Winners 2025

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Latham & Watkins LLC

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Qudeer Latif, Clifford Chance

Banking and Finance Leading Associate of the Year
Bola Coker, Clifford Chance

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Firm of the Year
White & Case LLP

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Stuart Ure, Clifford Chance

Capital Markets Leading Associate of the Year
Nazuma Hassan, A&O Shearman

Commercial, Corporate and M&A

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Karim Nassar, Baker McKenzie

Commercial, Corporate and M&A Leading Associate of the Year
Alexandra Aikman, Pinsent Masons

Construction

Construction Firm of the Year
Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Construction Lawyer of the Year
Laura Warren, Clyde & Co LLP

Construction Leading Associate of the Year
Khushboo Shahdadpuri, Al Tamimi & Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Simon Ward, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Dispute Resolution Leading Associate of the Year
Prachi Trivedi, Clifford Chance

Employment

Employment Firm of the Year
Pinsent Masons LLP

Employment Lawyer of the Year
Eman Riad, Riad & Riad

Employment Leading Associate of the Year
Nadine Khaled, Al Tamimi & Company

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Rouse

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Mark Devaney, Abion

Investment Funds

Investment Funds Firm of the Year
Norton Rose Fulbright

Investment Funds Lawyer of the Year
Zubair Mir, Norton Rose Fulbright

Investment Funds Leading Associate of the Year
Dounia Mansour, King & Spalding LLP

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year
White & Case

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Thomas Wigley, Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Projects and Infrastructure Leading Associate of the Year
Nadia Abdallah, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy

Real Estate

Real Estate Firm of the Year
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Loris Marghieri, Gide Loyrette Nouel

Real Estate Leading Associate of the Year
Sean Cope, DLA Piper

Shipping and Transport

Shipping and Transport Firm of the Year
HFW

Shipping and Transport Lawyer of the Year
Rania Tadros, Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP

English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial

English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Set of the Year
3 Verulam Buildings

English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Silk of the Year
Sharif Shivji KC, 4 Stone Buildings

English Bar in the Middle East: Commercial Junior of the Year
Justina Stewart, Outer Temple Chambers

English Bar in the Middle East: Construction

English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Set of the Year
Keating Chambers

English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Silk of the Year
Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC, Atkin Chambers

English Bar in the Middle East: Construction Junior of the Year
Samar Abbas Kazmi, Atkin Chambers

Algeria

Algeria Firm of the Year
Bennani & Associés LLP

Algeria Lawyer of the Year
Foued Bourabiat, ADNA

Bahrain

Bahrain Firm of the Year
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Bahrain Lawyer of the Year
Paula Boast MBE, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Egypt

Egypt Firm of the Year
Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member Firm of Baker & McKenzie International)

Egypt Lawyer of the Year
Lamyaa Gadelhak, Helmy, Hamza & Partners (member Firm of Baker & McKenzie International)

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
Newton Law Group

Iraq Lawyer of the Year
Halim Gebeili, Newton Law Group

Jordan

Jordan Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company

Jordan Lawyer of the Year
Sharif Zu’bi, Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Kuwait

Kuwait Firm of the Year
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Kuwait Lawyer of the Year
Alex Saleh, GLA & Company

Lebanon

Lebanon Firm of the Year
Alem & Associates

Lebanon Lawyer of the Year
Najib Hage-Chahine, Hage-Chahine Law Firm

Morocco

Morocco Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman

Morocco Lawyer of the Year
Patrick Larrivé, ASAFO & CO. MOROCCO Sarl

Oman

Oman Firm of the Year
Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co

Oman Lawyer of the Year
Simon Ward, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Qatar

Qatar Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company In Association with Adv. Mohammed Al Marri

Qatar Lawyer of the Year
Michael Turrini, White & Case LLP

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie

Saudi Arabia Lawyer of the Year
Salman Al-Sudairi, Latham & Watkins LLC

Tunisia

Tunisia Firm of the Year
Ferchiou & Associés

Tunisia Lawyer of the Year
Mohamed Lotfi El Ajeri, El Ajeri Lawyers

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Firm of the Year
Al Tamimi & Company

United Arab Emirates Lawyer of the Year
Scott Campbell, Linklaters

Managing Partner of the Year

Hatim Qays Zu’bi, Zu’bi & Partners Attorneys & Legal Consultants

Regional Firm of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company

Set of the Year

Quadrant Chambers

Practice Management Team of the Year

4 Pump Court

Boutique Firm of the Year

Rouse

Deal of the Year

Clifford Chance

Deal of the Year

White & Case

Next Generation Partner of the Year

Dalia Nammari, Linklaters

Leading Associate of the Year

Prachi Trivedi, Clifford Chance

In-house Team of the Year

Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA)

In-house ESG Champions

DHL

Rising Star In-house Counsel

Rema Zoabi, DP World

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Afshan Akhtar, Bapco Refining