The Legalcommunity MENA Awards event celebrates the excellence of in-house legal departments and private practice lawyers in the Middle East and North Africa.
The award ceremony acknowledges the best in-house lawyers and teams of the country who stood out in the market, showing great skills and abilities in managing complex issues.
PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES
Law Firm of the Year
Lawyer of the Year
Law Firm of the Year Arbitration
Lawyer of the Year Arbitration
Law Firm of the Year Banking & Finance
Lawyer of the Year Banking & Finance
Law Firm of the Year Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Lawyer of the Year Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Law Firm of Year Competition & Antitrust
Lawyer of Year Competition & Antitrust
Law Firm of the Year Energy
Lawyer of the Year Energy
Law Firm of the Year Infrastructure & Constructions
Lawyer of the Year Infrastructure & Constructions
Law Firm of the Year Insolvency & Restructuring
Lawyer of the Year Insolvency & Restructuring
Law Firm of the Year Insurance
Lawyer of the Year Insurance
Law Firm of the Year IP & TMT
Lawyer of the Year IP & TMT
Law Firm of the Year Labour
Lawyer of the Year Labour
Law Firm of the Year Oil & Gas
Lawyer of the Year Oil & Gas
Law Firm of the Year Litigation
Lawyer of the Year Litigation
Law Firm of the Year Corporate M&A
Lawyer of the Year Corporate M&A
Law Firm of the Year Real Estate
Lawyer of the Year Real Estate
Law Firm of the Year Tax
Professional of the Year Tax
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
In-house Team Of The Year
In-house Counsel Of The Year
In-house Team Of The Year Automotive & Transport
In-house Counsel Of The Year Automotive & Transport
In-house Team Of The Year Banks
In-house Counsel Of The Year Banks
In-house Team Of The Year Finance
In-house Counsel Of The Year Finance
In-house Team Of The Year Chemical & Pharmaceutical
In-house Counsel Of The Year Chemical & Pharmaceutical
In-house Team Of The Year Consumer Goods Manufacturing
In-house Counsel Of The Year Consumer Goods Manufacturing
In-house Team Of The Year E-Commerce & Retail
In-house Counsel Of The Year E-Commerce & Retail
In-house Team Of The Year Energy
In-house Counsel Of The Year Energy
In-house Team Of The Year Fashion & Luxury
In-house Counsel Of The Year Fashion & Luxury
In-house Team Of The Year Food & Beverage
In-house Counsel Of The Year Food & Beverage
In-house Team Of The Year Infrastructure & Constructions
In-house Counsel Of The Year Infrastructure & Constructions
In-house Team Of The Year Insurance
In-house Counsel Of The Year Insurance
In-house Team Of The Year Oil & Gas
In-house Counsel Of The Year Oil & Gas
In-house Team Of The Year Real Estate
In-house Counsel Of The Year Real Estate
In-house Team Of The Year TMT
In-house Counsel Of The Year TMT
Inhouse Team Of The Year Travel & Tourism
Inhouse Counsel Of The Year Travel & Tourism
PROGRAM OF THE NIGHT
18:15 CHECK-IN
18:35 WELCOME COCKTAIL
19:15 DIALOGUE
TRANSFORMATION, DIGITALISATION AND LOCALISATION
The Future of Legal Services in MENA
SPEAKERS
Abdullah Al Farha, Senior Governance Consultant
Mohamed Thabet, General Counsel, Siemens Energy KSA
MODERATOR
Matteo Grassani, Group General Counsel, Zahid Group
20:00 AWARDS CEREMONY
21:00 SEATED DINNER
LEGALCOMMUNITY MENA AWARDS
5th Edition
ART. 1 – Promoter, purpose and period of validity:
It is an initiative promoted by LC Publishing Group, (legalcommunitymena.com), with the purpose, among other things, of stimulating competitiveness amongst law firms and lawyers, in house lawyers and inhouse teams, focus on different practice and industry area and recognize the excellence of the private practice and in-house lawyers, firms and in-house teams.
The Initiative is governed by the rules indicated below.
ART. 2 – Rules for participation and selection: participation in the Initiative is reserved for lawyers in private practice / law firms and in-house lawyers/in-house lawyer teams:
o Working in the Middle East and North Africa;
o Working on the Middle East and North Africa Market from abroad.
Candidates will be preliminarily identified through submission forms (the deadline for entry submissions is 30th of August), together with a research process carried out by legalcommunitymena.com research team. References from clients and peers will be very valuable. Finalists could be included in one or more categories.
A list of finalist for each category will be published as a result of the intelligence process on 19th of September. The Jury members will be the only ones responsible for the final assessment.
PHASES TO SELECT THE FINALISTS
First phase: All submissions received will be examined by a legalcommunitymena.com research team.
The submission form should focus mainly on the main matters carried out during last 12 months. If any information on the submission is confidential, please indicate so. However, any information provided will not be disclosed without the prior authorization of the firm or lawyer, or in-house team or in-house lawyer.
During the market research, both data provided by the law firms, lawyers, in-house team and in-house lawyer in the submissions and the information gathered by the market as a result of the intelligence process will be taken into consideration.
Second phase: Jury voting / Winner selection
The winners per category will be selected by the Jury and announced on the Gala night.
Legalcommunitymena.com will convene a jury that will be comprised of a selected group of people from the Legalcommunitymena.com newsroom with a good understanding of the sector as a representation of the market.
The winners will be determined by the votes of the jury.
ART. 3 – Communication of the finalists and winners: the list of finalists for each of categories will be published on the legalcommunitymena.com website on September 19th. However, the winners will be announced during the gala that will take place in the city of Cairo on 21st of November 2024 (the location of the event will be indicated on our website).
ART. 4 – Award ceremony: Winners will be announced for each of the categories during the Gala ceremony. The award will not have a financial value, since it is a public recognition of purely symbolic nature. The award will be given to the best finalist by category, who will have to personally attend the Gala and collect it.
For the purpose of collecting the prize, the presence of the winner for the individual categories and/or at least one management representative of the winning team will be mandatory. In case of not being present at the ceremony, it will be considered as a waiver and will be passed to the second best scored.
Legalcommunity.ch authorizes the finalists and winners to use the image rights linked to the “Legalcommunity MENA Awards – 2025 edition”.
To take part to the research process, you can download the submission form at the following link and send it by e- mail to: vincenzo.rozzo@lcpublishinggroup.com, guido.santoro@lcpublishinggroup.com, elizaveta.chesnokova@lcpublishinggroup.com within the 27th of June 2025
To participate to the event please send an email to chiara.seghi@lcpublishinggroup.com
For more information about the event send an email to chiara.rasarivo@lcpublishinggroup.com
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Jurisera
Khodeir & Partners
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan Partners
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
White & Case
Youssef + Partners
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Dr. Amr Abbas – Matouk Bassiouny
Ahmed Abdelhakeem – Matouk Bassiouny
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Susie Abdel-Nabi – Clyde & Co
Yousriya Abu-Elezz – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal
Essam Al Tamimi – Al Tamimi & Company
Nader Al Awadhi – GLA & Company
Yousef Al-Jadaan – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Gareer Ali – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Mohamed Dikna – Zahaf & Partners
Mohamed El Khatib – Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Rana El Nahal – GLA & Company
Ziad Gadalla -White & Case
Mahmood Hussain – M&CO Legal
Rita Jaballah – Al Tamimi & Company
Tariq Khan – M&CO Legal
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Mohamed Sallam – Matouk Bassiouny
Mohamed Sameh Amr – Amr & Partners Law Firm
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim A. Youssef – Youssef + Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Ali & Co.
Alfahad & Partners
Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dentons
Derayah LLPC
Dreny & Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners in co-operation with Baker McKenzie
Jurisera
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding Law Firm
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons Middle East
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Mahmoud Abdel-Baky – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Randa Abousleiman – Abousleiman & Partners
Christian Adams – Latham & Watkins LLP
Salman Ahmed – Trowers & Hamlins
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Yasser Alhussain – AS&H Clifford Chance
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Umera Ali – Simmons & Simmons Middle East
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Qasim Aslam – Dentons
Robin Balmer – CMS
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC
Graham Brewer – Clifford Chance
Abdallah El Shehaby – Jurisera
Motaz El Dreny – Dreny & Partners
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Raghda ElQabbage – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Sherif El Hosseny – Matouk Bassiouny
Omar El Sayed – Linklaters
Mostafa El Zeky – Shalakany Law Office
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ahmed Haggag – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Husam Hourani- Al Tamimi & Company
Alec Johnson – White & Case
Qudeer Latif – Clifford Chance
Paul Latto – Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
Amar Meher – Addleshaw Goddard
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Nour Osama – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Bilal Rana – Ashurst Law Firm
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Karima Seyam – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Karim Wali – Khoshaim & Associates
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
A&O Shearman
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dardiry & Partners
Dentons
Dreny & Partners
Greenberg Traurig
Linklaters
Khoshaim & Associates
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Mazghouny & Co
Meysan Partners
MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Norton Rose Fullbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata and Partners
SuhailPartners
Zulficar & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Lama Abou Ali – Meysan
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Norah AlOnayz – SuhailPartners LLP
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Nathaniel Armstrong – Dentons
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Khaled El Dardiry – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Ibrahim ElMessery – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Emad El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Jonathan Fried – Linklaters
Mohamed Galal – Matouk Bassiouny
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Said Hanafi – MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Samar Jrade – Meysan
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Nour Shehata – Shehata and Partners
Alex Roussos – Greenberg Traurig
Karima Seyam – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Pawel Szaja – Greenberg Traurig
Tarek Yehya – Meysan
Anwar Zeidan – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
GLA&CO
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Asad Ahmad – GLA&CO
Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners
Dr. Mohamed El Degwy – Matouk Bassiouny
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Farida Sameh Banany – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Christopher Webb – Al Tamimi & Company
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Baker Boff
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Charles Russell Speechlys
Dentons
Eltumi Partners
Eversheds Sutherland
GLA & Company
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Matouk Bassiouny
Mazghouny & Co
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Mohamed Al-Hamali – Zahaf & Partners
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Boff
Khaled Asfour – Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Radwa Elderwy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Donia El-Mazghouny – Mazghouny & Co
Tarek Eltumi – Eltumi Partners
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Ziad Gadalla – White & Case
Lamyaa Gadelhak – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Patrick Gearon FCIArb – Charles Russell Speechlys
Mohamed A Ghannam – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Dani Kabbani – Eversheds Sutherland
Malak Khalil – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Amgad Nagi – Matouk Bassiouny
Taya Pirinis – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Addleshaw Goddard
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Freshfields
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Trowers & Hamlins
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Sadeem Abdelsalam – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Faisal Abdulhameed Al Sarraf – ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Richard Goodfellow – Addleshaw Goddard
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha – Clifford Chance
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Hannah Mahran – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Abdulhaq Mohammed – Trowers & Hamlins
Fagr Muheb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Michelle Nelson – Rock Rose Legal
Peter Somekh – DLA Piper
Saleh Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Alfahad & Partners
Ali & Co.
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
DWF
Etihad Law Firm
GLA & Company
HFW
Legalia Law Office
Pinsent Masons
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Ahmed Adib – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Abdulhadi AlShimaryAlShimary – Etihad Law Firm
Mark Beswetherick – Clyde & Co
Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co
Brian Boahene – DWF
Mariam Choukri – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Zahraa Diyaa – Etihad Law Firm
Abderahman ElSherif – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Sam Wakerley – HFW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Ali & Co.
