Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has hired corporate partners in Russia and the Middle East in a bid to boost its transactional energy offering.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s former Abu Dhabi co-managing partner, Chadi Salloum, is joining Morgan Lewis after nine years at the firm. He was a corporate partner in the energy sector and became co-managing partner of the office in 2012.