Reed Smith Hires Bird & Bird Middle East Head in Abu Dhabi

Anders Nilsson joined Reed Smith as a partner in its global corporate group in Abu Dhabi, the firm announced Tuesday.

Nilsson advises multinational clients on public and private M&A, including joint ventures and strategic investments or collaborations. He regularly acts for international clients as well as local and regional blue-chip clients on general corporate matters, and has a particular focus on Gulf Cooperation Council-Africa cross border transactions as well as the aviation, aerospace and defense sector, the firm said.

He joins from Bird & Bird, where he was head of its Middle East offices.

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