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
HFW
Ince
Kennedys
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Nora Al Muhamad – Gateley Middle East
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Amr Baggatto – Matouk Bassiouny
Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co
Peter Hodgins – Clyde & Co
Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
A&O Shearman
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Etihad Law Firm
Hafez and Partners
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Smart Counsel
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
Ahmed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Wefak Alkabour – Smart Counsel
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Roham Dalaei – Bayan Emrooz International Law Firm
Mohamed Eldib – Eldib & Co
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Menna ElSherif – Matouk Bassiouny
Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Essam – Matouk Bassiouny
Sara Holder – Rouse
Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird
Jon Parker – Gowling WLG
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Aliaa S. Zaky – Matouk Bassiouny
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Aya Yassin – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Darah Zakaria – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
Al Tamimi & Company
Bennani & Associés
Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Clyde & Co
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
M. Nasser & Partners
Matouk Bassiouny
Riad & Riad
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
Zamakhchary & Co
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR
Mohammed Aldhabaan – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Abdullah A. Alsaleh – Alsaleh, Alsahli & Partners
Dalia Abdel Ghany – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Retaj Aledrecy – Zahaf & Partners
Gordon Barr – Al Tamimi & Company
Arezki Djadour – AD Advisory Firm
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
MarwaFarouk – Shalakany Law Office
Tamer Fawki – Matouk Bassiouny
Lina Fassi-Fihri – Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Hamid Harasani – Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Nada Khaled – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohsin Khan – Al Tamimi & Company
Alia Monieb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ayman Nour – Al Tamimi & Company
Christiana O’Connell-Schizas – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohmaed Oulkhouir – CWA
Eman Riad – Riad & Riad
Rawan Roshdy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mourad Seghir- Bennani & Associés
Ibrahim Shehata – Shehata and Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
A&O Shearman Egypt
A&O Shearman UAE
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Ashurst
Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
King & Spalding
Khoshaim & Associates
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Shalakany Law Office
Shahid Law Firm
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Asad Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Dan Feldman – King & Spalding
Simon Fraser – King & Spalding
Nazih Abdul Hameed – Al Markaz law firm
Judith Kim – A&O Shearman
Ayman Helmy Nada – Al Markaz Law Firm
Renad Younes – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Majid Al-Sheikh – Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance
Heba Anwar Raslan – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Alfahad & Partners
Alem & Associates
ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
A&O Shearman
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
Hadef & Partners
Hafez and Partners
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Hassan Radhi & Associates
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding
Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan
OGH Legal
Rizkana & Partners
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata & Partners
SuhailPartners
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The Law Office of Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad and Partners
Youssef & Partners
Z&Co
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
James Abbott – CMS
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Sultan M. Al-Abdulla – Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners
Fayez Al-Fadhli – ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Abdulaziz H Al Fahad – King & Spalding
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Fadel Al-Fathaly – Zahaf & Partners
Abdullah Al-Hashim – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Abdulrahman Al-Houti – Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Yousef Al-Jadaan – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Mohammed Al-Mehdar – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Mujahid Al-Sawwaf – Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Said Al Shahry – Said Al-Shahry & Partners
Abdullah Al Tamimi – Al Tamimi & Company
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Sultan Almasoud – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Abdullah Al Obaidli – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Saud Alromi – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Nasser Alrubayyi – Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Abdulwahid Alulama – White & Case
Khalifah Al Yaqout – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ben Cowling – Clyde & Co
Rajaie Kamal Dajani – Dajani & Associates
Salma El Baz – Rizkana & Partners
Abdulla Ziad Galadari – Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Sarah Gonem – Z&Co
Andreas Haberbeck – Derayah LLPC
Ahmed Hafez – Hafez and Partners
Hamid Harasani – Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Abdulrahman Juma - Hadef & Partners
Adli Hammad – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Sherif Hikal – OGH Legal
Amani Khalifa – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Ghaleb Mahmassani – Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
F. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny
Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hassan Ali Radhi – Hassan Radhi & Associates
Waleed Rasromani – Linklaters
Hazim Rizkana – Rizkana & Partners
Tarek Saad – BLK Partners
Nour Shehata – Shehata & Partners
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim Youssef – Youssef & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Alfahad & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Asafo & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Clyde & Co
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Etihad Law Firm
Freshfields
GLA & Company
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Hafez and Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
Latham & Watkins
Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts LLP)
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
SuhailPartners LLP
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
White & Case
Zahaf & Partners
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law
Zarhouni Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Ahmed Abdelgawad – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC
Faisal Adnan Baassiri – Ashurst Law Firm
Prevez Akhtar – Freshfields
Ghada AlAbdulwahab – SuhailPartners LLP
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Fares AlHejailan – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Majid Alsheikh – AS&H Clifford Chan
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Foued Bourabiat – ADNA
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Scott Campbell – Linklaters
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Emad El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Ibrahim ElGengehy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Ashraf Elibrachy – Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Moataz El Mahdy – Shalakany Law Office
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mostafa El Zeky – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Essam – Matouk Bassiouny
MariamFahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Ghannam – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Shadi Haroon – Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts LLP)
Hanadi Jamjoom – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Yasser Hashem – Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law – Attorneys At Law
Chadi Hourani – Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Patrick Larrivé – Asafo & Co.
Mansoor Jamal Malik – Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co (AMJ)
Hussein Marei – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Guy Norman – AS&H Clifford Chance
Omar Rashid – AS&H Clifford Chance
Jacqueline Saad – Shahid Law Firm
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Nadyn Saleh – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Hani Sarie-Eldin – Sarie Eldin & Partners
Alain Sfeir – Clyde & Co
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Ragy Soliman – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohsin Suleman – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Mahmud Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Yassir Zarhouni – Zarhouni Law Firm
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Gide Cuatrecasas
Hadef & Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
King & Spalding
Legal Advisors Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
M&CO Legal
Matouk Bassiouny
MAS LAW
Norton Rose Fullbright
Trowers & Hamlins
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Majid Al-Sheikh – AS&H Clifford Chance
Linda Alhmoud – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Shaimaa Abdelhakim – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Marwa Farouk – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Marya Mufti – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Susheela Rivers – DLA Piper
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Andrew Thomson – Al Tamimi & Company
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Alexis Waller – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX
AS&H Clifford Chance Chance
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Co
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti
GLA & Company
King & Spalding
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Obeid & Partners
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR TAX
Heba Gedwar – Zahaf & Partners
Shiraz Khan – Al Tamimi & Co.
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ahmed Mostafa – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Julien Nouchi – Gide Loyrette Nouel
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Dounia Semlali Farah – Garrigues
Mayar Sharafeldin – Matouk Bassiouny
Ton van Doremalen – DLA Piper
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Abu Dhabi Airports
Air Arabia
ASMO
COFICAB Group
DP World
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Emirates Group
Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Rail
flydubai
General Motors
Mercedes-Benz
Michelin
Nissan Motor Corporation
Petromin Corporation
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
Suzuki
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Mohannad Abozaghla – General Motors
Raed Al-Saadouni – ASMO
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Nadir Ammari – Michelin
Maha Driss Menjour – COFICAB Group
Mohammed Jamil – Petromin Corporation
Michelle Johnson – flydubai
Stacey Kennedy – Nissan Motor Corporation
Iftikhar Khan – Abu Dhabi Airports
Osama Romeih – Air Arabia
Marwa Saleh – Mercedes-Benz
Olivier Schwartz – DP World
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
Neil Thompson – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKS
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Al Masraf
alrajhi bank
Attijariwafa Bank
Banque Du Caire
Banque Misr
Commercial International Bank
Emirates NBD
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mashreq Bank
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Riyad Bank
Saudi EXIM Bank
Social Development Bank
The Saudi National Bank
Waha Capital
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKS
Razi .A.Q. Heyasat – Al Masraf
Mohammed Abdullah Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Arwa Alhussain – The Saudi National Bank
Nimer Basbous – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ahmed El Sayed El Hadidi – Saudi National Bank
Mahinour Seif Eldin – Beltone
Mohamed Hashem – Banque Du Caire
Ahmed Hussein Zekry – Banque Misr
Akram Korany – The Saudi National Bank
Omar M Alyousef – Social Development Bank
Marouf M. Shweikeh – Mashreq Bank
Laura Mohamed – Commercial International Bank
Ahmed Rabie Al-Rowaili – Riyad Bank
Yaser Ramah – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ragy Riad – Emirates NBD
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
ADQ
Algihaz Holding
Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
Beltone financial
EY
Geidea
IGI Holding
KPMG SLC
Maseera Holding
Raya Holding for Financial Investments
SAB
Saudi EXIM Bank
Social Development Bank
Tanmeyah Micro Enterprise Services
Technoram
The Arab Energy Fund
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
Visa
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Amr Abdelrahim – KPMG SLC
Haneen Abdulwahab AlFayez – SAB
Mohammed Abdullah Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Mostafa Al-Benawy – Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
AbdelKareem Al Kadomi – Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
Moied Alhussain – The Arab Energy Fund
Salam Atoui – EY
Mohamed Baher – Maseera Holding
Hoor ElMasry – Visa
Mohamed El Sherkawi – Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Ahmed Elsefey – The Arab Energy Fund
Moataz Hussein – IGI Holding
Omar M Alyousef – Social Development Bank
Rana Soliman – Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Paul Myers – Waha Capital
Rabie Omar – Technoram Holding
Marwa El Khodary – The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
AstraZeneca
Bayer Middle East
Ecolab
El Ezaby Pharmacy
Evergrow Group
Gennecs Pharmaceuticals
Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries – JULPHAR PJSC
Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Merck
MSD
NMC Healthcare
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Salehiya Healthcare
Sandoz Pharma
SIPCHEM
TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE
Sara Abdelaziz – Novartis
Mohamed Adel – Salehiya Healthcare
Dr. Khaled Aswad – SIPCHEM
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
Dina Elhussieny – Novartis
Noha Hassan – Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Ahmed Kamal – Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries – JULPHAR PJSC
Hoda Nafee – Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Riham Naim – Novartis
Mahmoud Rady – Ecolab
Reham Soliman – Sandoz Pharma
Heba Soltan – El Ezaby Pharmacy
Matthew Wells – NMC Healthcare
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Beiersdorf
Coca-Cola HBC
Edita Food Industries
Evergrow Group
Evyap Egypt
HSA Group
PepsiCo
Philip Morris International
Signify
Unilever Egypt
Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Xylem
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Lara Ababneh – Beiersdorf Middle East
Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE
Dina Aboelela – Unilever Egypt
Eslam Aly – Coca-Cola HBC
Yara A. AlZouman – PepsiCo
Moustafa Elbadrawi – Signify
Mohamed Ezz Elden Osama – Coca-Colca HBC
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Mahmoud Mahrous – Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Sarah Raouf – PepsiCo
Mahmoud Shaarawy – HSA Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Amazon
ArpuPlus
Careem
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
Groupon
L’Oréal
Majid Al Futtaim
Namshi.com
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim
Aanchal Chaturvedi – Amazon
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Madhumita Chowdhury – Namshi.com
Hannah Kennett – Careem
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Khaled Talal – Majid Al Futtaim
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
EDF
ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
ENGIE
Enppi
Fortescue
Hassan Allam Holding
Infinity Energy
Infinity Power
Karm Solar
Maridive Group
Petrojet
PICO Energy
Sapesco
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Power Procurement Company
SLB
SEC
Siemens Energy
TAQA Group
Veolia
Zahid Group
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Sebastien Bernard – EDF
Fernando Duarte – SLB
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy
Nourhan Ghareeb – Infinity Power
Matteo Grassani – Zahid Group
Aljawharah Hussain Alassaf – Saudi Power Procurement Company
Florian Koemm – Siemens Energy
George Mullin – TAQA Group
Najlaa Omar – Veolia
Yomna Semary – Siemens Energy
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Mohamed Wafik – Siemens Energy
Mostafa Wahsh – Saudi Electricity Company
Ahmed Zedan – ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Chalhoub
Damas Jewellery
ELIE SAAB
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
L’Oréal
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Nada Boutros- Chalhoub
Anas Ibrahim – Damas Jewellery
Tarek Riachy – ELIE SAAB
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Agthia Group
Alain Foods
Almarai
Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Canal Sugar
Danone Egypt
Edita Food Industries
Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages
Louis Dreyfus Company
Nestlé
PepsiCo
Talabat
WADI Group
Al Ahram Beverages Company
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Yara A. AlZouman – PepsiCo
Sylvia Amin – Al Ahram Beverages Company
Mohammad Amro – Agthia Group
Mohamed El Tawela – Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Salma El Neklawy – WADI Group
Khaled Ghazy – Canal Sugar
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
Mohamed Shalaby – Nestlé
Rana Shiekha – Nestlé
Ahmed Talaat – Danone Egypt
Massimiliano Talli – Louis Dreyfus Company
Spyros Zampelis – Almarai
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Al Hamra Group
Alstom
Innovo Group
InterCement
ASGC Egypt
CEMEX
Diriyah Company
Eaton
Egyptian Steel
EMAAR
EZZSTEEL
FCC Construcción
Hassan Allam Holding
KONE
Madinet Masr
Ma’aden
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Rowad
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Lilihane Atlam – Innovo Group
Béatrice Carreira – Alstom
Karim El Dardiry – Eaton
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Ahmed Gamal – Rowad
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Mohammed Nabil – InterCement
Michael Naroz – ASGC Egypt
Pablo Seijas Ameijide – FCC Construcción
Mohamed Selim – Egyptian Steel
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Waleed Shoukry – EZZSTEEL
Yazid Tamimi – Diriyah Company
Pier Terblanche – Ma’aden
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Allianz Egypt
AXA Egypt
Bupa Global
Chubb
Kaf Insurance
Libano-Suisse Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
MetLife
Salama Takaful Insurance
Saudi EXIM Bank
Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Mohammed Abdullah Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Ahmed Abul-Saoud – MetLife
Ahmed Aly – Mada Insurance
Adel Anwar – Bupa Global
Khaled Barakar – Salama Takaful Insurance
Samy Dakhly – Allianz Egypt
Ramy El khattam – Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
Amr Radwan – Chubb
Mohamed Shousha – AXA Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company
ADNOC Group
Aramco
DLNG Service
EGAS
Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
Intro Group
Kuwait Energy Egypt
Modern Drilling Co.
