{"id":139154,"date":"2023-11-20T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=139154"},"modified":"2025-01-30T07:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:42:33","slug":"shortlist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/middle-east-and-north-africa-awards\/shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Banking and Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nTrowers &amp; Hamlins<br \/>\nHelmy, Hamza &amp; Partners (member Firm of Baker &amp; McKenzie International)<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nAlem &amp; Associates<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nAddleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins LLC<br \/>\nFerchiou &amp; Associ\u00e9s<br \/>\nClifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nQays H. Zu\u2019bi, Zu&#8217;bi &amp; Partners, Attorneys &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nMona Zulficar, Zulficar &amp; Partners Law Firm<br \/>\nSam Habbas, ASAR &#8211; Al Ruwayeh &amp; Partners<br \/>\nMustapha Mourahib, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nOuns Lemseffer, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nZeyad Khoshaim, Khoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nMohammed Paracha, Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nAdam Pierson, White &amp; Case<br \/>\nClaire Matheson, Kirton White &amp; Case<br \/>\nQudeer Latif, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNadia Abdallah, Matouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<br \/>\nYomna Hamza El-Shibawi, Al Tamimi &amp; Co.<br \/>\nJames Shaw, Addleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nZarrar Mir, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<br \/>\nMuhammad Mitha, Al Tamimi &amp; Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri<br \/>\nPaul Matrosov, Khoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nVictoria Ferres, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nBola Coker, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nUmbreen Meenai, Reed Smith<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Firm of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alem &amp; Associates<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nKhoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nKing &amp; Spalding<br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSouraya Machnouk, Abou Jaoude &amp; Associates Law Firm<br \/>\nHicham Naciri, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nSami Al-Louzi, White &amp; Case<br \/>\nAsad Abedi, Derayah LLPC \u2013 Saudilegal<br \/>\nMike Taylor, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nStuart Ure, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nLee Irvine, Simmons &amp; Simmons Middle East LLP<br \/>\nDebashis Dey, White &amp; Case LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGeorgette Salam\u00e9, Chedid Law Offices in association with Dentons<br \/>\nNajla Al-Gadi, Latham &amp; Watkins LLC<br \/>\nNicola Minervini, Akin<br \/>\nNazuma Hassan, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Commercial, Corporate and M&amp;A<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Commercial, Corporate and M&amp;A Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.<br \/>\nTrowers &amp; Hamlins LLP<br \/>\nZulficar &amp; Partners Law Firm<br \/>\nSanad Law Group in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP<br \/>\nAl Markaz Law Firm<br \/>\nAlem &amp; Associates<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nAddleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nSultan Al-Abdulla &amp; Partners<br \/>\nKing &amp; Spalding<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nClifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial, Corporate and M&amp;A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nRym Loucif, Loucif &amp; Co.<br \/>\nRad Treki, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nArig Ali, Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law<br \/>\nKhaled Saqqaf, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nAlex Saleh, GLA &amp; Company<br \/>\nSouraya Machnouk, Abou Jaoude &amp; Associates Law Firm<br \/>\nHicham Naciri, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nOliver Stevens, Addleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nZaher Nammour, Dentons<br \/>\nKarim Nassar, Baker McKenzie<br \/>\nLamia Harguem, Bennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s<br \/>\nScott Campbell, Linklaters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial, Corporate and M&amp;A Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMoataz El Sherbini, Barakat, Maher &amp; Partners in association with Clyde &amp; Co<br \/>\nHaya Moubaydeen, Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons<br \/>\nZafar Iqbal, Al Markaz Law Firm<br \/>\nGeorgette Salam\u00e9, Chedid Law Offices in association with Dentons<br \/>\nDina Benjelloun, ADNA<br \/>\nShahd Makhafah, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nSarra Elloumi, Dentons Zaanouni<br \/>\nAlexandra Aikman, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Construction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Construction Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCharles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nTrowers &amp; Hamlins LLP<br \/>\nDentons<br \/>\nSharq Law Firm<br \/>\nBaker &amp; McKenzie<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPaula Boast MBE, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nLaura