Covington Promotes Haykel Hajjaji And Antonio Michaelides To Partner In Dubai

Covington promotes Haykel Hajjaji and Antonio Michaelides to Partner in its Dubai office, strengthening corporate and employment practices.

Update: 2025-10-01 13:45 GMT


Covington Promotes Haykel Hajjaji and Antonio Michaelides to Partner in Dubai

Global law firm Covington has promoted Haykel Hajjaji and Antonio Michaelides to the firm’s partnership in its Dubai office.

Haykel Hajjaji, a corporate lawyer, focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and commercial transactions. He advises clients across a wide range of industries, including infrastructure, life sciences, and technology.

Haykel Hajjaji, said, 

"Honored to be promoted to Partner at Covington & Burling LLP where I will continue advising on market entries, cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures and commercial transactions across the AI, Infrastructure, Energy, Life Sciences, Defense and Aerospace sectors in the MENA region. Grateful to the clients and colleagues who’ve made this journey possible, and excited for the opportunity to contribute to what Covington does best in the corporate space: advising at the intersection of law, regulation, business and geopolitics to help clients grow and build in complex, high-impact markets."

Antonio Michaelides, an employment lawyer, works across Covington’s Dubai and London offices. He counsels clients on regulatory and compliance matters, including labour laws, international equity compliance, and immigration.

These promotions are part of a wider round of 14 new partners across six offices, with the majority based in the firm’s Washington DC headquarters.

Doug Gibson, Chair of Covington, said,

"I am immensely proud to see this exceptional group of 14 talented lawyers become partners at Covington. Their deep expertise and commitment to client service strengthen our bench across practices and geographies. We continue to cultivate talent from within to ensure succession planning and that we have the senior resources necessary to meet our clients’ needs. This class reflects not only the breadth of opportunity across our firm, but also our ongoing dedication to recruiting, developing, and retaining lawyers who will carry Covington forward with excellence."

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