Natgas
NESR
PICO Energy
SEGAS
Shell
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Nabeel A. Al Mansour – Aramco
Yara Dawoud – Kuwait Energy Egypt
Danielle Delbridge – ADNOC Group
Mohamed Diab – Naftogaz of Ukraine
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy
Karim Lashen – Modern drilling company
Taher Mostafa – Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
Waleed Shebl – ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al Hamra Group
Capital Group Properties
EMAAR
Hassan Allam Holding
IMKAN Misr
KAFD
Mountain View
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Signal Real Estate
TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Ayman Alawad – KAFD
Mohamed Atef – Mountain View
Mohamed El Hennawy – TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’ S.A.E
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Tamer Elwakeel – Mountain View
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT
ABB
ArpuPlus
Dentsu
Dsquares
Dubizzle Egypt
E health subsidiary of E finance investment group
e&
Gartner
Huawei
IBM
Luxoft
Microsoft
OOREDOO TUNISIA
Orange
OSA
OSN
Property Finder
Qiddiya
Samsung Electronics Egypt
Samsung Gulf Electronics
StarzPlay
stc
Telecom Egypt
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TMT
Eman Abdelrahman – Dentsu
Mathad Alajmi – stc
Abdel Aziz Zaki – Samsung Electronics Egypt
Lina Baraka – Dubizzle Egypt
Omar Barraj – MBC Group
Daniel Brown – Microsoft
Omar Elsayed – Qiddiya
Ahmed Gaafar- Huawei
Rania Gharib – Orange
Yosr Hamza – Gartner
Marcus Handley – StarzPlay
Brooke Lindsay – e&
Senda Maaouia – Orange Tunisie
Mahmoud Mahadeen – Samsung Gulf Electronics
Mariam Negm – Dsquares
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Fiona Robertson – OSN
Ramy Saleh – ABB
Mohamed Salim – Telecom Egypt
Hossam Shakweer – Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
Natasha Ziabkina – Luxoft
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TRAVEL & TOURISM
Abu Dhabi Airport Company
Air Arabia
Al Hamra Group
Concorde Hotels & Resorts
Cruise Saudi
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Egyptian Airports Company
Emirates Group
Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Rail
flydubai
Four Seasons Cairo
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Saudia Technic
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TRAVEL & TOURISM
Sahia Ahmad – Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Mohammed N. Alshaiban Alsaied – Saudia Technic
Hani Gharbawi – Cruise Saudi
Michelle Johnson – flydubai
Iftikhar Khan – Abu Dhabi Airport Company
Osama Romeih – Air Arabia
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
Neil Thompson – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra Group
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Ali & Co.
A&O Shearman
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Baker McKenzie
Baker Botts
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
DLA Piper
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Jurisera
Khodeir & Partners
Latham & Watkins
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan
Trowers & Hamlins
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
James Abbott – CMS
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Mohamed Abdel Wahab- Zulficar & Partners
Essam Al Tamimi-Al Tamimi & Company
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Haytham ALI – Ali & Co.
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Botts
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Jonathan Collier – Pinsent Masons
Ahmed El Sharkawy- Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Abdallah El Shehaby – Jurisera
F. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Ibrahim Shehata – Shehata and Partners
Karim A. Youssef – Youssef + Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR – ARBITRATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Jurisera
Khodeir & Partners
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
White & Case
Youssef + Partners
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Dr. Amr Abbas – Matouk Bassiouny
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Susie Abdel-Nabi – Clyde & Co
Nader Al Awadhi – GLA & Company
Yousef Al-Jadaan – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Haytham ALI – Ali & Co.
Nasser Alrubayyi – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Mohamed Dikna – Zahaf & Partners
Mohamed El Khatib – Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Ziad Gadalla -White & Case
Rita Jaballah – Al Tamimi & Company
Tariq Khan – M&CO Legal
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Mohamed Sameh Amr – Amr & Partners Law Firm
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim A. Youssef – Youssef + Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Addleshaw Goddard
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Alfahad & Partners
Al Kamel Law Office
Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dentons
Derayah LLPC
Dreny & Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners in co-operation with Baker McKenzie
Jurisera
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding Law Firm
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons Middle East
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Mahmoud Abdel-Baky – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Randa Abousleiman – Abousleiman & Partners
Christian Adams – Latham & Watkins UAE
Salman Ahmed – Trowers & Hamlins
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins Saudi Arabia
Yasser Alhussain – AS&H Clifford Chance
Umera Ali – Simmons & Simmons Middle East
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Qasim Aslam – Dentons
Robin Balmer – CMS
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC
Graham Brewer – Clifford Chance
Abdallah El Shehaby – Jurisera
Motaz El Dreny – Dreny & Partners
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Omar El Sayed – Linklaters
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ahmed Haggag – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Husam Hourani- Al Tamimi & Company
Alec Johnson – White & Case
Qudeer Latif – Clifford Chance
Paul Latto – Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Amar Meher – Norton Rose Fulbright
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Bilal Rana – Ashurst Law Firm
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Karim Wali – Khoshaim & Associates
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
A&O Shearman
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dardiry & Partners
Dentons
Dreny & Partners
Greenberg Traurig
Linklaters
Khoshaim & Associates
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Norton Rose Fullbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata and Partners
SuhailPartners
Zulficar & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Lama Abou Ali – Meysan
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Norah AlOnayz – SuhailPartners
Nathaniel Armstrong – Dentons
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Khaled El Dardiry – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
Motaz El Dreny – Dreny & Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Emad El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Jonathan Fried – Linklaters
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Said Hanafi – MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Rafiq Jaffer – Al Tamimi & Company
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Nour Shehata – Shehata and Partners
Alex Roussos – Greenberg Traurig
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Tarek Yehya – Meysan
Anwar Zeidan – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
GLA & Company
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Asad Ahmad – GLA & Company
Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners
Dr. Mohamed El Degwy – Matouk Bassiouny
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Christopher Webb – Al Tamimi & Company
Nadyn Saleh – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Baker Botts
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Charles Russell Speechlys
Dentons
Eltumi Partners
Eversheds Sutherland
GLA & Company
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Mazghouny & Co
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Mohamed Al-Hamali – Zahaf & Partners
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Botts
Khaled Asfour – Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Donia El-Mazghouny – Mazghouny & Co
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Tarek Eltumi – Eltumi Partners
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Ziad Gadalla – White & Case
Lamyaa Gadelhak – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Patrick Gearon FCIArb – Charles Russell Speechlys
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Dani Kabbani – Eversheds Sutherland
Malak Khalil – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ADSERO- Ragy Soliman & Partners
Addleshaw Goddard
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Clifford Chance
Dar Al-Muhama Law Firm
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Freshfields
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Trowers & Hamlins
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR – INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Faisal Abdulhameed Al Sarraf – ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Faisal Alsarraf – ASAM & Partners – Alsarraf, Almutawa & Partners
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Richard Goodfellow – Addleshaw Goddard
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha – Clifford Chance
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Abdulhaq Mohammed – Trowers & Hamlins
Michelle Nelson – Rock Rose Legal
Peter Somekh – DLA Piper
Saleh Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Alfahad & Partners
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
DWF
Etihad Law Firm
GLA & Company
HFW
Legalia Law Office
Pinsent Masons
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Ahmed Adib – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Faisal Alfahad – Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners Counsultants & Attorneys
Abdulhadi AlShimaryAlShimary – Etihad Law Firm
Mark Beswetherick – Clyde & Co
Brian Boahene – DWF
Zahraa Diyaa – Etihad Law Firm
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Sam Wakerley – HFW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
HFW
Ince
Kennedys
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
Nora Al Muhamad – Gateley Middle East
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Amr Baggatto – Matouk Bassiouny
Zeid Hanania – Eversheds Sutherland
Peter Hodgins – Clyde & Co
Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
A&O Shearman
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Etihad Law Firm
Hafez and Partners
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Smart Counsel
LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
Mohammed Aldhabaan – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Wefak Alkabour – Smart Counsel
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Roham Dalaei – Bayan Emrooz International Law Firm
Mohamed Eldib – Eldib & Co
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Menna ElSherif – Matouk Bassiouny
Mohamed Essam – Matouk Bassiouny
Sara Holder – Rouse
Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird
Jon Parker – Gowling WLG
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Darah Zakaria – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
Al Tamimi & Company
Bennani & Associés
Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Clyde & Co
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
M.Nasser & Partners
Matouk Bassiouny
Riad & Riad
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
Zamakhchary & Co
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR
Mohammed Aldhabaan – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International)
Abdullah A. Alsaleh – Alsaleh, Alsahli & Partners
Dalia Abdel Ghany – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Retaj Aledrecy – Zahaf & Partners
Gordon Barr – Al Tamimi & Company
Arezki Djadour – AD Advisory Firm
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
MarwaFarouk – Shalakany Law Office
Lina Fassi-Fihri – Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Tamer Fawki – Matouk Bassiouny
Hamid Harasani – Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Alia Monieb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Christiana O’Connell-Schizas – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohamed Oulkhouir – CWA
Eman Riad – Riad & Riad
Mourad Seghir- Bennani & Associés
Ibrahim Shehata – Shehata and Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
A&O Shearman
Ali & Co.
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Ashurst
Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
King & Spalding
Khoshaim & Associates
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Shalakany Law Office
Shahid Law Firm
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Asad Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Abd El-Aziz El-Gamal – Ali & Co.
Dan Feldman – King & Spalding
Nazih Abdul Hameed – Al Markaz law firm
Judith Kim – A&O Shearman
Ayman Helmy Nada – Al Markaz Law Firm
Renad Younes – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Majid Al-Sheikh – Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance
Heba Anwar Raslan – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Alfahad & Partners
Alem & Associates
Al Kamel Law Office
Ali & Co.
ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
A&O Shearman
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
Hadef & Partners
Hafez and Partners
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Hassan Radhi & Associates
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding
Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan
OGH Legal
Rizkana & Partners
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata & Partners
SuhailPartners
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The Law Office of Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad and Partners
Youssef & Partners
Z&Co
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
James Abbott – CMS
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Sultan M. Al-Abdulla – Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners
Fayez Al-Fadhli – ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Abdulaziz H Al Fahad – King & Spalding
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Fadel Al-Fathaly – Zahaf & Partners
Abdullah Al-Hashim – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Abdulrahman Al-Houti – Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Mohammed Al-Mehdar – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Mujahid Al-Sawwaf – Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Said Al Shahry – Said Al-Shahry & Partners
Abdullah Al Tamimi – Al Tamimi & Company
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Sultan Almasoud – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Saud Alromi – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Nasser Alrubayyi – Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Abdulwahid Alulama – White & Case
Khalifah Al Yaqout – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ben Cowling – Clyde & Co
Tarek Diab – Meysan
Salma El Baz – Rizkana & Partners
Mohamed El Ghatit – OGH Legal
Abd El-Aziz El-Gamal – Ali & Co.
Yasser El-Meligy – Ali & Co.
