Note: Due to the volume of entries received, the judges are unable to provide individual feedback on unsuccessful submissions.

In-House Categories

Compliance Initiative of the Year

ADNOC
Al Dahra Group
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Pepsi-Cola International
Schindler
TAQA Group


General Counsel of the Year – Large Team

Emma O'Brien, Aldar Properties PJSC
Afshan Akhtar, BAPCO Refining
Brooke Marie Lindsay, e&
Walid Khalil, Mezzan Holding Company KSCP
Ashraf Shaaban Abdelhamid, National Bank of Egypt
Inbal Aviad, Papaya Global
Wael Wahbeh, ROSHN Group
Dr. Florian Koemm, Siemens Energy

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General Counsel of the Year – Small Team

Dawn Sanderson, Al Dahra Group
Shaun Johnson, BEEAH Group
Islam Abaza, Danone
Shadi Mallah, Dow Inc.
Abdullah Roshdy, Kuwait Credit Information Network Company
Hanane Farhane, Lenovo
Sara Darazirar, LIXIL
Sarah Raouf, PepsiCo
Dima Abuasabeh, Samsung Electronics
Reham Soliman, Sandoz Pharmaceutical
Dr. Yasser Aboismail, Schindler
Fatima Ghaith, Weatherford

Innovation through Technology by an In-House Team

ADNOC
Agthia PJSC
Al Dahra Group
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Novartis
Pepsi-Cola International
Samsung Electronics
TAQA Group


Legal Department of the Year - Large Team

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Alghanim Industries Group
Bapco Refining
Chalhoub Group
Johnson & Johnson
National Bank of Egypt
Novartis
Papaya Global
ROSHN Group
Technology Innovation Institute


Legal Department of the Year - Small Team  / Sole Practitioner

Al Dahra Group
Al-Khafji Joint Operations
BEEAH Group
Biogen
Danone
Dragon Oil
Dubai Municipality
Finance House PJSC
Samsung Electronics
Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company
Sunset Hospitality Group


Rising Star Award - In-House

Jean Raffoul, Alghanim Industries Group
Ilham El Guessabi, Bergmind Technology
Noorah Suhaib, CEVA Logistics
Alaa Alsayegh, Dubai Future Foundation
Dalila Djamane, Mountain View
Munirah Alhajri, PAAET
Yousra Gad, PepsiCo International
Shrouk Daigham, Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Modhy AlMudaiheem, ROSHN Group
Sarah El sheemy, Sandoz Pharmaceutical
Hawra AlMarzooqi, TAQA Group

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Private Practice Categories

Arbitration Team of the Year

Afridi & Angell
BSA Law
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Eversheds Sutherland
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Pinsent Masons
Primecase Law Firm
Wasel & Wasel


Banking, Finance & Restructuring Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Akin
Bird & Bird
Charles Russell Speechlys
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Hadef & Partners
Horizons & Co. Law Firm
King & Spalding
Norton Rose Fulbright


Construction Team of the Year

Ashurst
Beale & Company
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
OGH Legal
Pinsent Masons
Reed Smith


Corporate Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Fichte & Co Legal
Hadef & Partners
K&L Gates
Kalantar Business Law Group
Latham & Watkins
Norton Rose Fulbright
Taylor Wessing


Employment Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
Gateley Legal
Hadef & Partners
Hamdan Al Shamsi Lawyers & Legal Consultants
HFW
Pinsent Masons
Simmons & Simmons
Squire Patton Boggs


Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year

Ashurst
Baker Botts
Eversheds Sutherland
Gowling WLG
Hadef & Partners
HFW
K&L Gates
OGH Legal
Pinsent Masons
Stephenson Harwood


Innovation through Technology - Private Practice

Akin
Clyde & Co
Rasma Legal
Silk Legal
Wasel & Wasel


Law Firm Leader of the Year

Mahmoud (Mac) Fadlallah, Akin
Anders Nilsson, Bird & Bird
Charbel Maakaron, Crowell & Moring
Byron Dennis James, Expatriate Law
Najib Hage-Chahine, Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Bushra Ahmed, KBH
Salman Al-Sudairi, Latham & Watkins
Ayman Khaleq, Morgan Lewis
Catherine Workman, Pinsent Masons
Rania Tadros, Stephenson Harwood


Litigation Team of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Al Tamimi & Company
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Horizons & Co. Law Firm
K&L Gates
M&CO Legal
OGH Legal
Primecase Law Firm
Wasel & Wasel
Z&Co.


Middle East Law Firm of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Akin
Al Tamimi & Company
BSA Law
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
Hadef & Partners
Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Pinsent Masons


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Bahrain

Al Tamimi & Company
DLA Piper


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Kuwait

Al Tamimi & Company
Ehtikam Law Firm
HFW
Meysan Partners
Taher Group Law Co.


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Oman

Addleshaw Goddard
Al Khalili, Al Ghailani and Co.
Al Tamimi & Company
BSA Law


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Qatar

Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Ansari & Associates
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
Crowell & Moring
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
K&L Gates
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Saudi Arabia

Al Tamimi & Company
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Ashurst
BSA Law
Clyde & Co
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
SuhailPartners
Z&Co.


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - UAE

Afridi & Angell
Akin
Al Tamimi & Company
Ashurst
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
Fenwick Elliott
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Simmons & Simmons
White & Case


Most Promising Newcomer Award - Private Practice

Bradley Price, Al Tamimi & Company
Nick Meyer, Bracewell
Caitlin Coady, Clyde & Co
Ross Wilson, DLA Piper
Ahmed Ziad, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Khaled Al Khashab, GLA & Co
Joy Kadi, Gowling WLG
Lucy Melville, Hadef & Partners
Laura Chele, HFW
Ahmed Elfouli, Stephenson Harwood
Reine Haidar, K&L Gates
Nisha Raman, White & Case


Real Estate Team of the Year

Baker McKenzie
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clifford Chance 
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Eversheds Sutherland
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Pinsent Masons
Stephenson Harwood
Trowers & Hamlins
White & Case


Regulatory and Investigations Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Clyde & Co
Dentons & Co
GLA & Co
Hadef & Partners
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons
Squire Patton Boggs
White & Case


Rising Star Award - Private Practice

Mohamed Taha, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Patrick O'Grady, Covington
Terrick McCallum, DLA Piper
Damayanti Sen, Fichte & Co Legal
Burak Eryigit, K&L Gates
Andrea Dougall, Morgan Lewis
Amelia Cave, Pinsent Masons
Matthew Harley, Reed Smith


TMT Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Al Tamimi & Company
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Greenberg Traurig
Latham & Watkins
Morgan Lewis


Open to All Categories

CSR/ESG Initiative of the Year

Clyde & Co
Dechert
DLA Piper
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Gateley Legal
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
National Bank of Egypt
Pepsi-Cola International
Pinsent Masons


Diversity Initiative of the Year

Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Emirates Legal Network
Gateley Legal
Hadef & Partners
National Bank of Egypt
Pepsi-Cola International
Rasma Legal


Outstanding Collaboration

Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
Hadef & Partners
Pepsi-Cola International
Youssef Sader Foundation and Diageo


Lifetime Achievement Award

To be announced at the awards ceremony