White & Case Promotes Five Lawyers to Local Partner in Middle East, Based in Dubai and Riyadh
The Global Law firm, White & Case has promoted five lawyers to the position of local partner in the Middle East, effective January 1, 2026. The promotions reflect the firm’s commitment to strengthening its transactional practices across the region.
The newly appointed local partners are based in the firm’s Dubai and Riyadh offices and specialise across key transactional areas, including capital markets, debt finance, financial services regulation, and mergers & acquisitions.
- Salvia Matonyte – Local Partner, Capital Markets, Dubai
Salvia Matonyte advises financial institutions, investment funds, and corporates across a range of asset classes on structured finance matters, including sukuk transactions, cash and synthetic securitisations, warehouse financings, asset-based lending, and performing and non-performing loan portfolio acquisitions and financings.
- Hamzeh Al Rasheed – Local Partner, Capital Markets, Dubai
Hamzeh Al Rasheed advises corporates, financial institutions, and quasi-sovereign entities on conventional and Islamic equity capital markets transactions.
- Prema Govind-Hitti – Local Partner, Debt Finance, Dubai
Prema Govind-Hitti advises sovereigns, corporates, banks, DFIs, and other finance providers on various transactions, including acquisition finance, leveraged finance, trade finance, general bank lending, and restructuring.
- Arnold Krutilins – Local Partner, Financial Services Regulation, Dubai
Arnold Krutilins advises alternative investment funds, asset managers, fund managers, investment firms, government entities, technology companies, and fintechs on a wide range of financial services regulatory, funds regulatory, licensing, compliance, fintech, data protection, and employment matters.
- Reem Albakr – Local Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions, Riyadh
Reem Albakr advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring and divestitures, as well as antitrust matters and inbound foreign direct investment.
At White & Case, the position of local partner is offered in select regions where it aligns with market practice and serves as a step towards full partnership. These promotions are part of a global round that includes 14 new local partners across the firm’s offices worldwide. Simultaneously, the firm also promoted 25 lawyers to counsel, recognising senior lawyers with significant expertise in their practice areas.
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Heather McDevitt, Chair of White & Case, commented,
“These lawyers are thriving at White & Case because they tap deeply into these connections to deliver exceptional results for our clients. We are proud of all they have achieved in their careers to date and excited by what they will contribute in the future.”
White & Case LLP is a global “big law” firm that provides legal services to companies, governments, and financial institutions around the world. The firm is known for its cross-border integration and expertise in complex, multijurisdictional deals and disputes.
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