Warren, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nBen Cowling, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nAndrew Mackenzie, DLA Piper<br \/>\nMichelle Nelson, Reed Smith<br \/>\nMark Blanksby, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJosias De Salles, Sharq Law Firm<br \/>\nKhushboo Shahdadpuri, Al Tamimi &amp; Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri<br \/>\nChris Edwards, Reed Smith<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s LLP<br \/>\nZu&#8217;bi &amp; Partners, Attorneys &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nMatouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<br \/>\nBakr &amp; Odeh Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nASAR &#8211; Al Ruwayeh &amp; Partners<br \/>\nAlem &amp; Associates<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nAddleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nSultan Al-Abdulla &amp; Partners<br \/>\nDerayah LLPC \u2013 Saudilegal<br \/>\nEversheds El Heni (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPatrick Gearon, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nKhaled El Shalakany, Shalakany Law Office<br \/>\nAdel Abdulhadi, Al Oula Law Firm (Adel Abdulhadi &amp; Partners)<br \/>\nHicham Naciri, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nSimon Ward, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &amp; Mosle LLP<br \/>\nHani Al Naddaf, Al Tamimi &amp; Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri<br \/>\nZeyad Khoshaim, Khoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nRaouf El Heni, Eversheds El Heni (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)<br \/>\nSusie Abdel-Nabi, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nRita Jaballah, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFatema Sarhan, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nAdnan Jaafar, ASAR &#8211; Al Ruwayeh &amp; Partners<br \/>\nDalia Hussein, Zaki Hashem &amp; Partners<br \/>\nNaoufal Achergui, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nWafa Al Shuaibi, Dentons<br \/>\nAhmed Durrani, Sultan Al-Abdulla &amp; Partners<br \/>\nHamam Kadi, Derayah LLPC \u2013 Saudilegal<br \/>\nAmelia Cave, Pinsent Masons<br \/>\nPrachi Trivedi, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Employment Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s LLP<br \/>\nSharkawy &amp; Sarhan Law Firm<br \/>\nBaker &amp; McKenzie Maroc<br \/>\nPinsent Masons LLP<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nEman Riad, Riad &amp; Riad<br \/>\nKeltoum Boudribila, Baker &amp; McKenzie Maroc<br \/>\nSara Khoja, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nLuke Tapp, Pinsent Masons LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Leading Associate of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>Nadine Khaled, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nHanane Ait-Addi, Bassamat &amp; Laraqui<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Firm of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law<br \/>\nAl Oula Law Firm (Adel Abdulhadi &amp; Partners)<br \/>\nRouse<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSharif Shihata, Shalakany Law Office<br \/>\nMark Devaney, Abion<br \/>\nSara Holder, Rouse<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Investment Funds<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKing &amp; Spalding LLP<br \/>\nMorgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nZubair Mir, Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nJames Stull, King &amp; Spalding LLP<br \/>\nAlishia Sullivan, Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP<br \/>\nPhilip Dowsett, Addleshaw Goddard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDounia Mansour, King &amp; Spalding LLP<br \/>\nSayf Shuqair, King &amp; Spalding LLP<br \/>\nShakir Mogalia, Norton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Projects and Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNewton Legal<br \/>\nMatouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<br \/>\nAli Sharif Zu&#8217;bi Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nAl Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case<br \/>\nLinklaters<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLamyaa Gadelhak, Helmy, Hamza &amp; Partners (member Firm of Baker &amp; McKenzie International)<br \/>\nKhaled Asfour, Ali Sharif Zu&#8217;bi Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nWacef Bentaibi, Gide Loyrette Nouel<br \/>\nThomas Wigley, Trowers &amp; Hamlins LLP<br \/>\nRashid Al Saad, Sharq Law Firm<br \/>\nAli Abedi,\u00a0 Derayah LLPC \u2013 Saudilegal<br \/>\nMhairi Main Garcia, Watson Farley &amp; Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Infrastructure Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNadia Abdallah, Matouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<br \/>\nFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Pia, Gide Loyrette Nouel<br \/>\nAli Moiz Ansari, Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&amp;H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance<br \/>\nToufic Safie, Stephenson Harwood<br \/>\nAdite Aloke, Eversheds Sutherlands LLP<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCharles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nBadri and Salim El Meouchi LLP<br \/>\nDentons<br \/>\nBaker &amp; McKenzie<br \/>\nBryan Cave Leighton Paisner<br \/>\nDLA Piper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAbdulHaq Mohammed, Trowers &amp; Hamlins LLP<br \/>\nWalid