Abdulla Ziad Galadari – Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Sarah Gonem – Z&Co
Andreas Haberbeck – Derayah LLPC
Ahmed Hafez – Hafez and Partners
Hamid Harasani – Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Abdulrahman Juma - Hadef & Partners
Adli Hammad – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Sherif Hikal – OGH Legal
Mohamed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Amani Khalifa – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Ghaleb Mahmassani – Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
F. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny
Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hazim Rizkana – Rizkana & Partners
Tarek Saad – BLK Partners
Nour Shehata – Shehata & Partners
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim Youssef – Youssef & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA
Al Tamimi & Company
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Bird & Bird
Clyde & Co
Charles Russell Speechlys
CWB
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Gowling WLG
Hadef & Partners
M. Nasser & Partners
Rouse
Saba & Co
Shahid Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons
United Trademark & Patent Services
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA
Mohamed Abdelgawad – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Saba Al Sultani – DLA Piper
Mark Devaney – Abion
James Dunne – Hadef & Partners
Bassel El Turk – Rouse
Mark Hill – The Bench
Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Omar Obeidat – Al Tamimi & Company
Jon Parker – Gowling WLG
Jacqueline Saad – Shahid Law Firm
Minur Suboh – Taylor Wessing
Joycia Young – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Alfahad & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Al Kamel Law Office
Asafo & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Clyde & Co
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Etihad Law Firm
Freshfields
GLA & Company
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Hafez and Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
Latham & Watkins
Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts)
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
SuhailPartners
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
White & Case
Zahaf & Partners
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law
Zarhouni Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Ahmed Abdelgawad – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC
Faisal Adnan Baassiri – Ashurst Law Firm
Prevez Akhtar – Freshfields
Ghada AlAbdulwahab – SuhailPartners
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Fares AlHejailan – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Majid Alsheikh – AS&H Clifford Chan
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Foued Bourabiat – ADNA
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Scott Campbell – Linklaters
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Ashraf Elibrachy – Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Mohamed Ghannam – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Shadi Haroon – Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts)
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Yasser Hashem – Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law – Attorneys At Law
Chadi Hourani – Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Hanadi Jamjoom – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Patrick Larrivé – Asafo & Co.
Mansoor Jamal Malik – Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co (AMJ)
Hussein Marei – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Guy Norman – AS&H Clifford Chance
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Nadyn Saleh – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Hani Sarie-Eldin – Sarie Eldin & Partners
Alain Sfeir – Clyde & Co
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Ragy Soliman – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohsin Suleman – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Mahmud Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Yassir Zarhouni – Zarhouni Law Firm
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Gide Cuatrecasas
Hadef & Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
King & Spalding
Legal Advisors Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
M&CO Legal
MAS LAW
Norton Rose Fullbright
Trowers & Hamlins
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Majid Al-Sheikh – AS&H Clifford Chance
Linda Alhmoud – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Haytham ALI – Ali & Co.
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Marya Mufti – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Susheela Rivers – DLA Piper
Andrew Thomson – Al Tamimi & Company
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Alexis Waller – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX
AS&H Clifford Chance Chance
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti
GLA & Company
King & Spalding
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Obeid & Partners
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR TAX
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Heba Gedwar – Zahaf & Partners
Shiraz Khan – Al Tamimi & Co.
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Julien Nouchi – Gide Loyrette Nouel
Dounia Semlali Farah – Garrigues
Mayar Sharafeldin – Matouk Bassiouny
Ton van Doremalen – DLA Piper
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Al Hamra
Aramco
Bayer Middle East
Edita Food Industries
Hassan Allam Holding
HSA Group
Human Resources Development Fund
NEOM
Novartis
PepsiCo Egypt
SABIC
Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Energy
stc
The Saudi National Bank
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR
Nabeel A. Al Mansour – Aramco
Mathad Alajmi – stc
Riyadh Alhabshan – Human Resources Development Fund
Aljawharah H. Alassaf – Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy UAE
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Akram Korany – The Saudi National Bank
Riham Naim – Novartis
Stefan Ricketts – NEOM
Mahmoud Shaarawy – HSA Group
Naveena Shastri – SABIC
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Mohamed H. Thabet – Siemens Energy
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Abu Dhabi Airports
Air Arabia
ASMO
COFICAB Group
DP World
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Emirates Group
Etihad
Etihad Rail
flydubai
General Motors
Mercedes-Benz Egypt
Michelin
Nissan Motor Corporation
Petromin Corporation
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
Suzuki
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Mohannad Abozaghla – General Motors
Raed Al-Saadouni – ASMO
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Nadir Ammari – Michelin
Maha Driss Menjour – COFICAB Group
Mohammed Jamil – Petromin Corporation
Michelle Johnson – flydubai
Stacey Kennedy – Nissan Motor Corporation
Iftikhar Khan – Abu Dhabi Airports
Osama Romeih – Air Arabia
Marwa Saleh – Mercedes-Benz Egypt
Olivier Schwartz – DP World
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
Neil Thompson – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKS
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Al Masraf
alrajhi bank
Attijariwafa Bank
Banque du Caire
Banque Misr
Commercial International Bank
Emirates NBD
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mashreq Bank
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Riyad Bank
SAB
Saudi EXIM Bank
Social Development Bank
The Saudi National Bank
Waha Capital
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKS
Razi .A.Q. Heyasat – Al Masraf
Mohammed Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Haneen Abdulwahab AlFayez – SAB
Nimer Basbous – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mahinour Seif Eldin – Beltone
Mohamed Hashem – Banque du Caire
Ahmed Hussein Zekry – Banque Misr
Akram Korany – The Saudi National Bank
Omar M Alyousef – Social Development Bank
Marouf M. Shweikeh – Mashreq Bank
Laura Mohamed – Commercial International Bank
Ahmed Alrowaili – Riyad Bank
Yaser Ramah – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ragy Riad – Emirates NBD
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
ADQ
Algihaz Holding
Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
Beltone financial
BlackRock
EY
Geidea
IGI Holding
KPMG SLC
Maseera Holding
Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Tanmeyah Micro Enterprise Services
Technoram
TerraPay
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
The Arab Energy Fund
Visa
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Amr Abdelrahim – McKinsey & Company
AlJowhara AlHouti – BlackRock
AbdelKareem Al Kadomi – Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
Moied Alhussain – The Arab Energy Fund
Salam Atoui – EY
Mohamed Baher – Maseera Holding
Hesham El Deeb – Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
Hoor ElMasry – Visa
Mohamed El Sherkawi – Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Ahmed Elsefey – The Arab Energy Fund
Moataz Hussein – IGI Holding
Rana Soliman – Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Paul Myers – Waha Capital
Rabie Omar – Technoram Holding
Sanaa Teoma – Mortgage Finance Fund
Marwa El Khodary – The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
AstraZeneca
Bayer Middle East
Ecolab
El Ezaby Pharmacy
Evergrow Group
Gennecs Pharmaceuticals
Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Julphar
Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Merck
MSD
NMC Healthcare
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
SABIC
Salehiya Healthcare
Sandoz Pharma
SIPCHEM
TCI Sanmar Chemicals
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals
Sara Abdelaziz – Novartis
Kaki Abdulrahman – Novartis
Mohamed Adel – Salehiya Healthcare
Dr. Khaled Aswad – SIPCHEM
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
Noha Hassan – Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Ahmed Kamal – Julphar
Hoda Nafee – Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Riham Naim – Novartis
Mahmoud Rady – Ecolab
Naveena Shastri – SABIC
Reham Soliman – Sandoz Pharma
Heba Soltan – El Ezaby Pharmacy
Matthew Wells – NMC Healthcare
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Almarai
Beiersdorf
Coca-Cola HBC
Edita Food Industries
Evergrow Group
Evyap Egypt
HSA Group
PepsiCo Egypt
Philip Morris International
Signify
Unilever Egypt
Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Xylem
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Lara Ababneh – Beiersdorf Middle East
Dina Aboelela – Unilever Egypt
Eslam Aly – Coca-Cola HBC
Moustafa Elbadrawi – Signify
Mohamed Ezz Elden Osama – Coca-Colca HBC
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Mahmoud Mahrous – Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
Mahmoud Shaarawy – HSA Group
Spyros Zampelis – Almarai
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Amazon
ArpuPlus
Careem
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
Groupon
L’Oréal
Majid Al Futtaim
Namshi.com
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim
Aanchal Chaturvedi – Amazon
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Madhumita Chowdhury – Namshi.com
Hannah Kennett – Careem
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Khaled Talal – Majid Al Futtaim
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
EDF
ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
ENGIE
Enppi
Fortescue
Hassan Allam Holding
Infinity Energy
Infinity Power
Karm Solar
Maridive Group
Petrojet
PICO Energy
Sapesco
Saudi Electricity Company
Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
SLB
SEC
Siemens Energy
TAQA Group
Veolia
Zahid Group
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Sebastien Bernard – EDF
Fernando Duarte – SLB
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy UAE
Nourhan Ghareeb – Infinity Power
Matteo Grassani – Zahid Group
Aljawharah H. Alassaf – Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
Florian Koemm – Siemens Energy
George Mullin – TAQA Group
Najlaa Omar – Veolia
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Yomna Semary – Siemens Energy
Mohamed H. Thabet – Siemens Energy KSA
Mohamed Wafik – Siemens Energy
Mostafa Wahsh – Saudi Electricity Company
Ahmed Zedan – ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Chalhoub
Damas Jewellery
ELIE SAAB
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
L’Oréal
Louis Vuitton
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Nada Boutros- Chalhoub
Rima El Achkar – Louis Vuitton
Anas Ibrahim – Damas Jewellery
Tarek Riachy – ELIE SAAB
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Agthia Group
Al Ahram Beverages Company
Alain Foods
Almarai
Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Canal Sugar
Danone Egypt
Edita Food Industries
Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages
Louis Dreyfus Company
Nestlé
PepsiCo Egypt
Talabat
WADI Group
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Sylvia Amin – Al Ahram Beverages Company
Mohammad Amro – Agthia Group
Mohamed El Tawela – Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Salma El Neklawy – WADI Group
Khaled Ghazy – Canal Sugar
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
Mohamed Shalaby – Nestlé
Rana Shiekha – Nestlé
Ahmed Talaat – Danone Egypt
Massimiliano Talli – Louis Dreyfus Company
Spyros Zampelis – Almarai
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Al Hamra
Alstom
Aayan developments
Innovo Group
InterCement
ASGC Egypt
CEMEX
Diriyah Company
Eaton
Egyptian Steel
EMAAR
EZZSTEEL
FCC Construcción
Hassan Allam Holding
Madinet Masr
Ma’aden
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Qiddiya
Rowad
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Lilihane Atlam – Innovo Group
Béatrice Carreira – Alstom
Karim El Dardiry – Eaton
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Omar Elsayed – Qiddiya
Ahmed Essam – Aayan developments
Ahmed Hegazi – Aayan developments
Ahmed Gamal – Rowad
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Mohammed Nabil – InterCement
Michael Naroz – ASGC Egypt
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Pablo Seijas Ameijide – FCC Construcción
Mohamed Selim – Egyptian Steel
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Waleed Shoukry – EZZSTEEL
Yazid Tamimi – Diriyah Company
Pier Terblanche – Ma’aden
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Allianz Egypt
AXA Egypt
Bupa Global
Chubb
Insurance Authority
Kaf Insurance
Libano-Suisse Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
MetLife
Salama Takaful Insurance
Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Ahmed Abuamara – Insurance Authority
Ahmed Abul-Saoud – MetLife
Ahmed Aly – Mada Insurance
Adel Anwar – Bupa Global
Khaled Barakar – Salama Takaful Insurance
Samy Dakhly – Allianz Egypt
Ramy El khattam – Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
Amr Radwan – Chubb
Mohamed Shousha – AXA Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company
ADNOC Group
Aramco
DLNG Service
Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
Kuwait Energy Egypt
Modern Drilling Co.
