Winners 2026
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Linklaters
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Yasser Alhussain, AS&H Clifford Chance
Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year
Simon Chan, K&L Gates
Capital Markets
Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Debashis Dey, White & Case
Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year
Marwa Bamatraf, Sharq Law Firm
Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Corporate, Commercial and M&A Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Corporate, Commercial and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Oliver Stevens, Nasser Al Habsi & Saif Al Mamari Law Firm in association with Addleshaw Goddard (Middle East) LLP
Corporate, Commercial and M&A Next Generation Partner of the Year
Nadyn Saleh, Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Construction
Construction Firm of the Year
Dentons
Construction Lawyer of the Year
Matthew Walker, K&L Gates
Construction Next Generation Partner of the Year
Pamela McDonald, Pinsent Masons
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Sarah Gonem, Zamakhchary & Co
Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year
Nick Braganza, HFW
Employment
Employment Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co
Employment Lawyer of the Year
Ayman Nour, Al Tamimi
Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year
Emily Aryeetey, Stephenson Harwood
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Eldib & Co
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Melissa Murray, Bird & Bird
Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year
Menna Elsherif , Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Investment Funds
Investment Funds Firm of the Year
Morgan Lewis
Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year
Zubair Mir, Norton Rose Fulbright
Investment Funds Next Generation Partner of the Year
Carolyn Abram, Gibson Dunn
Projects and Infrastructure
Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year
King & Spalding
Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Projects and Infrastructure Next Generation Partner of the Year
Derek McKinley, Latham & Watkins
Real Estate
Real Estate Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Romain Berthon, LPA Law
Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year
Keri Watkins, Baker McKenzie
Shipping and Transport
Shipping and Transport Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi
Shipping and Transport Lawyer of the Year
Amr Eldib, Eldib & Co
Shipping and Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year
Saif Almobideen, Stephenson Harwood
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Set of the Year
Serle Court
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Silk of the Year
Mohinderpal Sethi KC, Littleton Chambers
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Junior of the Year
Yash Bheeroo, 3 Verulam Buildings
English Bar in the Middle East: Construction
English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Set of the Year
Atkin Chambers
English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Silk of the Year
Karim Ghaly KC, Atkin Chambers
English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Junior of the Year
Jennie Wild, Keating Chambers
Algeria
Algeria Firm of the Year
ADNA
Algeria Lawyer of the Year
Rym Loucif, Loucif & Co
Bahrain
Bahrain Firm of the Year
Trowers & Hamlins
Bahrain Lawyer of the Year
Rad El Treki, Al Tamimi
Egypt
Egypt Firm of the Year
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law
Egypt Lawyer of the Year
Michael Boutros, Shahid Law Firm
Iran
Iran Firm of the Year
Elite Pars Law Firm
Iran Lawyer of the Year
Behnam Khatami, Nami Associates
Iraq
Iraq Firm of the Year
Confluent Law Group
Iraq Lawyer of the Year
Alain Hannouche, Hannouche Associates
Jordan
Jordan Firm of the Year
Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Jordan Lawyer of the Year
Thaer Najdawi, A&T Najdawi Law
Kuwait
Kuwait Firm of the Year
Meysan
Kuwait Lawyer of the Year
Rob Little, ASAR
Lebanon
Lebanon Firm of the Year
El-Aref International Law Office
Lebanon Lawyer of the Year
Chadia El Meouchi , Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Morocco
Morocco Firm of the Year
Gide Cuatrecasas Casablanca
Morocco Lawyer of the Year
Bassamat Fassi-Fihri, Bassamat & Laraqui
Oman
Oman Firm of the Year
Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)
Oman Lawyer of the Year
Mansoor Jamal Malik, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co
Qatar
Qatar Firm of the Year
Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners
Qatar Lawyer of the Year
Matthew Heaton, Al Tamimi
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Firm of the Year
AS&H Clifford Chance
Saudi Arabia Lawyer of the Year
Omar El Sayed, Linklaters
Tunisia
Tunisia Firm of the Year
Eversheds El Heni
Tunisia Lawyer of the Year
Lamia Harguem, Bennani & Associés
UAE
UAE Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
UAE Lawyer of the Year
Nomaan Raja, Latham & Watkins
Regional Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Boutique Firm of the Year
OGH Legal
Set of the Year
Atkin Chambers
Practice Management of the Year
Twenty Essex
Deal of the Year
Gibson Dunn
Next Generation Partner of the Year
Noor Al Rayes, Al Tamimi
Leading Associate of the Year
Ghaida Meaigel, Khoshaim
Lawyer of the Year
Ahmed Ibrahim, Ibrahim & Partners
In-house Team of the Year
Aramex
In-house ESG Champions
Agthia Group PJSC
Rising Star In-house Counsel
Mirza Hashim Baig, International Holding Company PJSC (IHC)
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Racha Lucero, Dubai Financial Market/Nasdaq Dubai
Client Service Excellence Award
Morgan Lewis