In-House Categories

Compliance Initiative of the Year

ADNOC & bp
ADQ
Al Dahra
Almana Hospital
Burjeel Holdings
Danone
Edita Food Industries
Masdar
PepsiCo
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri


General Counsel of the Year – Large Team

Amelito Mutuc, ACWA
Ashraf Shaaban Abdelhamid, National Bank of Egypt
Brian Gillespie, Public Investment Fund
Dhruv Paul, noon
Dr. Fawaz Alawadhi, Alghanim Industries
Lindsey Baldwin, Shamal
Mohammed A. Alzoghaibi, Etihad Etisalat
Rashed Alsehaly, The Digital Cooperation Organization
Sarah Raouf, PepsiCo
Shaun Johnson, BEEAH Group


General Counsel of the Year – Small Team

Amr (Wageeh) Elsayed, Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority
Dr. Abdulhafeez Mohammad Osman, Shomoul Holding Company
Daud Bin Farooq, International Holding Company
Haitham Al Lawati, OQ Gas Networks
Hamad Haider, Equiti Group
Mahmoud Youssef, Foodics
Malek Yousef Alkhashashneh, Majid Al Futtaim
Nadia Bardawil, National Central Cooling Company
Sheetal Ram, MUFG Bank


Innovation through Technology by an In-House Team

National Bank of Egypt
Etihad Etisalat
Saudi Export-Import Bank
Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri
Uber


Legal Department of the Year - Large Sized Team

ACWA
Alghanim Industries
Arab African International Bank
BEEAH
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
Investment and Development Office of Ras Al Khaimah
National Bank of Egypt
ROSHN GROUP
Saudi Export-Import Bank
Uber
VEON


Legal Department of the Year - Medium Sized Team

Edita Food Industries
G42
noon
Shamal Holding
Vision Invest


Legal Department of the Year - Small Team  / Sole Practitioner

Danone
Digital DEWA
Ghitha
National Central Cooling Company
National Events Center
NTT DATA Middle East
Qetaifan Projects
RAKEZ
SAFCO
The Arab Energy Fund
VL Media


Rising Star Award - In-House

Ahmad Aroos, Careem Technologies
Ahmed Ibrahim Binhraiz, ADNOC
Aliyah Al-Baz, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
Jenny Mir, The Black Circle
Maimoona Nalkhande, DP World
Micheal Boulis, Velora
Mirza Hashim Baig, International Holding Company
Mohamed Negm, Agthia Group
Mayuri Rakhecha, myZoi Financial Inclusion Technologies
Natalia Dahl, Careem Pay
Zeyad Fahmy, PepsiCo


Private Practice Categories

Arbitration Team of the Year

Akin
BCLP
Eptalex Law Firm
Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Hammad + Al-Mehdar Meysan
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Jones Day
M&CO Legal
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
MENA Associates, AMERELLER (joint submission)
Pinsent Masons


Banking, Finance & Restructuring Team of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker & McKenzie
Covington & Burling
Crowell & Moring
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Hogan Lovells
K&L Gates
Kirkland and Ellis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons


Construction Team of the Year

BCLP
Clyde & Co
GLA & Company
Greenberg Traurig
HFW
Kirkland & Ellis
Pinsent Masons
Taher Group


Corporate Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
BonelliErede
Crowell & Moring
Greenberg Traurig
K&L Gates
Kirkland & Ellis
Meysan


Corporate Team of the Year - M&A

Baker & McKenzie
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Gowling WLG
Hadef & Partners
Hogan Lovells
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
Pinsent Masons
Taylor Wessing


Employment Team of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
ADG Legal
Al Tamimi & Company
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
Dar Al-Muhama Law Firm
Mariam Ali Abdulla Advocates & Legal Consultants
Pinsent Masons
Raees &Co Chambers
Squire Patton Boggs


Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year

Akin
BCLP
CMS
Eversheds Sutherland
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
HFW
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood


Innovation through Technology - Private Practice

Al Tamimi & Company
Alsuwaidi & Company
PwC Legal
Simmons & Simmons


Law Firm Leader of the Year

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Houti, Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Cheryl Cairns, Trowers & Hamlins
Dr. Fayez Alfadhli, Arkan Legal Consultant
Ibrahim Alajaji, Pinsent Masons
Kamran Bajwa, Kirkland & Ellis
Marco De Leo, BonelliErede
Mazen Rasamny, Rasma Legal
Melissa Murray, Bird & Bird
Ronald Graham, Taylor Wessing
Salman Al-Sudairi, Latham & Watkins
Stuart Paterson, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Tom Thraya, Mayer Brown
Victoria Grundy, Simmons & Simmons


Law Firm Leader of the Year - Middle East Firm

Ahmed Abdulaziz H Alsalamah, Al-Salamah Law Firm
Alex Saleh, GLA & Company
Ali Al Zarooni, Horizons & Co Law Firm
Amir Kordvani, PwC Legal
Ammar ElBanna, Incept Legal
Asad Qayyum, MAQ Legal (Al Maamary, Al Abri & Co.)
Basem A AlMaghthawi, AlMaghthawi and Partners
Clotilde Iaia Polak, Yungo
Kamran Bajwa, Kirkland & Ellis
Dr. Mahmood Hussain, M&CO Legal
Michael Kortbawi, BSA LAW
Mohammed R. Alsuwaidi, Alsuwaidi & Company


