Rindala Beydoun has returned to Vinson & Elkins' Dubai office following a brief stint as the managing partner of Latham & Watkins' trio of Middle East offices.

Beydoun left Vinson in February last year to take up the high profile and presumably highly-paid post as Latham's managing partner in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, for the launch of the three offices.

However, as soon as September, Latham & Watkins replaced Beydoun with London-based partner Bryant Edwards. According to Edwards, Beydoun left the firm on her own terms. He wished Beydoun well on her re-appointment to Vinson, and said he was "glad it all worked out well."

Beydoun offered a similar response: "As Bryant confirmed, I left Latham (on my own) because I missed my old firm and missed the many friends I had there," she said.

Returning to Dubai as a partner in Vinson's global corporate department, Beydoun will continue advising on cross-border M&A and corporate transactions. Jeff Eldredge, head of Vinson's Middle East practice, said Beydoun was "perfectly suited" to his firm. "She is a key component in the firm's plans to continue to expand our Middle East practice," he said.