FIFA, the International Federation Soccer Association which is in charge of awarding lucrative World Cup hosting rights and promoting soccer worldwide, has longstanding sponsorship relationships and contracts with some of the largest global corporations. FIFA is supported by hundreds of
Greenberg Traurig Visits Qatar
Greenberg Traurig attorneys, Kate Kalmykov and Sylvia Sobczyk, attended a recent immigration-related exhibition in Qatar. As part of Greenberg Traurig’s tour of the Middle East, Kalmykov and Sobczyk were available to discuss immigration related questions with the thousands of
After Outbreak, Turkish Restaurant Workers Get Jail Terms, Fines, Deportation
A court in Doha, Qatar, recently found a Turkish fast-food restaurant and five of its employees guilty of selling food unfit for human consumption and sentenced them to jail, fines and deportation. The defendants also must publish the verdict in
Financing the Middle East’s Shopping Spree
The continuing strong economic conditions of the UAE and other GCC economies has led to an upsurge in consumer spending in recent years. With retail sales in the region expected to reach US$284.5 billion by 2018, the need to
Un avocat français, Arnaud Montouché, vient de rejoindre le bureau Squire Patton Boggs de Doha.
Inscrit aux barreaux de Paris, Californie et New-York, Arnaud travaille au Moyen-Orient depuis 2011. Il conseille des d’entreprises françaises et internationales dans leur implantation et restructuration au Qatar et dans les pays du Golfe, traitant de contrats commerciaux, respect des
Why International Investors are Watching the Tadawul
The MSCI upgrade of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to “emerging market’ status marked the beginning of increasingly liberalised GCC stock exchanges.
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, the Tadawul, is by far the largest securities exchange in the
The Case Against Qatar
Foryears, U.S. officials have been willing to shrug off Doha's proxy network — oreven take advantage of it from time to time. Qatar's neighbors, however, havenot.via www.foreignpolicy.com
Parlez-vous Qatari ?
Squire Patton Boggs a de longue date conseillé des entreprises qatari. Patton Boggs a été en 2003 le premier cabinet étranger à ouvrir un bureau à Doha pour assister le pays dans la mise en place de son projet «
Deux avocats de Squire Patton Boggs nommés au Young Arbitrator’s Forum de la Cour internationale d’Arbitrage de l’ICC
Tomas Solis du bureau de New York et Kristen Johnson de Doha ont été nommés aux Comités régionaux de coordination pour le Forum des jeunes arbitres de l’ICC, pour l’Amérique du Nord et le Moyen Orient. Squire Patton Boggs est
Qat(ar) It Out: Should Qatar Stop Recruiting Promising African Players?
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Now that the 2014 World Cup is over, its time to move on…and write about the 2022 World Cup (sorry 2018 World Cup, I promise I’ll catch up with you later). The 2022 tournament is