Canadian Firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon Opening Two Offices in Gulf

Blakes, a Canadian law firm with over 500 employees in eight offices, will become the first Canadian firm to establish a permanent presence in the Persian Gulf when it opens an office in Bahrain on October 4th and an additional office in Saudi Arabia later this fall. Saud Al-Ammari, who is a native Saudi with an American law degree, will join Blakes as managing partner for both offices.