Al Tamimi & Company, the largest independent law firm in the Middle East, has appointed Jay Fortin as head of the Qatar office.

He will join the firm as a partner in January 2011 and will lead the office in Doha, Qatar, one of the firm’s key jurisdictions.  
 
Jay is one of the region’s leading power and infrastructure projects lawyers, and joins from the Abu Dhabi office of Patton Boggs. He has over 20 years experience in project finance, including the development, acquisition and financing of power plants, ports and transport projects as well as aircraft and rail leasing.

He represents overseas and domestic banks and financial institutions, private equity funds, developers, contractors and equipment lessors in regional and cross-border transactions.

Al Tamimi & Company founder and senior partner Essam Al Tamimi, added: “We are delighted to welcome an exceptional lawyer of Jay’s calibre to the team. Strategically Qatar is one of our most important jurisdictions and with his experienced leadership and expertise in the projects market, we will be able to capitalise on the region’s growth in recent years.” -TradeArabia News Service