Natgas
NESR
Shell
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Nabeel A. Al Mansour – Aramco
Yara Dawoud – Kuwait Energy Egypt
Danielle Delbridge – ADNOC Group
Mohamed Diab – Naftogaz of Ukraine
Karim Lashen – Modern drilling company
Taher Mostafa – Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
Waleed Shebl – ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al Hamra
Aayan developments
Capital Group Properties
EMAAR
Hassan Allam Holding
IMKAN Misr
KAFD
Madinet Masr
Mountain View
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Signal Real Estate
TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Ayman Alawad – KAFD
Mohamed El Hennawy – TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’ S.A.E
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Tamer Elwakeel – Mountain View
Ahmed Essam – Aayan developments
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Ahmed Hegazi – Aayan developments
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT
ABB
ArpuPlus
Dentsu
Dsquares
Dubizzle Egypt
E health subsidiary of E finance investment group
E&
Gartner
Huawei
IBM
Luxoft
Microsoft
OOREDOO TUNISIA
Orange
OSA
OSN
Property Finder
Qiddiya
Samsung Electronics Egypt
Samsung Gulf Electronics
StarzPlay
stc
Telecom Egypt
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TMT
Eman Abdelrahman – Dentsu
Mathad Alajmi – stc
Abdel Aziz Zaki – Samsung Electronics Egypt
Lina Baraka – Dubizzle Egypt
Omar Barraj – MBC Group
Daniel Brown – Microsoft
Omar Elsayed – Qiddiya
Ahmed Gaafar- Huawei
Rania Gharib – Orange
Yosr Hamza – Gartner
Marcus Handley – StarzPlay
Brooke Lindsay – e&
Senda Maaouia – Orange Tunisie
Mariam Negm – Dsquares
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Fiona Robertson – OSN
Ramy Saleh – ABB
Mohamed Salim – Telecom Egypt
Hossam Shakweer – Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
Natasha Ziabkina – Luxoft
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Accenture
Boston Consulting Group
Deloitte
DNV
Gartner
Human Resources Development Fund
Kearney
KPMG Professional Services
McKinsey & Company
PwC Middle East
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Amr Abdelrahim – McKinsey & Company
Riyadh Alhabshan – Human Resources Development Fund
Abobakr Dafalla – Kearney
Francesca Gori – Accenture
Helen Grant – DNV
Abdul Rahman Batakji – Deloitte
Yosr Hamza – Gartner
Santiago Lucero – PwC Middle East
Bassam Oweidat – Boston Consulting Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TOURISM & HOSPITALITY
Al Hamra
Concorde Hotels & Resorts
Cruise Saudi
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Emirates Group
Four Seasons Cairo
Saudia Technic
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TOURISM & HOSPITALITY
Sahia Ahmad – Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Mohammed .N Alshaiban Alsaied – Saudia Technic
Hani Gharbawi – Cruise Saudi
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Al Tamimi & Company
The team provides a seamless global network capability based in the MENA region, consistently advising on high-profile and complex transactions. They are highly recognized by the market and by clients, standing out for their technical excellence and commercial insight.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Botts
The lawyer stands out for her expertise in high-stakes M&A and capital markets transactions across the Kingdom’s energy-transition, oil & gas, mining, and technology sectors, demonstrating precision and strategic insight.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR – ARBITRATION
Youssef + Partners
The team leads Egypt’s arbitration landscape with a strong track record in investment and commercial disputes, recognized for its strategic precision and high success rate.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Nasser Alrubayyi – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
The lawyer is known for confident advisory in international and Saudi arbitration, combining strong expertise with excellent skills and a proven ability to handle complex cross-border disputes.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Dreny & Partners
The team stands out for its management of the most challenging and significant financial transactions in its jurisdiction, with outstanding regulatory and transactional expertise.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
The outstanding lawyer heads a market-leading banking and finance practice in Egypt, providing expert advice on bond issuances, trade finance, and project finance transactions.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS
Mohammed AlDhabaan & Partners Eversheds Sutherland
Recognized as a market-leading capital markets team, they bring extensive experience and a deep understanding of the Saudi market. Their approach seamlessly blends international best practice with local customs and regulatory expectations.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS
Norah Alonayz – SuhailPartners
Renowned for her standout expertise in debt and equity capital markets, she advises issuers and underwriters on complex offerings with precision and foresight. She delivers strategic advice on some of the market’s most significant capital-markets mandates.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
The team stands out for its deep expertise in competition and antitrust matters, advising on complex cases and earning consistent recognition from leading international market players.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners
The highly regarded lawyer brings extensive experience and a proven ability to guide clients through complex transactions, regulatory compliance, and strategic challenges, making him a key asset in competitive markets.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
The legal team brings cross-border strength to the energy sector, combining local insight and international capability to advise major investors on complex regulatory, transactional, and project mandates.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR – ENERGY
Donia El-Mazghouny – Mazghouny & Co
The lawyer is a well-known professional with expertise spanning all aspects of renewables, from development and financing to corporate and regulatory matters, recognized for her ability to navigate complex transactions effectively.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Dar Al-Muhama Law Firm
The team is known for its expertise in construction and engineering law across the Middle East, supporting large-scale infrastructure projects with deep regional knowledge and international experience.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Faisal Alsarraf – ASAM & Partners – Alsarraf, Almutawa & Partners
The lawyer commands a robust infrastructure and construction portfolio, advising on civil, commercial and arbitration frameworks. The lawyer provides advisory services to local and international clients across both the public and private sectors.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
The team is built for the most complex cross-border high-profile restructuring and insolvency disputes. Their profound expertise enables them to guide high-profile operations, delivering innovative solutions.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners Counsultants & Attorneys
With over two decades of experience, the lawyer leads regional restructuring and insolvency mandates, providing strategic guidance that aligns legal frameworks with business goals across multiple jurisdictions.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Clyde & Co
The law firm’s team holds a leading position in the MENA insurance market, with one of the region’s largest and most experienced teams, providing end-to-end advice on coverage, risk management, and major loss disputes.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Zeid Hanania – Eversheds Sutherland
The professional has extensive experience of advising both multinational and domestic clients operating in the insurance market. The lawyer demonstrates exceptional leadership, providing strategic counsel across complex regulatory, transactional, and compliance matters.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR
Shalakany Law Office
With deep local expertise and decades of experience, professionals advise leading corporations on labour compliance, contracts, and disputes, ensuring practical solutions and consistent client trust.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA
Jacqueline Saad – Shahid Law Firm
Recognised for her expertise in life sciences and pharmaceutical law, the professional advises on regulatory compliance, market entry, and M&A in the healthcare sector. Her cross-border insight and industry focus enable clients to navigate licensing, manufacturing, and distribution challenges in the MENA market.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
Shahid Law Firm
The team showcases outstanding capability in complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes, representing corporations and state entities before national and international courts. Known for its strategic precision and advocacy excellence, the professionals excel in both contentious and transactional matters.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
Sherif Hikal – OGH Legal
The lawyer is a veteran litigator in the MENA region, with more than 25 years’ experience, acting in construction, real estate, banking, insolvency and corporate-dispute arenas. He brings deep knowledge of court process and focuses on high-value, complex operations.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Shalakany Law Office
With decades of experience in major mergers and acquisitions, the team guides clients through every step of the process and has been recognized as a market leader for over a century.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
The lawyer brings significant experience advising on joint ventures, M&A, and corporate governance matters in the Egyptian market, with particular strength in healthcare, education, and finance sectors. Clients highlight his commercial awareness and ability to navigate regulatory complexity.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Meysan
The team provides strategic, insightful guidance and demonstrates a strong understanding of complex, high-value matters. It specializes in international disputes, regulatory and government affairs, and represents clients across trade, competition, commercial, and media sectors.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Ali & Co.
The legal team is highly regarded for its advisory and disputes work in the oil and gas industry, providing strategic guidance on upstream, downstream, and cross-border operations across Egypt.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
The team stands out for its proactive real estate practice, combining extensive expertise with international networks to support complex transactions and investment compliance in the real estate sector.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Marya Mufti – Khalid Nassar and Partners
The lawyer excels in real-estate law, supporting major developments, investment structuring, and transactional due diligence across the region. Her practice is grounded in delivering pragmatic legal solutions tailored to land-use, finance, and construction phases of large-scale property projects.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX
Al Tamimi & Company
The team maintains a large bench of experienced lawyers who provide comprehensive advice on all areas of tax, including customs duties and M&A-related tax matters. Their clients span multiple sectors, including construction, technology, and energy.
BEST PRACTICE FINANCIAL LITIGATION
Arkan Legal Consultants
The team combines deep sector insight with technical precision in handling high-value banking and investment disputes. Its ability to align litigation strategy with clients’ financial objectives has earned growing recognition across the MENA region.
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Petromin Corporation
The company’s legal team offers full-spectrum legal services throughout the automotive value chain, supporting strategic growth and maintaining regulatory compliance across global operations.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
The professional leads the in-house legal function for a major national rail-network operator, managing complex legal matters. Her blend of commercial understanding and strong arbitration expertise has transformed the legal team into a strategic partner.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKS
Saudi EXIM Bank
The legal team provides expert legal oversight across export-finance, trade-development deals, and global partnerships, aligning the bank’s legal framework with its mission to elevate Saudi non-oil exports and market access.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKS
Omar Alyousef – Social Development Bank
The professional leads the bank’s legal and governance functions, shaping effective governance frameworks, overseeing major investments, and advancing judicial enforcement tools that strengthen financial sustainability.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
The Arab Energy Fund
The legal team stands out for its sophisticated legal guidance on finance-driven energy investments, blending regulatory precision with strong transactional insight. They provide clear, consistent, and strategic guidance on complex funding arrangements and cross-border financial deals.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Novartis
The legal team leverages strong regulatory, commercial, and compliance expertise to guide pharmaceutical operations, establishing the legal function as a strategic driver of growth and innovation.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
The professional provides expert legal leadership, guiding regulatory approvals, commercial partnerships, and regional compliance programmes. Her role ensures that legal strategy aligns with innovation, market access, and ethical business practices in a heavily regulated industry.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Almarai
The team operates across compliance, governance, and regulatory matters, applying top international practices to enable a major FMCG company to grow and remain resilient to regulatory challenges.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Dina Aboelela – Unilever Egypt
With extensive experience in complex legal matters, she has demonstrated exceptional skills in managing wide-ranging legal operations and is highly proficient in negotiating complex contracts while effectively reducing legal risks.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Siemens Energy
The legal team supports major energy, technology, and infrastructure mandates by providing rigorous legal strategy, expert contract negotiation, and regulatory alignment, ensuring the company achieves transformative objectives across the MENA region.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Matteo Grassani – Zahid Group
The professional drives legal strategy advising on project development, joint ventures, and contract execution across the energy value chain. His commercial-minded approach ensures that legal frameworks enable operational ambition and regulatory alignment.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
ELIE SAAB
With strong leadership at its core, the legal team supports the brand’s growth through pragmatic and innovative legal guidance, maintaining the brand’s integrity and ensuring its continued success on a global scale.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Edita Food Industries
The company’s legal team has embraced a strategic, business-oriented approach, playing a pivotal role in guiding the organization’s growth and aligning legal objectives with corporate goals.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Sylvia Amin – Al Ahram Beverages Company
The professional has consistently demonstrated the ability to provide clear and effective legal guidance, playing a key role in managing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Qiddiya
The legal team plays a central role in guiding large-scale development, master-planning and project delivery, aligning legal frameworks with corporate vision and ensuring compliance across emerging-economy infrastructure ecosystems.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
The lawyer oversees legal matters for a leading infrastructure and construction Group, handling PPPs, major contracts and dispute-prevention frameworks. His work ensures that legal expertise supports timely delivery, risk allocation and project governance at scale.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
AXA Egypt
The legal team has driven notable improvements in operational efficiency and strategic impact in the insurance sector. Their proactive approach promotes excellence in handling complex challenges, supporting sustainable growth and strong governance for the company.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Amr Radwan – Chubb
With strong legal insight and deep knowledge of insurance regulations, the professional strengthened the company’s legal framework, ensuring compliance and supporting stable growth in a demanding market.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Aramco
The team brings together strong technical expertise and a broad understanding of international projects, handling complex upstream and downstream matters that support the company’s operational strength and strategic position in the sector.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al Hamra
The team drives complex real estate development projects with sharp commercial insight and agile risk management, ensuring seamless progress across high-impact projects.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Tamer El Wakeel – Mountain View
The professional leads legal strategy for the major real-estate developer, managing land acquisitions, development agreements and investment structuring. He provides pragmatic legal advice that aligns growth plans with compliance, financing, and market-entry objectives.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT
stc
The company’s legal team delivers sophisticated legal support in telecommunications, media, and technology, managing compliance and digital-business transformation while aligning legal strategy with regional regulatory changes.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Accenture
The legal team supports the global consulting firm by integrating legal, business, and operational expertise. This enables flexible service delivery, facilitates international expansion, and ensures regulatory compliance across all regions.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Amr Abdelrahim – McKinsey & Company
The professional shows an outstanding expertise in cross-border legal frameworks, supporting strategic decision-making at the highest level. He is known for the proactive approach to risk management and regional compliance.
