Paul Hastings has appointed Dinmukhamed Eshanov (LinkedIn) as a partner for the launch of its Abu Dhabi office, according to The Global Legal Post. Eshanov previously spent nearly four years at White & Case, advising on energy and infrastructure projects in the Middle East. Before that, he worked at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld for over 13 years, starting as an associate in New York before relocating to Abu Dhabi as senior counsel, where he specialized in energy project development and financing across the region.