Libyan lawyer Albudery Shariha will head Clyde & Co’s Libyan office. He was recruited from the Libyan Investment Authority, where he was General Counsel.

He will be joined by four associates on 1 August. Clyde & Co says it will be actively recruiting both Libyan and international lawyers in the coming months.

“Albudery is one of the foremost lawyers in Libya and we are delighted that he is driving forward this initiative.