Leading international law firm, Clifford Chance, today announced the promotion of Stephen Chance, Cheuk-Yin Cheung and Bilal Rana to Counsel. The promotions take effect 1 May 2018.

Stephen Chance, will lead the Middle East Asset Finance practice. Based in Abu Dubai, Stephen will continue to manage and grow the practice working with regional and international banks and aviation sector participants. He will work closely with Antony Single who remains active in the Middle East, but now spends the majority of his time in our London office.

Cheuk-Yin Cheung has successfully built and continues to grow the Derivatives and Structured Products practice in the Middle East. Cheuk is the leading authority in the region amongst peer firms and supports numerous global and regional financial institutions. Cheuk is based in Dubai.

Bilal Rana is an established senior lawyer seconded to the Finance practice of AS&H Law Firm in Saudi Arabia. Bilal is well-regarded by Saudi and international financial institutions and corporates and works closely with Mohamed Hamra-Krouha and Yasser Al-Hussain, based in Riyadh.

Commenting on the promotions, Middle East Managing Partner, Robin Abraham, said: “We are delighted to promote Stephen, Cheuk and Bilal to the position of Counsel. Each has demonstrated a strong aptitude to servicing our clients, forging excellent working relationships and building the capabilities of our growing practices in the Middle East.”

Clifford Chance has also elected 26 new partners in 2018 including Daniel Royle and Paul Coates in the Middle East.