Shortlist 2024

In-House Team of the Year

AG MELCO Elevator Co.
Agthia Group PJSC
Aldar Properties PJSC
Alghanim Industries Group
Bahrain Network (BNET)
BEEAH Group
Chalhoub Group
Department of Culture & Tourism
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Emirates Flight Catering Co
Qatar Airways

General Counsel of the Year

Akram Razek (Astellas)
Brooke Marie Lindsay (e& (etisalat))
Dr. Fawaz Alawadhi (Alghanim Industries)
Emma Obrien (Aldar Properties)
Hasan Alkilany (Ministry of Economy)
Iryna Kovalchuk (ZMI Holdings)
Krishan Sinnadurai (Qatar Airways)
Mohamed Rateb Amro (Agthia Group PJSC)
Reham Soliman (Sandoz)
Shaun Johnson (BEEAH Group)

Legal Counsel of the Year

Jean Raffoul (Alghanim Industries)
Tarek Sorour (Nirvana Holding)
Dana Mahdi (Chalhoub Group)

AI Legal Innovator of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota
Clyde & Co 
Greenberg Traurig
Rasma Legal 
Wasel & Wasel
WTS Dhruva Consultants

Arbitrator of the Year

Aarta Alkarimi
Dr. Mahmood Hussain
Sally Kotb
Thomas R. Snider

Award for Business Development and Client Focus

Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Greenberg Traurig
Hadef & Partners
HFW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Nesochi Udogu
Vialto Partners Middle East

Award for Employee Well-Being

Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Baker & McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Greenberg Traurig
Rasma Legal

Case of the Year

Alfahad & Partners – Alaa Ameen v. Al Mulla Group (Court of Appeal, Kuwait)
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm – Al Samrya Trading & Contracting vs. [healthcare facility] (Court of Cassation, Qatar, 1 January 2024)
Habib Al Mulla & Partners – Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC and Noor Bank PJSC v. NMC, 2021-2023
Primecase – Emirates Hospital Group bankruptcy restructuring (Case 235/2024, Court of Appeal)
Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners – Case No. 403+503/2023 (Court of Cassation, Qatar))
AlMaghthawi & Partners – Joy Professional (IP Tribunal, KSA)
Galadari Advocates – Commercial Enforcement No. 1270/2024 (Court of Dubai)
Horizons & Co – Case No. 20/2021 – Commercial Banks (UAE, Court of Appeal) 
KBH Limited – Proceeding No. TCD-001-2020 (DIFC)
M&Co Legal – Case No. 1165/2023 (Court of Commercial Cassation, Dubai)

Deal of the Year

Alfahad & Partners – Aviation Lease & Finance Co KSCP asset sale
Baker McKenzie – Affinity Holdings sale of GCC healthcare business to Alpha GCC Holdings
Cleary Gottlieb – Sale of OCI NV’s equity stake in Fertiglobe plc
Greenberg Traurig – Establishing and managing Esports World Cup 
Hadef & Partners – Q Holding PSC acquisition of ADNEC, Modon Properties, and other
Helmy Hamza & Partners (Baker & McKenzie) – AMEA Power’s development and financing of 500MW wind farm in Gulf of Suez
Norton Rose Fulbright – US 2 billion financing of Abu Dhabi Water Treatment and Transportation System

Dispute Resolution Team of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Al Rashidi Al Nabhani Al Abri & Co
Charles Russell Speechlys 
Galadari Advocates
Habib Al Mulla & Partners 
Horizons & Co
KBH Limited 
M& Co
OGH Legal
Reed Smith

Employment Law Team of the Year

Dentons
Afridi & Angell
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Galadari Advocates
HFW
KBH
Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners

Expert of the Year

Ahmed Galadari (Galadari & Associates)
Ali Al Zarooni (Horizons & Co)
Dr. Ahmed Al-Shorbagy (Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group)
Mohamed Gouja (Parley Parsons)
Mohammad Zaidan (Primecase)
Saad Hegazy (Resolve International)

International Team of the Year

Wefaq Law Firm
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
M&Co Legal
Soliman, Hashish & Partners
Sultan Al Abdulla & Partners

Law Firm of the Year

Afridi & Angell
Bird & Bird
Charles Russel Speechlys
Cleary Gottlieb
Clyde & Co
Hadef & Partners
Norton Rose Fulbright
OGH Legal
Stephenson Harwood
CMS

Legal Personality of the Year

Linda Fitz Alan
Ayman Khaleq
Bushra Ahmed
Lori Baker
Sarah Mahood
Sara Sheffield
Rania Tadros
Umar Azmeh
Mohamed Amro
Melissa Murray

LexisNexis Rule of Law Award

Bader Alqellaish (Founder & CEO, Wefaq Law Firm)
Qatar International Court & Dispute Resolution Centre
Lori Baker (Director of Data Protection, DIFC)
Willminds LLC

Lifetime Contribution Award

Anders Nilsson (Managing Partner, Bird & Bird)
DK Singh (Managing Partner, KBH)
Dr. Anwar Al Fuzaie (Partner, Al-Yaqout & Al-Fuzain Legal Group)
Ghassan El Daye (Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys)
Ian Edge (Independent Arbitrator / Legal Expert / Legislative Advisor)
Jonathon Silver (Partner, Clyde & Co)
Linda Fitz-Alan (Registrar & Chief Executive, ADGM Courts)
Mohamed Hashish (Founder and Managing Partner, Shand Partners)
Patrick Gearon FCIarb (Head of CRS Middle East, Charles Russell Speechlys)
Stephen Kelly (Shareholder and Co-Head of Real Estate, Greenberg Traurig)
Ziad Galadari (Founder, Galadari Advocates)

Tax Team of the Year

Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Wasel & Wasel
Z&Co

The Advocate’s Award

Alfahad & Partners
AlMaghthawi & Partners
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Galadari Advocates
M&Co
Mashael Al Sulaiti Law Firm
OGH
Primecase
Said Al Shahry & Partners (SASLO)