The Legalcommunity MENA Awards event celebrates the excellence of in-house legal departments and private practice lawyers in the Middle East and North Africa.
The award ceremony acknowledges the best in-house lawyers and teams of the country who stood out in the market, showing great skills and abilities in managing complex issues.
PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES
Law Firm of the Year
Lawyer of the Year
Law Firm of the Year Arbitration
Lawyer of the Year Arbitration
Law Firm of the Year Banking & Finance
Lawyer of the Year Banking & Finance
Law Firm of the Year Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Lawyer of the Year Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Law Firm of Year Competition & Antitrust
Lawyer of Year Competition & Antitrust
Law Firm of the Year Energy
Lawyer of the Year Energy
Law Firm of the Year Infrastructure & Constructions
Lawyer of the Year Infrastructure & Constructions
Law Firm of the Year Insolvency & Restructuring
Lawyer of the Year Insolvency & Restructuring
Law Firm of the Year Insurance
Lawyer of the Year Insurance
Law Firm of the Year IP & TMT
Lawyer of the Year IP & TMT
Law Firm of the Year Labour
Lawyer of the Year Labour
Law Firm of the Year Oil & Gas
Lawyer of the Year Oil & Gas
Law Firm of the Year Litigation
Lawyer of the Year Litigation
Law Firm of the Year Corporate M&A
Lawyer of the Year Corporate M&A
Law Firm of the Year Real Estate
Lawyer of the Year Real Estate
Law Firm of the Year Tax
Professional of the Year Tax
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
In-house Team Of The Year
In-house Counsel Of The Year
In-house Team Of The Year Automotive & Transport
In-house Counsel Of The Year Automotive & Transport
In-house Team Of The Year Banks
In-house Counsel Of The Year Banks
In-house Team Of The Year Finance
In-house Counsel Of The Year Finance
In-house Team Of The Year Chemical & Pharmaceutical
In-house Counsel Of The Year Chemical & Pharmaceutical
In-house Team Of The Year Consumer Goods Manufacturing
In-house Counsel Of The Year Consumer Goods Manufacturing
In-house Team Of The Year E-Commerce & Retail
In-house Counsel Of The Year E-Commerce & Retail
In-house Team Of The Year Energy
In-house Counsel Of The Year Energy
In-house Team Of The Year Fashion & Luxury
In-house Counsel Of The Year Fashion & Luxury
In-house Team Of The Year Food & Beverage
In-house Counsel Of The Year Food & Beverage
In-house Team Of The Year Infrastructure & Constructions
In-house Counsel Of The Year Infrastructure & Constructions
In-house Team Of The Year Insurance
In-house Counsel Of The Year Insurance
In-house Team Of The Year Oil & Gas
In-house Counsel Of The Year Oil & Gas
In-house Team Of The Year Real Estate
In-house Counsel Of The Year Real Estate
In-house Team Of The Year TMT
In-house Counsel Of The Year TMT
Inhouse Team Of The Year Travel & Tourism
Inhouse Counsel Of The Year Travel & Tourism
PROGRAM OF THE NIGHT
18:15 CHECK-IN
18:35 WELCOME COCKTAIL
19:15 DIALOGUE
TRANSFORMATION, DIGITALISATION AND LOCALISATION
The Future of Legal Services in MENA
SPEAKERS
Abdullah Al Farha, Senior Governance Consultant
Mohamed Thabet, General Counsel, Siemens Energy KSA
MODERATOR
Matteo Grassani, Group General Counsel, Zahid Group
20:00 AWARDS CEREMONY
21:00 SEATED DINNER
LEGALCOMMUNITY MENA AWARDS
5th Edition
ART. 1 – Promoter, purpose and period of validity:
It is an initiative promoted by LC Publishing Group, (legalcommunitymena.com), with the purpose, among other things, of stimulating competitiveness amongst law firms and lawyers, in house lawyers and inhouse teams, focus on different practice and industry area and recognize the excellence of the private practice and in-house lawyers, firms and in-house teams.
The Initiative is governed by the rules indicated below.
ART. 2 – Rules for participation and selection: participation in the Initiative is reserved for lawyers in private practice / law firms and in-house lawyers/in-house lawyer teams:
o Working in the Middle East and North Africa;
o Working on the Middle East and North Africa Market from abroad.
Candidates will be preliminarily identified through submission forms (the deadline for entry submissions is 30th of August), together with a research process carried out by legalcommunitymena.com research team. References from clients and peers will be very valuable. Finalists could be included in one or more categories.
A list of finalist for each category will be published as a result of the intelligence process on 19th of September. The Jury members will be the only ones responsible for the final assessment.
PHASES TO SELECT THE FINALISTS
First phase: All submissions received will be examined by a legalcommunitymena.com research team.
The submission form should focus mainly on the main matters carried out during last 12 months. If any information on the submission is confidential, please indicate so. However, any information provided will not be disclosed without the prior authorization of the firm or lawyer, or in-house team or in-house lawyer.
During the market research, both data provided by the law firms, lawyers, in-house team and in-house lawyer in the submissions and the information gathered by the market as a result of the intelligence process will be taken into consideration.
Second phase: Jury voting / Winner selection
The winners per category will be selected by the Jury and announced on the Gala night.
Legalcommunitymena.com will convene a jury that will be comprised of a selected group of people from the Legalcommunitymena.com newsroom with a good understanding of the sector as a representation of the market.
The winners will be determined by the votes of the jury.
ART. 3 – Communication of the finalists and winners: the list of finalists for each of categories will be published on the legalcommunitymena.com website on September 19th. However, the winners will be announced during the gala that will take place in the city of Cairo on 21st of November 2024 (the location of the event will be indicated on our website).
ART. 4 – Award ceremony: Winners will be announced for each of the categories during the Gala ceremony. The award will not have a financial value, since it is a public recognition of purely symbolic nature. The award will be given to the best finalist by category, who will have to personally attend the Gala and collect it.
For the purpose of collecting the prize, the presence of the winner for the individual categories and/or at least one management representative of the winning team will be mandatory. In case of not being present at the ceremony, it will be considered as a waiver and will be passed to the second best scored.
Legalcommunity.ch authorizes the finalists and winners to use the image rights linked to the “Legalcommunity MENA Awards – 2025 edition”.
To take part to the research process, you can download the submission form at the following link and send it by e- mail to: vincenzo.rozzo@lcpublishinggroup.com, guido.santoro@lcpublishinggroup.com, elizaveta.chesnokova@lcpublishinggroup.com within the 27th of June 2025
To participate to the event please send an email to chiara.seghi@lcpublishinggroup.com
For more information about the event send an email to chiara.rasarivo@lcpublishinggroup.com
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Jurisera
Khodeir & Partners
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan Partners
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
White & Case
Youssef + Partners
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Dr. Amr Abbas – Matouk Bassiouny
Ahmed Abdelhakeem – Matouk Bassiouny
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Susie Abdel-Nabi – Clyde & Co
Yousriya Abu-Elezz – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal
Essam Al Tamimi – Al Tamimi & Company
Nader Al Awadhi – GLA & Company
Yousef Al-Jadaan – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Gareer Ali – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Mohamed Dikna – Zahaf & Partners
Mohamed El Khatib – Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Rana El Nahal – GLA & Company
Ziad Gadalla -White & Case
Mahmood Hussain – M&CO Legal
Rita Jaballah – Al Tamimi & Company
Tariq Khan – M&CO Legal
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Mohamed Sallam – Matouk Bassiouny
Mohamed Sameh Amr – Amr & Partners Law Firm
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim A. Youssef – Youssef + Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Ali & Co.
Alfahad & Partners
Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dentons
Derayah LLPC
Dreny & Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners in co-operation with Baker McKenzie
Jurisera
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding Law Firm
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons Middle East
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Mahmoud Abdel-Baky – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Randa Abousleiman – Abousleiman & Partners
Christian Adams – Latham & Watkins LLP
Salman Ahmed – Trowers & Hamlins
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Yasser Alhussain – AS&H Clifford Chance
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Umera Ali – Simmons & Simmons Middle East
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Qasim Aslam – Dentons
Robin Balmer – CMS
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC
Graham Brewer – Clifford Chance
Abdallah El Shehaby – Jurisera
Motaz El Dreny – Dreny & Partners
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Raghda ElQabbage – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Sherif El Hosseny – Matouk Bassiouny
Omar El Sayed – Linklaters
Mostafa El Zeky – Shalakany Law Office
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ahmed Haggag – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Husam Hourani- Al Tamimi & Company
Alec Johnson – White & Case
Qudeer Latif – Clifford Chance
Paul Latto – Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
Amar Meher – Addleshaw Goddard
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Nour Osama – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Bilal Rana – Ashurst Law Firm
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Karima Seyam – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Karim Wali – Khoshaim & Associates
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
A&O Shearman
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dardiry & Partners
Dentons
Dreny & Partners
Greenberg Traurig
Linklaters
Khoshaim & Associates
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Mazghouny & Co
Meysan Partners
MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Norton Rose Fullbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata and Partners
SuhailPartners
Zulficar & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Lama Abou Ali – Meysan
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Norah AlOnayz – SuhailPartners LLP
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Nathaniel Armstrong – Dentons
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Khaled El Dardiry – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Ibrahim ElMessery – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Emad El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Jonathan Fried – Linklaters
Mohamed Galal – Matouk Bassiouny
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Said Hanafi – MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Samar Jrade – Meysan
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Nour Shehata – Shehata and Partners
Alex Roussos – Greenberg Traurig
Karima Seyam – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Pawel Szaja – Greenberg Traurig
Tarek Yehya – Meysan
Anwar Zeidan – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
GLA&CO
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Asad Ahmad – GLA&CO
Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners
Dr. Mohamed El Degwy – Matouk Bassiouny
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Farida Sameh Banany – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Christopher Webb – Al Tamimi & Company
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Baker Boff
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Charles Russell Speechlys
Dentons
Eltumi Partners
Eversheds Sutherland
GLA & Company
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Matouk Bassiouny
Mazghouny & Co
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Mohamed Al-Hamali – Zahaf & Partners
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Boff
Khaled Asfour – Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Radwa Elderwy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Donia El-Mazghouny – Mazghouny & Co
Tarek Eltumi – Eltumi Partners
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Ziad Gadalla – White & Case
Lamyaa Gadelhak – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Patrick Gearon FCIArb – Charles Russell Speechlys
Mohamed A Ghannam – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Dani Kabbani – Eversheds Sutherland
Malak Khalil – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Amgad Nagi – Matouk Bassiouny
Taya Pirinis – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Addleshaw Goddard
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Freshfields
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Trowers & Hamlins
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Sadeem Abdelsalam – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Faisal Abdulhameed Al Sarraf – ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Richard Goodfellow – Addleshaw Goddard
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha – Clifford Chance
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Hannah Mahran – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Abdulhaq Mohammed – Trowers & Hamlins
Fagr Muheb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Michelle Nelson – Rock Rose Legal
Peter Somekh – DLA Piper
Saleh Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Alfahad & Partners
Ali & Co.
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
DWF
Etihad Law Firm
GLA & Company
HFW
Legalia Law Office
Pinsent Masons
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Ahmed Adib – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Abdulhadi AlShimaryAlShimary – Etihad Law Firm
Mark Beswetherick – Clyde & Co
Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co
Brian Boahene – DWF
Mariam Choukri – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Zahraa Diyaa – Etihad Law Firm
Abderahman ElSherif – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Sam Wakerley – HFW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Ali & Co.