Honein, Badri and Salim El Meouchi LLP<br \/>\nLoris Marghieri, Gide Loyrette Nouel<br \/>\nMansoor Jamal Malik, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<br \/>\nDavid Nunn, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nReem Al Mahroos, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nMaria Ali Khan, MAR Law<br \/>\nAnna White, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nSean Cope, DLA Piper<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Shipping and Transport<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Shipping and Transport Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nAl Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<br \/>\nStephenson Harwood Middle East LLP<br \/>\nHFW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping and Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMohamed Kamel, Al Kamel Law Firm<br \/>\nKhalid El Wazir, Said Al-Shahry &amp; Partners (SASLO)<br \/>\nRania Tadros, Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP<br \/>\nIan Chung, HFW<br \/>\nYaman Al Hawamdeh, HFW<\/p>\n<h4><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n3 Verulam Buildings<br \/>\nOuter Temple Chambers<br \/>\nQuadrant Chambers<br \/>\n4 Stone Buildings<br \/>\nSerle Court Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAndrew Spink KC, Outer Temple Chambers<br \/>\nChirag Karia KC, Quadrant Chambers<br \/>\nDavid Quest KC, 3 Verulam Buildings<br \/>\nRupert Reed KC, Serle Court Chambers<br \/>\nSharif Shivji KC, 4 Stone Buildings<\/p>\n<p><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Junior of the Year <\/strong><br \/>\nGeorges Chalfoun, 3 Verulam Buildings<br \/>\nJustina Stewart, Outer Temple Chambers<br \/>\nLaurence Page, 4 Pump Court<br \/>\nLucas Fear-Segal, 2 Temple Gardens<br \/>\nTom Stewart Coats, XXIV Old Buildings<\/p>\n<h4><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Construction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n4 Pump Court<br \/>\nAtkin Chambers<br \/>\nKeating Chambers<br \/>\nCrown Office Chambers<br \/>\n39 Essex Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nChantal-Aim\u00e9e Doerries KC, Atkin Chambers<br \/>\nAlexander Hickey KC, 4 Pump Court<br \/>\nCrispin Winser KC, Crown Office Chambers<br \/>\nDavid Thomas KC, Keating Chambers<br \/>\nMarion Smith KC, 39 Essex Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAnna Laney, Crown Office Chambers<br \/>\nDaniel Churcher, 4 Pump Court<br \/>\nJames Thompson, Keating Chambers<br \/>\nKatie Powell, Atkin Chambers<br \/>\nSamar Abbas Kazmi, Atkin Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Algeria<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Algeria Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nADNA<br \/>\nBennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s LLP<br \/>\nGide Loyrette Nouel<br \/>\nLoucif + Co<br \/>\nMatouk Bassiouny in association with SH-Avocats<\/p>\n<p><strong>Algeria Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFoued Bourabiat, ADNA<br \/>\nMourad Seghir, Bennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s LLP<br \/>\nRym Loucif, Loucif &amp; Co.<br \/>\nSamy Laghouati, Gide Loyrette Nouel<br \/>\nMounir Ait Belkacem, L&amp;P Partners<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Bahrain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Bahrain Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nTrowers &amp; Hamlins LLP<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nCharles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nBaker &amp; McKenzie Limited<br \/>\nZu&#8217;bi &amp; Partners, Attorneys &amp; Legal Consultants<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahrain Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nRad El Treki, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nFatima Alhasan, Baker McKenzie LLP<br \/>\nPatrick Gearon, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP<br \/>\nPaula Boast MBE, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Egypt<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Egypt Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Kamel Law Firm<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nHelmy, Hamza &amp; Partners (member Firm of Baker &amp; McKenzie International)<br \/>\nMatouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<br \/>\nZulficar &amp; Partners Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMohamed Ghannam Helmy, Hamza &amp; Partners (member Firm of Baker &amp; McKenzie International)<br \/>\nYasser Hashem, Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law<br \/>\nMahmoud Bassiouny Matouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<br \/>\nLamyaa Gadelhak Helmy, Hamza &amp; Partners (member Firm of Baker &amp; McKenzie International)<br \/>\nKhaled El Shalakany, Shalakany Law Office<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Iran<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Iran Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHatami &amp; Associates International Law Firm<br \/>\nNami Associates<br \/>\nAPP Legal Institute in association with Dentons Europe LLP<br \/>\nDadflamingo<br \/>\nElite Pars Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iran Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAli Hatami, Hatami &amp; Associates, International Law Firm<br \/>\nSanaz Hosseini, Kolahi Dadflamingo<br \/>\nShahrzad Pourhamzeh, Hatami &amp; Associates International Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Iraq<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Iraq Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHannouche