Winners
Banking and finance
Banking and finance Firm of the year
Clifford Chance
Banking and finance Lawyer of the year
Claire Matheson Kirton, White & Case LLP
Banking and finance Rising star of the year
Bola Coker, Clifford Chance
Capital markets
Capital markets Firm of the year
Latham & Watkins LLP
Capital markets Lawyer of the year
Sami Al-Louzi, The Law Firm of Waad Nasser Alkurini in cooperation with White & Case
Capital markets Rising star of the year
Georgette Salamé, Chedid Law Offices in association with Dentons
Construction
Construction Firm of the year
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Construction Lawyer of the year
Paula Boast, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Construction Rising star of the year
Habeeb Rahman, White & Case LLP
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A Firm of the year
Allen & Overy LLP
Commercial, corporate and M&A Lawyer of the year
Mehdi Bennani, Bennani & Associés
Commercial, corporate and M&A Rising star of the year
Ma’athir Al Busaidi, Addleshaw Goddard
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution Firm of the year
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Dispute resolution Lawyer of the year
Susie Abdel-Nabi, Clyde & Co
Dispute resolution Rising star of the year
Raya Al Harthy, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Employment
Employment Firm of the year
Riad & Riad
Employment Lawyer of the year
Sara Khoja, Clyde & Co LLP
Employment Rising star of the year
Nadine Khaled Al Tamimi & Company
Intellectual property
Intellectual property Firm of the year
Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law
Intellectual property Lawyer of the year
Sara Holder, Rouse
Intellectual property Rising star of the year
Nicole Giblin, Abion Intellectual Property Registration LLC
Investment funds
Investment funds Firm of the year
Norton Rose Fulbright
Investment funds Lawyer of the year
Zubair Mir, Norton Rose Fulbright
Investment funds Rising star of the year
Dounia Mansour, King & Spalding LLP
Projects and infrastructure
Projects and infrastructure Firm of the year
Linklaters
Projects and infrastructure Lawyer of the year
Joseph Huse, Newton Legal
Projects and infrastructure Rising star of the year
Mona Hammadi, DLA Piper
Real estate
Real estate Firm of the year
Al Tamimi & Company
Real estate Lawyer of the year
Abdul-Haq Mohammed, Trowers & Hamlins
Real estate Rising star of the year
Reem Al Mahroos, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Shipping and transport
Shipping and transport Firm of the year
Clyde & Co LLP
Shipping and transport Lawyer of the year
Ian Chung, HFW
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Set of the year
4 Stone Buildings
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Silk of the year
Tom Montagu-Smith KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Junior of the year
Timothy Killen, 2 Temple Gardens
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
Simon Hughes KC, Keating Chambers
English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Junior of the year
Jennie Wild, Keating Chambers
Algeria
Algeria Firm of the year
Bennani & Associés LLP
Algeria Lawyer of the year
Samy Laghouati, Gide Loyrette Nouel
Bahrain
Bahrain Firm of the year
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Bahrain Lawyer of the year
Paula Boast, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Egypt
Egypt Firm of the year
Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)
Egypt Lawyer of the year
Mahmoud Bassiouny, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Iran
Iran Firm of the year
Hatami & Associates International Law Firm
Iran Lawyer of the year
Ali Hatami, Hatami & Associates International Law Firm
Iraq
Iraq Firm of the year
Al Tamimi & Company
Iraq Lawyer of the year
Jawad Khalaf, Al Tamimi & Company
Jordan
Jordan Firm of the year
Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Jordan Lawyer of the year
Khaled Asfour, Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Kuwait
Kuwait Firm of the year
Al Markaz Law Firm
Kuwait Lawyer of the year
Sam Habbas, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Lebanon
Lebanon Firm of the year
Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
Lebanon Lawyer of the year
Souraya Machnouk, Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
Morocco
Morocco Firm of the year
Naciri & Associés Allen & Overy
Morocco Lawyer of the year
Kamal Nasrollah, Nasrollah & Associés Baker McKenzie
Oman
Oman Firm of the year
Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co
Oman Lawyer of the year
Said Al-Shahry, Said Al-Shahry & Partners (SASLO)
Qatar
Qatar Firm of the year
Al Tamimi & Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri
Qatar Lawyer of the year
Laura Warren, Clyde & Co LLP
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Firm of the year
Khoshaim & Associates
Saudi Arabia Lawyer of the year
Zeyad Khoshaim, Khoshaim & Associates
Tunisia
Tunisia Firm of the year
Eversheds El Heni (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)
Tunisia Lawyer of the year
Mohamed Lotfi El Ajeri El Ajeri Lawyers
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Firm of the year
Clyde & Co LLP
United Arab Emirates Lawyer of the year
Zubair Mir, Norton Rose Fulbright
Managing partner of the year
Samer Qudah, Al Tamimi & Company
Regional firm of the year
Al Tamimi & Company
Set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
Rising star of the year
Bola Coker, Clifford Chance
Next generation partner of the year
Seema Bono, Pinsent Masons LLP
Boutique firm of the year
The Bench
Deal of the year
Allen & Overy
In-house Team of the Year
Nabeel A. Al- Mansour, Saudi Aramco
In-house Diversity Champion
Filippo Cossalter, Johnson & Johnson
Rising star in-house counsel
Roaa Zare, Siemens Energy
Most transformative in-house team of the year
Mustasan Mir, Burjeel Holdings
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Jane Livingston, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank