In-House Awards
Championing Diversity - In-House
Hassan Bouadar, FedEx Express
Yosr Hamza, Gartner
Compliance Innovator of the Year
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Ministry of Transport and Communications / Cyber Security Division
Schindler
SEDCO Holding
TAQA
Deal Team of the Year
To be announced at the awards ceremony
Diversity Initiative of the Year - In-House
Gartner
LOD
General Counsel of the Year – Large Team
Fawaz Alawadhi, Alghanim Industries
Noora Sulaibeekh, Bahrain Telecommunications Compnay
Vinodh Kumar, ETC Group
Walid Khalil, Mezzan Holding Company
General Counsel of the Year – Small Team
Shadi Mallah, Dow Inc.
Sadique Mohd, Five Holdings
Ahmed Al-Fezea, Khafji Joint Operations
Abe Abed, noon.com
Yasser Aboismail, Schindler
Innovation through Technology by an In-House Team
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
First Abu Dhabi Bank
SEDCO Holding
TAQA
Legal Department of the Year - Large Team
ACWA Power
Dubai Municipality
ETC Group
Gulf Marketing Group
Investment & Development Office, Government of Ras Al Khaimah
SEDCO Holding
Legal Department of the Year - Small Team
Dragon Oil
Flash Entertainment
noon.com
The ENTERTAINER
TikTok
Rising Star Award - In-House
Oleksandra Storozhuk, Five Holdings
Akshay Narula, Flash Entertainment
Fivos Athos Sarelis, SEDCO Holding
Sibel Almobideen, Simatech Shipping
Kate Birkin, TikTok
Priscila Mielli Abrahao, Vivo Smartphones
Private Practice Awards
Arbitration Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
Hadef & Partners
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Norton Rose Fulbright
Stephenson Harwood
Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Dechert
ElSherif Law Firm & Consultants
PwC Legal Middle East
Championing Diversity - Private Practice
Mahmoud Fadlallah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Hazel Shakur Quinn, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Eversheds Sutherland
Adjou Ait Ben Idir, Norton Rose Fulbright
Kiran Scarr, Support Legal Limited
Construction Team of the Year
Charles Russell Speechlys
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Khoshaim & Associates
Pinsent Masons
Corporate Team of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company
Ashurst
CMS
Dentons
Hadef & Partners
K&L Gates
King & Spalding
Milbank
Crisis Management Team of the Year
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Norton Rose Fulbright
CSR Initiative of the Year - Private Practice
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Dentons
DLA Piper
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Diversity Initiative of the Year - Private Practice
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
DLA Piper
Norton Rose Fulbright
Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company
Ashurst
Bracewell
Milbank
Reed Smith
Innovation through Technology - Private Practice
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Baker McKenzie
Norton Rose Fulbright
PwC Legal Middle East
Support Legal Limited
International Law Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Clyde & Co
CMS
Dentons
K&L Gates
PwC Legal Middle East
Shearman & Sterling
Squire Patton Boggs
Taylor Wessing
Litigation Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Most Promising Newcomer Award - Private Practice
Sahar Abas, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Shayan Najib, Bracewell Dubai
Mustafa Khalid, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Mohammed Abbas, Hadef & Partners
Ruslan Sulaimanov, King & Spalding
Jas Shoker, Pinsent Masons
Real Estate Team of the Year
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
Charles Russell Speechlys
Pinsent Masons
Regional Law Firm of the Year
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Cedar White Bradley
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Kılınc Law & Consulting
The Bench
Regulatory and Investigations Team of the Year
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Al Tamimi & Company
Eversheds Sutherland
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons
Rising Star Award - Private Practice
Johann Strauss, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Sadaff Habib, Beale & Co Middle East
Reem Al Mahroos, Charles Russell Speechlys
Charles Dolphin, CMS
Joanna Stewart, Davidson & Co.
Raka Roy, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Parnika Chaturvedi, King & Wood Mallesons
Alexandra Aikman, Pinsent Masons
Yousif Ahmed, Richmond Sterling Law
TMT Team of the Year
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
CMS
DLA Piper
KARM Legal Consultant
Simmons & Simmons
The Bench