Associates<br \/>\nNewton Law Group<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nConfluent Law Group<br \/>\nSanad Law Group in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Iraq Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHalim Gebeili, Newton Law Group<br \/>\nAlain Hannouche, Hannouche Associates<br \/>\nJawad Khalaf, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Jordan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Jordan Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nAli Sharif Zu&#8217;bi Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nBakr &amp; Odeh Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nSafwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons<br \/>\nA &amp; T Najdawi Law Office<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSharif Zu&#8217;bi Ali Sharif, Zu&#8217;bi Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nFiras Bakr, Bakr &amp; Odeh Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nKhaled Asfour, Ali Sharif Zu&#8217;bi Advocates &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nSamer Al Zuriekat, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nKhaled Saqqaf, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Kuwait<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Kuwait Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Oula Law Firm (Adel Abdulhadi &amp; Partners)<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nASAR &#8211; Al Ruwayeh &amp; Partners<br \/>\nAl Markaz Law Firm<br \/>\nMeysan Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuwait Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSam Habbas ASAR &#8211; Al Ruwayeh &amp; Partners<br \/>\nAlex Saleh GLA &amp; Company<br \/>\nAyman Nada Al Markaz Law Firm<br \/>\nAdel Abdulhadi Al Oula Law Firm (Adel Abdulhadi &amp; Partners)<br \/>\nWaleed Al Tattan Meysan Partners<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lebanon<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Lebanon Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAbou Jaoude &amp; Associates Law Firm<br \/>\nEl-Aref International Law Office<br \/>\nAlem &amp; Associates<br \/>\nHage-Chahine Law Firm<br \/>\nBadri and Salim El Meouchi LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanon Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNajib Hage-Chahine, Hage-Chahine Law Firm<br \/>\nSouraya Machnouk, Abou Jaoude &amp; Associates Law Firm<br \/>\nCarlos Abou Jaoude, Abou Jaoude &amp; Associates Law Firm<br \/>\nChadia El Meouchi, Badri and Salim El Meouchi LLP<br \/>\nAref El-Aref, El-Aref International Law Office<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Morocco<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Morocco Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nBaker &amp; McKenzie Maroc<br \/>\nASAFO &amp; CO. MOROCCO Sarl<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morocco Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHicham Naciri, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nKamal Nasrollah, Baker &amp; McKenzie Maroc<br \/>\nMehdi Bennani, Bennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s<br \/>\nPatrick Larriv\u00e9, ASAFO &amp; CO. MOROCCO Sarl<br \/>\nMustapha Mourahib, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Oman<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Oman Firm of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>Addleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nAl Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<br \/>\nTrowers &amp; Hamlins LLP<br \/>\nDentons<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oman Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSimon Ward Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &amp; Mosle LLP<br \/>\nSaid Al-Shahry, Said Al-Shahry &amp; Partners (SASLO)<br \/>\nRoger Byrne, Addleshaw Goddard<br \/>\nSadaf Buchanan, Dentons<br \/>\nMansoor Jamal Malik, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Qatar<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Qatar Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDentons<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri<br \/>\nSultan Al-Abdulla &amp; Partners<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qatar Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMichael Turrini, White &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nLaura Warren, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nKirk Durrant, DWF<br \/>\nClaudia El Hage, Rashed Al Marri Law Office in Association with Claudia el Hage Law Offices<br \/>\nRashid Al Saad, Sharq Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKhoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nDerayah LLPC \u2013 Saudilegal<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins LLC<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case<br \/>\nBaker &amp; McKenzie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAndreas Haberbeck, Derayah LLPC \u2013 Saudilegal<br \/>\nSalman Al-Sudairi, Latham &amp; Watkins LLC<br \/>\nZeyad Khoshaim, Khoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nKarim Nassar, Baker &amp; McKenzie<br \/>\nSami Al-Louzi, White &amp; Case<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tunisia<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tunisia Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGlobal Lawyers North Africa in Partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel<br \/>\nEl Ajeri Lawyers<br \/>\nEversheds El