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Clyde & Co continues to expand global aviation practice with partner hire of Nick Humphrey in Dubai: Clyde & Co. 1 hour ago Partner hire further bolsters firm's aviation offering across the Middle East and Africa, and follows aviation partner hire in Dubai of Bushra Abu Tayeh in April 2026 Global law firm Clyde & Co today announces the further expansion of its global aviation practice with the partner hire of Nick Humphrey. Nick will be based in Dubai with a practice spanning the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Asia Pacific. Nick represents international airlines, aircraft operators and owners, airports, ports, aviation service providers, maintenance and repair organisations and trade credit providers, their brokers and insurers. His practice covers regulatory, commercial, project, and contentious matters, including complex cross-border arbitrations under LCIA, DIAC and ICC rules. He has a strong understanding of regional aviation policy and investment frameworks, advising clients on regulatory structuring, concession agreements, and cross-border aviation transactions. He regularly handles matters across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and Asia Pacific including some of the most austere and challenging jurisdictions in the world. Nick previously led the aviation practice in the Middle East at another international firm, and held senior in-house roles at Emirates Group and at multimodal logistics provider Supreme Group. Nick returns to the firm, having worked at Clyde & Co from 2014-2016. He has been consistently recognised by legal directories including Lexology Client Choice Award - Aviation (UAE), Best of the Best Global Expert Guide - Top 30 Aviation Practitioners, as well as in Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal500, Doyles Guide, and Who's Who Legal. Significant market growth and opportunities Nick's hire is a strategic investment in the firm's global aviation practice, strongly positioning it to support clients through a period of significant industry transformation, with the sector responding to challenges around aircraft availability and supply-chain pressure, and increasingly fragmented regulatory and airspace frameworks. The Middle East and Asia Pacific remain critical aviation corridors for global connectivity. Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing aviation market globally, driven by rising passenger demand, fleet expansion and increasing cross-border investment. At the same time, Middle Eastern carriers continue to expand, supported by major government-backed aviation strategies, airport developments and substantial aircraft orders. Nick says: I look forward to working with the firm's global practice and leverage its Middle East presence to assist local and regional clients as they capitalise on the expanding aviation markets while navigating the complex, and rapidly evolving, global environment. Kevin Sutherland, Partner and Chair of the Global Aviation Practice Group, comments: This hire reflects the firm's longer term growth strategy in the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, where aviation market expansion is forecast to outpace more mature regions such as Europe and North America. Alongside its global and regional practice, Nick is ideally placed to unlock significant potential, assisting global and local clients as they take advantage of this market growth. Peter Hodgins, Partner and Chair of Clyde & Co's Middle East and Africa Board, said: I am delighted to welcome Nick to the team. The region continues to attract significant investment in airlines and airport infrastructure, driving demand for sophisticated legal advice across the sector. Strong global and regional offering The firm's global aviation practice brings together over 120 specialist lawyers across over 70 offices worldwide, including lawyers with experience working for government regulators, in-house for airlines, as aeronautical engineers, aircraft and powerplant mechanics, pilots, flight attendants and inflight safety instructors. Regionally, the aviation practice has most recently been strengthened with the partner hire of aviation liability specialist Bushra Abu Tayeh in April 2026, and the relocation from London to Singapore of aviation finance partner Jahnavi Ramachandran. Clyde & Co is one of few firms able to provide an end-to-end aviation legal service, covering all sectors of the aviation industry with specialist knowledge, and operating through a single global practice group. The firm recently marked 100 years of advising clients on aviation law, through its earlier merger with Beaumont & Son. With over 35 years of experience across the Middle East and Africa, Clyde & Co's on-the-ground team comprises 94 partners and more than 270 legal professionals. The addition of 14 new partners since the start of 2025 reflects the firm's continued investment in the region, further enhancing its ability to deliver market-leading advice to clients as they pursue growth opportunities and navigate an evolving business and regulatory environment.

Clyde & Co supports W&W Group's digital insurance expansion with Neodigital portfolio deal. Published on 22/07/2026 The transaction strengthens Adam Riese's market position while enabling Neodigital to accelerate its insurance-as-a-service strategy. Global law firm Clyde & Co has advised W&W Group on the acquisition of Neodigital Versicherung AG's insurance portfolio for its digital insurance brand Adam Riese. Regulatory and M&A partner Eva-Maria Barbosa led the Clyde & Co team which also included lead counsel and M&A senior associate Thora Rock, M&A counsel Adriaan Louw, M&A associate Lucia Kösters, data protection partner Jan Spittka and data protection counsel Yannick Zirnstein. Under the agreement Adam Riese will take over the entire property, casualty and accident insurance portfolio, adding more than 400,000 customers to the company's existing customer base, thus enabling it to expand its market presence immediately. As part of the agreement Adam Riese will use Neodigital's insurance-as-a-service platform to manage customer policies and contracts while Neodigital continues to develop and scale its platform offering. CEO of Neodigital Versicherung AG Stephen Voss commented: "With Adam Riese, we have found a partner with undisputed expertise and an excellent market position, one that shares our understanding of agility, innovation, and our growth ambitions. By combining Adam Riese's market and sales strength with our highly automated Insurance-as-a-Service platform, we can drive innovation forward in a targeted manner and translate it more quickly into marketable solutions. This step also demonstrates once again how efficient, recognized, and scalable our proven Insurance-as-a-Service model is and how it is perceived in the market. We will continue to build on this." Financial details were not released and completion is subject to customary regulatory approvals with an expected close date later this year. Related firms. Related publications.

Clyde & Co loses aviation disputes partner to litigation boutique. An aviation litigator with more than 25 years' experience has departed Clyde & Co to join Alius Law. London-based litigation boutique Alius Law has bolstered its aviation finance disputes practice with the appointment of aviation litigator Richard Mumford as partner. The hire was confirmed on 20 July. Mumford joins from Clyde & Co's global aviation practice, bringing experience in complex aviation and commercial disputes, as well as fraud and regulatory matters. With more than 25 years' experience, he has worked on disputes relating to leasing, aircraft and engine finance, and complex regulatory and financial structures. Alius Law founder, Bree Taylor, who heads the firm's aviation disputes practice, said Mumford's hire comes at an "exciting moment" as clients face "increasingly complex and high-value disputes driven by supply chain issues, tariffs, economic uncertainty and the wars in the Middle East, Ukraine and Russia". As Mumford noted: "Aviation finance is going through one of the most turbulent periods I have seen in 25 years and clients need advisers who can move fast and think commercially." Mumford began his legal career in the early 1990s with stints at CMS Cameron McKenna (now CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang) and Arnander, Irvine & Zietman (now Shook, Hardy & Bacon) before taking on a managerial position at the Enforcement Division of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which split into the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in 2013. Returning to private practice in 2003, Mumford spent nine years as head of dispute resolution, and later head of aviation, at ASB Law (now Knights), followed by stints at Stevens & Bolton and REN Legal, which was acquired by Clyde & Co in 2021. "I was drawn to Alius as they prioritise client outcomes without the constraints of traditional law firm structures," Mumford commented. "I am looking forward to working alongside a team that shares that mindset and contributing to a firm that can genuinely claim to be the market leader in aviation finance disputes."