DUBAI - Sunday 16 December 2018 - At The Oath Middle East Legal Awards on Wednesday 5

December 2018, Afridi & Angell received multiple honourable mentions

including Regional Law Firm of the Year, Banking & Finance Team of the

Year, and Employment Team of the Year.

The Regional Law

Firm of the Year category recognises excellence in service delivery, strength

in legal strategy and vision, and commitment to providing the highest standard

of legal services. The Banking & Finance Team of the Year and Employment

Team of the Year categories recognise a team's depth of expertise,

on-the-ground and multi-jurisdictional capabilities to deliver complex and innovative

client-driven solutions.

"We are delighted by these mentions which recognise the firm's talent and top

tier position in the legal market. It is also a reflection on the firm's

commitment to workplace diversity, training and development, as well as its

commitment to continued innovation," said Bashir Ahmed, Afridi & Angell's

managing partner. "We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to you, our

clients and friends, for your loyalty and support. These recognitions were

possible because of the trust reposed in us by you," added Bashir.

The Oath is a leading legal publication in the Middle East aimed at

in-house counsel, private practice lawyers, and corporates. The Oath Middle

East Awards have been running for two years and honours the region's best and

most innovative in-house counsel, in-house teams and law firms. Entries and

nominations are judged by an independent panel of judges consisting of in-house

counsel and senior executives at public and private companies, and government

institutions.

For further

information please contact:

Ms Samera

Marei

Director,

Business Development & Marketing

Tel: +971 56 179 5291

[email protected]

Note to editors:

Afridi &

Angell

Founded in 1975,

Afridi & Angell is a full-service UAE law firm in its fifth decade at the

forefront of the legal community. From the beginning, our hallmarks have been a

commitment to quality, unsurpassed knowledge of the law and the legal

environment, and crafting of innovative business solutions. Licensed in the

three largest Emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah as well as the Dubai

International Financial Centre, our practice areas include banking and finance;

corporate and commercial law; arbitration and litigation; construction; real

estate; infrastructure projects; energy; project finance; maritime (wet and

dry); and employment. The firm advises local, regional and global clients

ranging in size and sophistication from start-ups, sole proprietorships,

family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs and investors to some of the world's

largest public and private companies, governments and quasi-government

institutions. Afridi & Angell is the exclusive member firm in the UAE of

top legal networks and associations, most notably Lex Mundi, the world's

leading network of independent law firms, and World Services Group.