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
HFW
Ince
Kennedys
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Nora Al Muhamad – Gateley Middle East
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Amr Baggatto – Matouk Bassiouny
Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co
Peter Hodgins – Clyde & Co
Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
A&O Shearman
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Etihad Law Firm
Hafez and Partners
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Smart Counsel
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
Ahmed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Wefak Alkabour – Smart Counsel
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Roham Dalaei – Bayan Emrooz International Law Firm
Mohamed Eldib – Eldib & Co
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Menna ElSherif – Matouk Bassiouny
Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Essam – Matouk Bassiouny
Sara Holder – Rouse
Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird
Jon Parker – Gowling WLG
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Aliaa S. Zaky – Matouk Bassiouny
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Aya Yassin – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Darah Zakaria – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
Al Tamimi & Company
Bennani & Associés
Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Clyde & Co
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
M. Nasser & Partners
Matouk Bassiouny
Riad & Riad
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
Zamakhchary & Co
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR
Mohammed Aldhabaan – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Abdullah A. Alsaleh – Alsaleh, Alsahli & Partners
Dalia Abdel Ghany – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Retaj Aledrecy – Zahaf & Partners
Gordon Barr – Al Tamimi & Company
Arezki Djadour – AD Advisory Firm
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
MarwaFarouk – Shalakany Law Office
Tamer Fawki – Matouk Bassiouny
Lina Fassi-Fihri – Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Hamid Harasani – Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Nada Khaled – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohsin Khan – Al Tamimi & Company
Alia Monieb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ayman Nour – Al Tamimi & Company
Christiana O’Connell-Schizas – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohmaed Oulkhouir – CWA
Eman Riad – Riad & Riad
Rawan Roshdy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mourad Seghir- Bennani & Associés
Ibrahim Shehata – Shehata and Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
A&O Shearman Egypt
A&O Shearman UAE
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Ashurst
Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
King & Spalding
Khoshaim & Associates
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Shalakany Law Office
Shahid Law Firm
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Nadia Abdallah – Matouk Bassiouny
Asad Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Dan Feldman – King & Spalding
Simon Fraser – King & Spalding
Nazih Abdul Hameed – Al Markaz law firm
Judith Kim – A&O Shearman
Ayman Helmy Nada – Al Markaz Law Firm
Renad Younes – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Majid Al-Sheikh – Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance
Heba Anwar Raslan – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Alfahad & Partners
Alem & Associates
ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
A&O Shearman
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
Hadef & Partners
Hafez and Partners
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Hassan Radhi & Associates
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding
Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan
OGH Legal
Rizkana & Partners
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata & Partners
SuhailPartners
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The Law Office of Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad and Partners
Youssef & Partners
Z&Co
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
James Abbott – CMS
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Sultan M. Al-Abdulla – Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners
Fayez Al-Fadhli – ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Abdulaziz H Al Fahad – King & Spalding
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Fadel Al-Fathaly – Zahaf & Partners
Abdullah Al-Hashim – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Abdulrahman Al-Houti – Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Yousef Al-Jadaan – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Mohammed Al-Mehdar – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Mujahid Al-Sawwaf – Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Said Al Shahry – Said Al-Shahry & Partners
Abdullah Al Tamimi – Al Tamimi & Company
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Sultan Almasoud – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Abdullah Al Obaidli – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Saud Alromi – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Nasser Alrubayyi – Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Abdulwahid Alulama – White & Case
Khalifah Al Yaqout – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ben Cowling – Clyde & Co
Rajaie Kamal Dajani – Dajani & Associates
Salma El Baz – Rizkana & Partners
Abdulla Ziad Galadari – Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Sarah Gonem – Z&Co
Andreas Haberbeck – Derayah LLPC
Ahmed Hafez – Hafez and Partners
Hamid Harasani – Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
Abdulrahman Juma - Hadef & Partners
Adli Hammad – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Sherif Hikal – OGH Legal
Amani Khalifa – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Ghaleb Mahmassani – Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
F. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny
Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hassan Ali Radhi – Hassan Radhi & Associates
Waleed Rasromani – Linklaters
Hazim Rizkana – Rizkana & Partners
Tarek Saad – BLK Partners
Nour Shehata – Shehata & Partners
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim Youssef – Youssef & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Alfahad & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Asafo & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Clyde & Co
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Etihad Law Firm
Freshfields
GLA & Company
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Hafez and Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
Latham & Watkins
Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts LLP)
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
SuhailPartners LLP
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
White & Case
Zahaf & Partners
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law
Zarhouni Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Ahmed Abdelgawad – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC
Faisal Adnan Baassiri – Ashurst Law Firm
Prevez Akhtar – Freshfields
Ghada AlAbdulwahab – SuhailPartners LLP
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Fares AlHejailan – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Majid Alsheikh – AS&H Clifford Chan
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Foued Bourabiat – ADNA
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Scott Campbell – Linklaters
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Emad El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Ibrahim ElGengehy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Ashraf Elibrachy – Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Moataz El Mahdy – Shalakany Law Office
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mostafa El Zeky – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Essam – Matouk Bassiouny
MariamFahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Ghannam – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Shadi Haroon – Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts LLP)
Hanadi Jamjoom – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Yasser Hashem – Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law – Attorneys At Law
Chadi Hourani – Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Patrick Larrivé – Asafo & Co.
Mansoor Jamal Malik – Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co (AMJ)
Hussein Marei – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Guy Norman – AS&H Clifford Chance
Omar Rashid – AS&H Clifford Chance
Jacqueline Saad – Shahid Law Firm
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Nadyn Saleh – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Hani Sarie-Eldin – Sarie Eldin & Partners
Alain Sfeir – Clyde & Co
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Ragy Soliman – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohsin Suleman – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Mahmud Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Yassir Zarhouni – Zarhouni Law Firm
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Gide Cuatrecasas
Hadef & Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
King & Spalding
Legal Advisors Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
M&CO Legal
Matouk Bassiouny
MAS LAW
Norton Rose Fullbright
Trowers & Hamlins
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Majid Al-Sheikh – AS&H Clifford Chance
Linda Alhmoud – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Shaimaa Abdelhakim – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Marwa Farouk – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Marya Mufti – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Susheela Rivers – DLA Piper
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Andrew Thomson – Al Tamimi & Company
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Alexis Waller – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX
AS&H Clifford Chance Chance
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Co
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti
GLA & Company
King & Spalding
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Obeid & Partners
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR TAX
Heba Gedwar – Zahaf & Partners
Shiraz Khan – Al Tamimi & Co.
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ahmed Mostafa – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Julien Nouchi – Gide Loyrette Nouel
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Dounia Semlali Farah – Garrigues
Mayar Sharafeldin – Matouk Bassiouny
Ton van Doremalen – DLA Piper
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Abu Dhabi Airports
Air Arabia
ASMO
COFICAB Group
DP World
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Emirates Group
Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Rail
flydubai
General Motors
Mercedes-Benz
Michelin
Nissan Motor Corporation
Petromin Corporation
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
Suzuki
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Mohannad Abozaghla – General Motors
Raed Al-Saadouni – ASMO
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Nadir Ammari – Michelin
Maha Driss Menjour – COFICAB Group
Mohammed Jamil – Petromin Corporation
Michelle Johnson – flydubai
Stacey Kennedy – Nissan Motor Corporation
Iftikhar Khan – Abu Dhabi Airports
Osama Romeih – Air Arabia
Marwa Saleh – Mercedes-Benz
Olivier Schwartz – DP World
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
Neil Thompson – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKS
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Al Masraf
alrajhi bank
Attijariwafa Bank
Banque Du Caire
Banque Misr
Commercial International Bank
Emirates NBD
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mashreq Bank
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Riyad Bank
Saudi EXIM Bank
Social Development Bank
The Saudi National Bank
Waha Capital
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKS
Razi .A.Q. Heyasat – Al Masraf
Mohammed Abdullah Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Arwa Alhussain – The Saudi National Bank
Nimer Basbous – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ahmed El Sayed El Hadidi – Saudi National Bank
Mahinour Seif Eldin – Beltone
Mohamed Hashem – Banque Du Caire
Ahmed Hussein Zekry – Banque Misr
Akram Korany – The Saudi National Bank
Omar M Alyousef – Social Development Bank
Marouf M. Shweikeh – Mashreq Bank
Laura Mohamed – Commercial International Bank
Ahmed Rabie Al-Rowaili – Riyad Bank
Yaser Ramah – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ragy Riad – Emirates NBD
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
ADQ
Algihaz Holding
Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
Beltone financial
EY
Geidea
IGI Holding
KPMG SLC
Maseera Holding
Raya Holding for Financial Investments
SAB
Saudi EXIM Bank
Social Development Bank
Tanmeyah Micro Enterprise Services
Technoram
The Arab Energy Fund
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
Visa
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Amr Abdelrahim – KPMG SLC
Haneen Abdulwahab AlFayez – SAB
Mohammed Abdullah Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Mostafa Al-Benawy – Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
AbdelKareem Al Kadomi – Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
Moied Alhussain – The Arab Energy Fund
Salam Atoui – EY
Mohamed Baher – Maseera Holding
Hoor ElMasry – Visa
Mohamed El Sherkawi – Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Ahmed Elsefey – The Arab Energy Fund
Moataz Hussein – IGI Holding
Omar M Alyousef – Social Development Bank
Rana Soliman – Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Paul Myers – Waha Capital
Rabie Omar – Technoram Holding
Marwa El Khodary – The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
AstraZeneca
Bayer Middle East
Ecolab
El Ezaby Pharmacy
Evergrow Group
Gennecs Pharmaceuticals
Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries – JULPHAR PJSC
Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Merck
MSD
NMC Healthcare
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
Salehiya Healthcare
Sandoz Pharma
SIPCHEM
TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE
Sara Abdelaziz – Novartis
Mohamed Adel – Salehiya Healthcare
Dr. Khaled Aswad – SIPCHEM
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
Dina Elhussieny – Novartis
Noha Hassan – Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Ahmed Kamal – Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries – JULPHAR PJSC
Hoda Nafee – Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Riham Naim – Novartis
Mahmoud Rady – Ecolab
Reham Soliman – Sandoz Pharma
Heba Soltan – El Ezaby Pharmacy
Matthew Wells – NMC Healthcare
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Beiersdorf
Coca-Cola HBC
Edita Food Industries
Evergrow Group
Evyap Egypt
HSA Group
PepsiCo
Philip Morris International
Signify
Unilever Egypt
Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Xylem
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Lara Ababneh – Beiersdorf Middle East
Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE
Dina Aboelela – Unilever Egypt
Eslam Aly – Coca-Cola HBC
Yara A. AlZouman – PepsiCo
Moustafa Elbadrawi – Signify
Mohamed Ezz Elden Osama – Coca-Colca HBC
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Mahmoud Mahrous – Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Sarah Raouf – PepsiCo
Mahmoud Shaarawy – HSA Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Amazon
ArpuPlus
Careem
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
Groupon
L’Oréal
Majid Al Futtaim
Namshi.com
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim
Aanchal Chaturvedi – Amazon
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Madhumita Chowdhury – Namshi.com
Hannah Kennett – Careem
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Khaled Talal – Majid Al Futtaim
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
EDF
ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
ENGIE
Enppi
Fortescue
Hassan Allam Holding
Infinity Energy
Infinity Power
Karm Solar
Maridive Group
Petrojet
PICO Energy
Sapesco
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Power Procurement Company
SLB
SEC
Siemens Energy
TAQA Group
Veolia
Zahid Group
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Sebastien Bernard – EDF
Fernando Duarte – SLB
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy
Nourhan Ghareeb – Infinity Power
Matteo Grassani – Zahid Group
Aljawharah Hussain Alassaf – Saudi Power Procurement Company
Florian Koemm – Siemens Energy
George Mullin – TAQA Group
Najlaa Omar – Veolia
Yomna Semary – Siemens Energy
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Mohamed Wafik – Siemens Energy
Mostafa Wahsh – Saudi Electricity Company
Ahmed Zedan – ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Chalhoub
Damas Jewellery
ELIE SAAB
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
L’Oréal
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Nada Boutros- Chalhoub
Anas Ibrahim – Damas Jewellery
Tarek Riachy – ELIE SAAB
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Agthia Group
Alain Foods
Almarai
Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Canal Sugar
Danone Egypt
Edita Food Industries
Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages
Louis Dreyfus Company
Nestlé
PepsiCo
Talabat
WADI Group
Al Ahram Beverages Company
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Yara A. AlZouman – PepsiCo
Sylvia Amin – Al Ahram Beverages Company
Mohammad Amro – Agthia Group
Mohamed El Tawela – Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Salma El Neklawy – WADI Group
Khaled Ghazy – Canal Sugar
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
Mohamed Shalaby – Nestlé
Rana Shiekha – Nestlé
Ahmed Talaat – Danone Egypt
Massimiliano Talli – Louis Dreyfus Company
Spyros Zampelis – Almarai
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Al Hamra Group
Alstom
Innovo Group
InterCement
ASGC Egypt
CEMEX
Diriyah Company
Eaton
Egyptian Steel
EMAAR
EZZSTEEL
FCC Construcción
Hassan Allam Holding
KONE
Madinet Masr
Ma’aden
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Rowad
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Lilihane Atlam – Innovo Group
Béatrice Carreira – Alstom
Karim El Dardiry – Eaton
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Ahmed Gamal – Rowad
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Mohammed Nabil – InterCement
Michael Naroz – ASGC Egypt
Pablo Seijas Ameijide – FCC Construcción
Mohamed Selim – Egyptian Steel
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Waleed Shoukry – EZZSTEEL
Yazid Tamimi – Diriyah Company
Pier Terblanche – Ma’aden
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Allianz Egypt
AXA Egypt
Bupa Global
Chubb
Kaf Insurance
Libano-Suisse Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
MetLife
Salama Takaful Insurance
Saudi EXIM Bank
Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Mohammed Abdullah Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Ahmed Abul-Saoud – MetLife
Ahmed Aly – Mada Insurance
Adel Anwar – Bupa Global
Khaled Barakar – Salama Takaful Insurance
Samy Dakhly – Allianz Egypt
Ramy El khattam – Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
Amr Radwan – Chubb
Mohamed Shousha – AXA Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company
ADNOC Group
Aramco
DLNG Service
EGAS
Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
Intro Group
Kuwait Energy Egypt
Modern Drilling Co.
