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In-House Awards

Championing Diversity - In-House

Ayen Lim and Florian Koemm, Siemens Energy
Yosr Hamza, Gartner

Compliance Innovator of the Year

Mubadala Investment Company
Pepsi-Cola International
Siemens Energy
TAQA Group
TikTok

Diversity Initiative of the Year - In-House

Gartner
National Bank of Egypt

General Counsel of the Year – Large Team

Emma O'Brien, Aldar Properties
Hamad Haider, Equiti
Ashraf Shaaban Abdelhamid, National Bank of Egypt
Rania Gharib, Orange Egypt
Justin Dowding, TikTok
Bapsy Dastur, VFS Global

General Counsel of the Year – Small Team

Akram Razek, Astellas Pharma
Shaun Johnson, BEEAH Group
Islam Abaza, Danone Middle East
Mark Hultum, Deutsche Bank
Shadi Mallah, Dow Inc.
Hamzah Alshammaa, Kimberly-Clark MEA DMCC
Hanane Farhane, Lenovo
Dhruv Paul, noon
Marthinus W. Vermeulen, OiLSERV
Iryna Kovalchuk, ZMI Holdings

Innovation through Technology by an In-House Team

National Bank of Egypt
Novartis Pharma
TAQA Group
TikTok

Legal Department of the Year - Large Team

ACWA POWER Company
ADNOC
Chalhoub Group
Equiti
Investment & Development Office, Government of Ras Al Khaimah
Pepsi-Cola International
Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Siemens Energy
Standard Chartered
TikTok

Legal Department of the Year - Small Team

CPX Holding
MBC Studios
Reckitt Benckiser
SOLUTIONS by STC
TAWAL

Rising Star Award - In-House

Yara Al Kaed, Alghanim Industries
Rodha AlHashmi, Dragon Oil
Uzair Ahmad Zehgeer, FedEx Express
Menna Khalil, Gartner
Farah Abdel Aziz, Pepsi-Cola International LLC
Manal Al-Adawi, Rakiza
Roaa Zare, Siemens Energy Ltd.
Elena Soldatenkova, TikTok

Private Practice Awards

Arbitration Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker Botts
Beale & Company
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
Eversheds Sutherland
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Stephenson Harwood

Banking & Finance Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Akin Gump
Eversheds Sutherland
Helmy, Hamza and Partners
Mayer Brown
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Simmons & Simmons
Support Legal Limited
White & Case

Championing Diversity - Private Practice

Roshanak Bassiri Gharb, Clyde & Co
Raka Roy, Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants
Alishia Sullivan, Morgan Lewis
Francesca Douglas, Pinsent Masons

Construction Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Eversheds Sutherland
Hadef & Partners
Norton Rose Fulbright
OGH Legal
Taylor Wessing
Trowers & Hamlins

Corporate Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Ansari & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
Chedid Law Firm in association with Dentons
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Norton Rose Fulbright
Reed Smith
Simmons & Simmons

Diversity Initiative of the Year - Private Practice

Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Baker McKenzie
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rasma Legal
Reed Smith

Employment Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Al Ansari & Associates
Baker McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Dentons
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants
Hadef & Partners
HFW
Pinsent Masons
PwC Legal
Squire Patton Boggs

Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Bracewell
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Eversheds Sutherland
Hadef & Partners
Helmy, Hamza and Partners
K&L Gates

Innovation through Technology - Private Practice

Argentum Law
GLA & Company
Hammad Al-Mehdar Law Firm

International Law Firm of the Year

Akin Gump
Bird & Bird
BonelliErede
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Pinsent Masons

Litigation Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Afridi & Angell
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Eversheds Sutherland
HFW
Horizons & Co
K&L Gates
KBH Limited
Stephenson Harwood

Most Promising Newcomer Award - Private Practice

Abdulaziz Al-Moosa, Akin Gump
Bradley Moran, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Emma Brown, DLA Piper
Marian Fayek, Gowling WLG
Jhan Litov, Hadef & Partners
Alexander Field, Norton Rose Fulbright
Mary Ghali, Pinsent Masons
Saher Khan, SOL International

Real Estate Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clifford Chance
Eversheds Sutherland
Hadef & Partners
Legal Advisors (KSA)
Pinsent Masons

Regional Law Firm of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Al Tamimi & Company
Badri and Salim EL Meouchi Law Firm
BSA Ahmed Bin Hezeem & Associates
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
MAS Advocates
Meysan Partners
OGH Legal

Regulatory and Investigations Team of the Year

Akin Gump
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Charles Russell Speechlys
Eversheds Sutherland
GLA & Company.
Hamdan Al Shamsi Lawyers & Legal Consultants
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons
White & Case

Restructuring Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Mayer Brown
Reed Smith

Rising Star Award - Private Practice

Imane Raouf, Dreny & Partners
Charlotte Wright, Gowling WLG
Marc Ghammachi, HFW
Akshata Namjoshi, KARM Legal Consultants
Jazmine Stevenson, Kashwani Law Firm
Aditi Gandhi, MAS Advocates
Dhanya Sree, Rasma Legal
Andrew Moroney, Squire Patton Boggs

TMT Team of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Al Tamimi & Company
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Charles Russell Speechlys
CMS
DLA Piper
Dreny & Partners
Gowling WLG
Hadef & Partners
Morgan Lewis
Simmons & Simmons