Clifford Chance has hired a corporate partner from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
Lynn Ammar joins the firm in September, operating from the Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices.
Ammar was previously a partner at Cleary Gottlieb, where she spent 12 years in the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Paris offices, according to a statement from Clifford Chance.
She advises corporate and public sector clients, including major national oil companies, sovereign wealth funds, and large pension funds, on transactions across industries with a particular focus on energy and renewables, healthcare, technology, and consumer products. She has focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for more than a decade.
Commenting on the hire, Clifford Chance’s regional managing partner and M&A lead in the Middle East, Mohammed Al-Shukairy, said: “Clifford Chance is at the forefront of M&A activity in the region, acting for leading corporates, strategic investors and financial sponsors. Lynn’s arrival further reflects our ambition to continue to grow and strengthen our capabilities by hiring the best talent in the market, alongside nurturing our talented bench of lawyers as they come through the ranks.”
Sarah Jones, global head of corporate at Clifford Chance, added: “We are delighted to welcome Lynn. Her appointment further strengthens our market leading M&A practice, our ability to serve our clients, and reflects our continued investment in the region. The Middle East is and will remain an area of significant focus for Clifford Chance.”
Ammar’s hire brings the total number of M&A partners at Clifford Chance’s Middle East offices to 13 across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Istanbul, and Riyadh.
