A Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFHHC) has signed a tenancy agreement with law firm Al Tamimi & Company.

Al Tamimi, which has been providing legal services to clients in the Middle East for more than 25 years, has chosen the Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) as the location for its new Bahrain office, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

The law firm has leased 223 sq m on the 13th floor of the development's West Tower.

“Al Tamimi will be joining a growing number of international businesses, local companies and financial institutions that are taking advantage of the financial city's strategic and stunning waterfront location, state-of-the-art facilities, and contemporary, fully-equipped office spaces,” said a BFHHC spokesman.

“Our new office space in the landmark Bahrain Financial Harbour development provides the firm with a permanent operational presence in Bahrain, and marks a significant milestone for Al Tamimi as we now have a fixed presence across all six of the GCC countries,' Foutoun Hajjar, who is leading the firm’s new office in Bahrain, said.

The launch of the firm's Bahrain office takes the number of offices for Al Tamimi to 14 across eight countries.

In addition to Bahrain, the firm has offices in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq.

Al Tamimi works with a diverse range of clients representing both the public and private sectors in the region, with the Middle East being the core focus for their business. - TradeArabia News Service