Litigation Team of the Year - Domestic

Alsuwaidi & Company
Hourani and Partners
M&CO Legal
MAS Law
Wasel & Wasel


Litigation Team of the Year - International

ADG Legal
Crowell & Moring
Eversheds Sutherland
HFW
Jones Day
KBH Limited
Meysan
Raees &Co Chambers


Middle East Law Firm of the Year

Akin
Al Tamimi & Company
Hadef & Partners
Latham & Watkins
Simmons & Simmons


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Bahrain

Al Tamimi & Company
Raees &Co Chambers


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Kuwait

Arkan Legal Consultant
Al Tamimi & Company, Omar Al Qahtani (joint submission)
Dar AlMuhama
Meysan
Taher Group Law Firm
Al-Yaqout and Al-Fouzan Legal Group
HFW
GLA & Company
Dr. Yaqoub Al Sanea & Partners


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Oman

Al Khalili, Al Ghailani and Co.
MAQ Legal (Al Maamary, Al Abri & Co.)
Al Tamimi & Company
BSA Law - Al Rashdi & Al Barwani Advocates & Legal Consultants
CMS


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Qatar

Al Tamimi & Company
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Clyde & Co
Crowell & Moring
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Eversheds Sutherland
K&L Gates
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Pinsent Masons
PwC Legal


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - Saudi Arabia

Al Tamimi & Company
AlMaghthawi and Partners
Baker & McKenzie
Clyde & Co
CMS
GLA & Company
King & Spalding Abdulaziz Al Fahad Law Firm
Kirkland & Ellis
Mohammed AlDhabaan & Partners Eversheds Sutherland
Stephenson Harwood


Middle East Law Firm of the Year - UAE

Akin
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker & McKenzie
Charles Russell Speechlys
Clyde & Co
Gateley Middle East
Hadef & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
MAS Law
Mayer Brown
Rasma Legal
Stephenson Harwood


Most Promising Newcomer Award

Abdel Rahman Shafik, PwC Legal
Ameena Aljasmi, Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Bedoor Alrabiah, Bedoor Alrabiah & Co.
Christopher Abraham, K&L Gates
Kamran Toor, Linklaters
Marwa Al Mashghouni, ADG Legal
Dr. Peter Taller, NZP NAGY LEGAL
Shouq Al Majali, Squire Patton Boggs
Sohaib Sakran, Eptalex Law Firm
Yara Dgheish, Al Khair Legal Attorneys


Real Estate Team of the Year

MAQ Legal (Al Maamary, Al Abri & Co.)
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
BCLP
Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Eversheds Sutherland
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants
Habib Al Mulla and Partners
King & Spalding
Taher Group Law Firm


Regulatory and Investigations Team of the Year

Akin
Eversheds Sutherland
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
GLA & Company
Greenberg Traurig
Norton Rose Fulbright
Simmons & Simmons
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom


Rising Star Award - Private Practice

Alex Rosenrauch, PwC Legal
Anne-Sophie Rolland, Simmons & Simmons
Aya Elwadia, Pinsent Masons
Charles Oliver, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Elodie Chalhoub, Clyde & Co
Ghada AlAbdulwahab, Suhail Partners
Kate Iliff, Reed Smith
Lojain AlMouallimi, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Mohammed Abbas Al-Obaidi, Hadef & Partners
Murtaza Hussain, Stephenson Harwood
Ola Sanni, White & Case
Rawad Abou Jaoude, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Safal Ahluwalia, Akin
Shahad Albakri, AS&H Clifford Chance


TMT Team of the Year

Baker McKenzie
BCLP
Bird & Bird
Covington & Burling
Eversheds Sutherland
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Pinsent Masons
Rasma Legal
Simmons & Simmons
Wasel & Wasel


Open to All Categories

CSR/ESG Initiative of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Arkan Legal Consultant
Baker Hughes
Elnaggar & Partners
Eversheds Sutherland
Gateley Middle East
Incept Legal
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
National Bank of Egypt


Outstanding Women in Law

Bedoor Alrabiah, Bedoor Alrabiah & Co.
Catherine Martinez, Crowell & Moring
Catherine Workman, Pinsent Masons
Clotilde Iaia Polak, Yungo Law
Fauzia Kehar, MAS Law
Leah Weldon-Evans, Simmons & Simmons
Mashael Alsulaiti, Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Nita Maru, TWS Legal Consultants
Nora Al Muhamad, Gateley Middle East
Rima Mrad, BSA LAW
Sara Khoja, Clyde & Co
Sarah Raouf, PepsiCo


Talent Management Initiative of the Year

RAYNE
Al Tamimi & Company
Mariam Ali Abdulla Advocates & Legal Consultants
National Bank of Egypt
National Events Center
PepsiCo
Pinsent Masons Vario


Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner to be revealed at the ceremony.