Heni (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)<br \/>\nFerchiou &amp; Associ\u00e9s<br \/>\nBennani &amp; Associ\u00e9s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tunisia Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNoureddine Ferchiou, Ferchiou &amp; Associ\u00e9s<br \/>\nFar\u00e8s Koussay, El Heni Eversheds El Heni (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)<br \/>\nAdly Bellagha, Adly Bellagha &amp; Associates<br \/>\nMohamed Lotfi El Ajeri, El Ajeri Lawyers<br \/>\nRaouf El Heni, Eversheds El Heni (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>United Arab Emirates Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<p><strong>United Arab Emirates Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSheila Shadmand, Jones Day<br \/>\nSamer Qudah, Al Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nScott Campbell, Linklaters<br \/>\nKhalid Garousha, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nSusie Abdel-Nabi, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Managing Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nScott Campbell, Linklaters<br \/>\nHatim Qays Zu\u2019bi, Zu\u2019bi &amp; Partners Attorneys &amp; Legal Consultants<br \/>\nZeyad Khoshaim ,Khoshaim &amp; Associates<br \/>\nMansoor Jamal Malik, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal &amp; Co<br \/>\nAhmed Barakat, ASAR &#8211; Al Ruwayeh &amp; Partners<br \/>\nMahmoud S. Bassiouny, Matouk Bassiouny &amp; Hennawy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regional Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Tamimi &amp; Company<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nLinklaters<br \/>\nClifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n4 Pump Court<br \/>\nAtkin Chambers<br \/>\n3 Verulam Buildings<br \/>\nQuadrant Chambers<br \/>\nOuter Temple Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice Management Team of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAtkin Chambers<br \/>\nQuadrant Chambers<br \/>\n4 Pump Court<br \/>\n3 Verulam Buildings<br \/>\nXXIV Old Buildings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nRouse<br \/>\nThe Bench<br \/>\nBeale &amp; Company Solicitors LLP<br \/>\nKARM Legal Consultants<br \/>\nDevine &amp; Severova<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M42 acquisition of the entire share capital of Diaverum AB (USD 2.15bn)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clifford Chance (UAE) acted for M42<\/li>\n<li>White &amp; Case (UAE) acted for Bridgepoint Group (sell-side)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ADQ, ADG and Chimera on a merger to establish\u00a0Lunate, the largest investment management house in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Akin\u00a0served as lead counsel to ADQ, ADG, and Chimera Investment LLC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Representing Al Dabbagh Group Holding Company during its USD123 million acquisition of 50% of the share capital of Flexible Packaging Solutions from NYSE-listed Greif Inc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>King &amp; Spalding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSlava Kiryushin, HFW<br \/>\nSeema Bono, Pinsent Masons LLP<br \/>\nMelissa Forbes-Miranda, Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP<br \/>\nDanielle Lobo, Afridi &amp; Angell Legal Consultants<br \/>\nDalia Nammari, Linklaters<br \/>\nBasil Al-Jafari, Latham &amp; Watkins LLP<br \/>\nLeen Zaza, Latham &amp; Watkins LLC<br \/>\nSanabil Jafar, Al Oula Law Firm (Adel Abdulhadi &amp; Partners)<br \/>\nAamal Al Abbasi, Newton Legal Group<br \/>\nNic Henrikson, DLA<br \/>\nCamilia Benani, DLA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBola Coker, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nGeorgette Salam\u00e9, Chedid Law Offices in association with Dentons<br \/>\nNazuma Hassan, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nShahd Makhafah, Clyde &amp; Co<br \/>\nPrachi Trivedi, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nSean Cope, DLA<\/p>\n<p><strong>In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Bank of Egypt<br \/>\nALHAMRA<br \/>\nKing Abdullah Financial District Management and Development Company<br \/>\nCareem Technologies<br \/>\nKuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA)<br \/>\nProperty Finder<\/p>\n<p><strong>In-house ESG Champions<\/strong><br \/>\nInfinity Power<br \/>\nAbu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)<br \/>\nDHL<br \/>\nSchindler<br \/>\nFCC Construccion<br \/>\nKyndryl<br \/>\nPepsiCo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rising Star In-house Counsel<\/strong><br \/>\nJean Raffaoul, Alghanim Industries<br \/>\nRema Zoabi, DP World<br \/>\nCoral Guadix, Saudi Aramco<br \/>\nEslam Ashraf, Coca-Cola HBC<br \/>\nNihal Sajwani, OoredoO Oman<\/p>\n<p><strong>In-house Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAshraf Shaaban Abdelhamid, National Bank of Egypt<br \/>\nMohammed Jamil, Petromin Corporation<br \/>\nAbdulaziz Albassam, SAMI<br \/>\nAfshan Akhtar, Bapco Refining<br \/>\nDr. Abobakr Dafalla, Kearney<br \/>\nDr. Nawaf Al Shuraiaan, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banking and Finance Banking and Finance Firm of the Year Trowers &amp; Hamlins Helmy, Hamza &amp; Partners (member Firm of Baker &amp; McKenzie International) Al Tamimi &amp; Company Alem &amp; Associates Norton Rose Fulbright Addleshaw Goddard Al Tamimi &amp; Company In Association with Adv. 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