
Corporate and M&A
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.


Mohammed Al-Shukairy
Hall of fameClifford ChanceScott Campbell
Hall of fameLinklaters
Samer Qudah
Hall of fameAl Tamimi & Company
Mike Taylor
Hall of fameCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonDavid Foster
Hall of fameA&O ShearmanMichael Hilton
Hall of fameSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPLeading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Gamal Abouali
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonSami Al-Louzi
White & Case LLP
Osama Audi
Baker McKenzie LLP
Ross Barfoot
Dentons
Richard Catling
Al Tamimi & Company
Graham Conlon
CMSNick Edwards
Linklaters
Wael Jabsheh
Akin
Eyad Latif
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lowri Llwyd
Addleshaw GoddardZubair Mir
Norton Rose FulbrightSimon Rahimzada
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Tom Thraya
Mayer Brown
Chris Walters
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLPMarwan Elaraby
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPZeid Hanania
Eversheds Sutherland LLPNaji Hawayek
Clyde & Co LLPOmar Momany
Squire Patton BoggsMatthew Powell
Squire Patton BoggsMohammad Tbaishat
Pinsent MasonsBen Ward
A&O ShearmanRenad Younes
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Sonia Abdul-Rahman
White & Case LLP
Thérèse Abou-Zeid
DLA Piper
Lynn Ammar
Clifford ChanceShazi Askarpour
Norton Rose Fulbright
Marco De Leo
BonelliErede
Adnan Doha
Baker McKenzie LLP
Farid Haroun
Mayer Brown
Abeer Jarrar
Baker McKenzie LLP
Danielle Lobo
Afridi & Angell
Omar Maayeh
Latham & Watkins LLP
Melissa Forbes-Miranda
Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP
Stefan Mrozinski
Paul Hastings LLPAlex Reid
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Abdus Samad
Afridi & Angell
Surabhi Singhi
Bird & Bird
Deniz Tas
Clifford ChanceJade Chu
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPRoshanak Bassiri Gharb
Clyde & Co LLPSteve Jennings
Eversheds Sutherland LLPLeading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Mazen Baddar
AkinHussein Baxter
Sidley Austin LLP
Riccardo Denaro
BonelliErede
Adam Ismail
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Timofey Neklyudov
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonMaryam Quadri
Ibrahim N Partners
James Whittam
Addleshaw GoddardAlexandra Aikman
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