In a move first reported by U.K. publication Legal Week and confirmed by The Am Law Daily, SNR Denton Middle East managing partner Leigh Hall has left the firm for “personal reasons.”
In a press release issued Monday that outlines changes to the firm’s Middle East management structure, SNR Denton confirmed that litigation partner Michael Kerr will take over as regional managing partner in the Middle East, where the firm has five locations along with multiple associate firms and offices. Kerr will also continue in his current role as managing partner of SNR’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. At the same time, the firm’s director of finance and operations in the Middle East, Vipul Meisheri, will join the regional management group in the Middle East, while Abu Dhabi–based partner David Risbridger will take over as coordinator of business development strategy in the region.
