Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co is 'deeply knowledgeable in regards to Omani law matters' and 'provides commercially considered advice'. Practice head Mansoor Jamal Malik is 'the ultimate professional' with 'strong ties to Muscat' and 'a vast network that he leverages to provide a full suite service'. He recently advised Marubeni on the development of an independent solar power plant. Newly promoted partner Asad Qayyum is 'very strong in debt capital markets'.

Dentons' projects team is led by Andrew Figgins, who for some is considered 'the best oil and gas specialist in Oman by a margin'. Figgins is 'a very experienced former in-house counsel for an oil major, and it shows'. His key highlights include advising Total on its upstream concession with Shell and Oman Oil Company to produce natural gas from the massive Barik formation in Oman’s central desert. He also assisted a consortium of lenders as Oman legal counsel with the $4.61bn financing of the Duqm Refinery Project. Figgins regularly receives support on these major mandates from senior associate James Lansdell and associate Yasser Taqi.

CMS Cameron McKenna LLP team has been significantly strengthened by the arrival of Mary Allan and associate Charles Dolphin from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. The duo recently advised Oman Power and Water Procurement Company on its procurement of Oman’s first waste-to-energy independent power project. Another key figure is Ben Ewing, who advises on energy and real estate projects. One major highlight of his was assisting Al Osool Real Estate Development Company with "Pearl Muscat",  a major tourism and residential complex.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP's work is 'always above par' and it typically acts for major domestic entities on power, utility and telecoms projects. One recent example was its advice to Oman Broadband Company on the $230m financing of nationwide telecoms and fibre optic infrastructure. Notable names from the Muscat office include Alessandra Zingales  and Leopold Zentner.

Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO) is particularly active in advising on water and desalination projects in the region. Alongside Graham Mouat, practice head Thamer Al Shahry recently advised the Spanish environmental consultancy GS Inima Environment on its bid for the development of the Barka Independent Water Plant. He also assisted Seven Seas Water Corporation with its bid for an  independent water project at Khasab.