April 2022
Clifford Chance elects Jack Hardman to the firm's partnership further strengthening its M&A, Tech and Regulatory practices in the Middle East
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announces the promotion of Jack Hardman to partner. Jack is part of a global cohort of 37 new partners drawn from all of the firm's market-leading practices and every region, demonstrating strong growth and investment in our future talent.
Jack is a member of our preeminent M&A practice in the Middle East and is based in the Dubai office. He splits his time between advising on tech, M&A and regulatory transactions for clients in the region and globally. He joined the firm as a trainee in 2009, spending three years in the London Financial Institutions Group after qualification, before relocating to our Dubai office in 2014. Jack also has a Chartered Financial Analyst qualification from the CFA Institute.
Recently, Jack has been part of the team advising the Creditors of NMC Healthcare on its ground-breaking USD 7 billion financial restructuring. He also played a key role in advising on the bank merger between Al Khaliji Commercial Bank and Masraf Al Rayan, which was the first ever public company statutory merger in Qatar. In addition, Jack continues to lead our Tier 1 financial regulatory and fintech practices in the region.
Clifford Chance has one of the largest M&A teams in the Middle East, led by nine M&A partners in our Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh offices, in addition to two M&A partners of our affiliated firm in Saudi Arabia, AS&H Law Firm.
"I am delighted for Jack on his promotion and I look forward to working closely with him for years to come." said Mohammed Al-Shukairy, Clifford Chance's Regional Managing Partner for the Middle East. "The Firm remains committed to investing in the Middle East and organic promotions are fundamental to how we continue to preserve and strengthen our market leading practices in the region."
The promotions take effect on 1 May 2022.