Natgas
NESR
PICO Energy
SEGAS
Shell
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Nabeel A. Al Mansour – Aramco
Yara Dawoud – Kuwait Energy Egypt
Danielle Delbridge – ADNOC Group
Mohamed Diab – Naftogaz of Ukraine
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy
Karim Lashen – Modern drilling company
Taher Mostafa – Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
Waleed Shebl – ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al Hamra Group
Capital Group Properties
EMAAR
Hassan Allam Holding
IMKAN Misr
KAFD
Mountain View
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Signal Real Estate
TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Ayman Alawad – KAFD
Mohamed Atef – Mountain View
Mohamed El Hennawy – TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’ S.A.E
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Tamer Elwakeel – Mountain View
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT
ABB
ArpuPlus
Dentsu
Dsquares
Dubizzle Egypt
E health subsidiary of E finance investment group
e&
Gartner
Huawei
IBM
Luxoft
Microsoft
OOREDOO TUNISIA
Orange
OSA
OSN
Property Finder
Qiddiya
Samsung Electronics Egypt
Samsung Gulf Electronics
StarzPlay
stc
Telecom Egypt
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TMT
Eman Abdelrahman – Dentsu
Mathad Alajmi – stc
Abdel Aziz Zaki – Samsung Electronics Egypt
Lina Baraka – Dubizzle Egypt
Omar Barraj – MBC Group
Daniel Brown – Microsoft
Omar Elsayed – Qiddiya
Ahmed Gaafar- Huawei
Rania Gharib – Orange
Yosr Hamza – Gartner
Marcus Handley – StarzPlay
Brooke Lindsay – e&
Senda Maaouia – Orange Tunisie
Mahmoud Mahadeen – Samsung Gulf Electronics
Mariam Negm – Dsquares
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Fiona Robertson – OSN
Ramy Saleh – ABB
Mohamed Salim – Telecom Egypt
Hossam Shakweer – Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
Natasha Ziabkina – Luxoft
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TRAVEL & TOURISM
Abu Dhabi Airport Company
Air Arabia
Al Hamra Group
Concorde Hotels & Resorts
Cruise Saudi
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Egyptian Airports Company
Emirates Group
Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Rail
flydubai
Four Seasons Cairo
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Saudia Technic
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TRAVEL & TOURISM
Sahia Ahmad – Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Mohammed N. Alshaiban Alsaied – Saudia Technic
Hani Gharbawi – Cruise Saudi
Michelle Johnson – flydubai
Iftikhar Khan – Abu Dhabi Airport Company
Osama Romeih – Air Arabia
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
Neil Thompson – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra Group
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Ali & Co.
A&O Shearman
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Baker McKenzie
Baker Botts
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
DLA Piper
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Jurisera
Khodeir & Partners
Latham & Watkins
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan
Trowers & Hamlins
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
James Abbott – CMS
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Mohamed Abdel Wahab- Zulficar & Partners
Essam Al Tamimi-Al Tamimi & Company
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Haytham ALI – Ali & Co.
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Botts
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Jonathan Collier – Pinsent Masons
Ahmed El Sharkawy- Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Abdallah El Shehaby – Jurisera
F. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Ibrahim Shehata – Shehata and Partners
Karim A. Youssef – Youssef + Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR – ARBITRATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Jurisera
Khodeir & Partners
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
White & Case
Youssef + Partners
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Dr. Amr Abbas – Matouk Bassiouny
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Susie Abdel-Nabi – Clyde & Co
Nader Al Awadhi – GLA & Company
Yousef Al-Jadaan – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Haytham ALI – Ali & Co.
Nasser Alrubayyi – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Mohamed Dikna – Zahaf & Partners
Mohamed El Khatib – Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Ziad Gadalla -White & Case
Rita Jaballah – Al Tamimi & Company
Tariq Khan – M&CO Legal
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Mohamed Sameh Amr – Amr & Partners Law Firm
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim A. Youssef – Youssef + Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Addleshaw Goddard
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Alfahad & Partners
Al Kamel Law Office
Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dentons
Derayah LLPC
Dreny & Partners
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
GLA & Company
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners in co-operation with Baker McKenzie
Jurisera
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding Law Firm
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons Middle East
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Mahmoud Abdel-Baky – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Randa Abousleiman – Abousleiman & Partners
Christian Adams – Latham & Watkins UAE
Salman Ahmed – Trowers & Hamlins
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins Saudi Arabia
Yasser Alhussain – AS&H Clifford Chance
Umera Ali – Simmons & Simmons Middle East
Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW
Qasim Aslam – Dentons
Robin Balmer – CMS
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC
Graham Brewer – Clifford Chance
Abdallah El Shehaby – Jurisera
Motaz El Dreny – Dreny & Partners
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Omar El Sayed – Linklaters
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ahmed Haggag – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Husam Hourani- Al Tamimi & Company
Alec Johnson – White & Case
Qudeer Latif – Clifford Chance
Paul Latto – Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Amar Meher – Norton Rose Fulbright
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Bilal Rana – Ashurst Law Firm
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Karim Wali – Khoshaim & Associates
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
A&O Shearman
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Dardiry & Partners
Dentons
Dreny & Partners
Greenberg Traurig
Linklaters
Khoshaim & Associates
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Norton Rose Fullbright
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata and Partners
SuhailPartners
Zulficar & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS (DEBT & EQUITY)
Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Lama Abou Ali – Meysan
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Norah AlOnayz – SuhailPartners
Nathaniel Armstrong – Dentons
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie
Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Khaled El Dardiry – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
Motaz El Dreny – Dreny & Partners
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Emad El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Jonathan Fried – Linklaters
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Said Hanafi – MHR & Partners in association with White & Case
Rafiq Jaffer – Al Tamimi & Company
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Nour Shehata – Shehata and Partners
Alex Roussos – Greenberg Traurig
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Tarek Yehya – Meysan
Anwar Zeidan – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker McKenzie
GLA & Company
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Asad Ahmad – GLA & Company
Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners
Dr. Mohamed El Degwy – Matouk Bassiouny
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Christopher Webb – Al Tamimi & Company
Nadyn Saleh – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Baker Botts
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Charles Russell Speechlys
Dentons
Eltumi Partners
Eversheds Sutherland
GLA & Company
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Mazghouny & Co
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Mohamed Al-Hamali – Zahaf & Partners
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Botts
Khaled Asfour – Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ziad Bahaa Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Donia El-Mazghouny – Mazghouny & Co
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Tarek Eltumi – Eltumi Partners
Mariam Fahmy – Shalakany Law Office
Ziad Gadalla – White & Case
Lamyaa Gadelhak – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Patrick Gearon FCIArb – Charles Russell Speechlys
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Dani Kabbani – Eversheds Sutherland
Malak Khalil – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ADSERO- Ragy Soliman & Partners
Addleshaw Goddard
Al Kamel Law Office
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Clifford Chance
Dar Al-Muhama Law Firm
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Freshfields
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
MAS LAW
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Trowers & Hamlins
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR – INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Faisal Abdulhameed Al Sarraf – ASAM – AlSarraf, AlMutawa & Partners
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Faisal Alsarraf – ASAM & Partners – Alsarraf, Almutawa & Partners
Ahmad Alshorbagy – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Richard Goodfellow – Addleshaw Goddard
Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi – King & Spalding
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha – Clifford Chance
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Abdulhaq Mohammed – Trowers & Hamlins
Michelle Nelson – Rock Rose Legal
Peter Somekh – DLA Piper
Saleh Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Abdelmajeed Zwairi – MAS LAW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Alfahad & Partners
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
DWF
Etihad Law Firm
GLA & Company
HFW
Legalia Law Office
Pinsent Masons
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Ahmed Adib – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Faisal Alfahad – Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners Counsultants & Attorneys
Abdulhadi AlShimaryAlShimary – Etihad Law Firm
Mark Beswetherick – Clyde & Co
Brian Boahene – DWF
Zahraa Diyaa – Etihad Law Firm
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Sam Wakerley – HFW
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
HFW
Ince
Kennedys
Matouk Bassiouny
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Sharkawy & Sarhan
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
Nora Al Muhamad – Gateley Middle East
Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW
Amr Baggatto – Matouk Bassiouny
Zeid Hanania – Eversheds Sutherland
Peter Hodgins – Clyde & Co
Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
A&O Shearman
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Etihad Law Firm
Hafez and Partners
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Smart Counsel
LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT
Mohammed Aldhabaan – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Wefak Alkabour – Smart Counsel
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Roham Dalaei – Bayan Emrooz International Law Firm
Mohamed Eldib – Eldib & Co
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Menna ElSherif – Matouk Bassiouny
Mohamed Essam – Matouk Bassiouny
Sara Holder – Rouse
Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird
Jon Parker – Gowling WLG
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Darah Zakaria – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Abdulatif AlHarthi – Zamakhchary & Co
Al Tamimi & Company
Bennani & Associés
Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Clyde & Co
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
M.Nasser & Partners
Matouk Bassiouny
Riad & Riad
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
Zamakhchary & Co
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR
Mohammed Aldhabaan – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International)
Abdullah A. Alsaleh – Alsaleh, Alsahli & Partners
Dalia Abdel Ghany – Sharkawy & Sarhan
Retaj Aledrecy – Zahaf & Partners
Gordon Barr – Al Tamimi & Company
Arezki Djadour – AD Advisory Firm
Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office
MarwaFarouk – Shalakany Law Office
Lina Fassi-Fihri – Cabinet d’avocats Fassi Fihri associés
Tamer Fawki – Matouk Bassiouny
Hamid Harasani – Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Alia Monieb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Christiana O’Connell-Schizas – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohamed Oulkhouir – CWA
Eman Riad – Riad & Riad
Mourad Seghir- Bennani & Associés
Ibrahim Shehata – Shehata and Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
A&O Shearman
Ali & Co.
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Ashurst
Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
King & Spalding
Khoshaim & Associates
Matouk Bassiouny
Meysan
Shalakany Law Office
Shahid Law Firm
White & Case
LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Asad Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal
Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Abd El-Aziz El-Gamal – Ali & Co.
Dan Feldman – King & Spalding
Nazih Abdul Hameed – Al Markaz law firm
Judith Kim – A&O Shearman
Ayman Helmy Nada – Al Markaz Law Firm
Renad Younes – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Majid Al-Sheikh – Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance
Heba Anwar Raslan – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al-Jadaan and Partners
Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Alfahad & Partners
Alem & Associates
Al Kamel Law Office
Ali & Co.
ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
A&O Shearman
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
Hadef & Partners
Hafez and Partners
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Hassan Radhi & Associates
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
King & Spalding
Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Linklaters
M. Nasser & Partners
Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Matouk Bassiouny
M&CO Legal
Meysan
OGH Legal
Rizkana & Partners
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Shehata & Partners
SuhailPartners
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The Law Office of Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad and Partners
Youssef & Partners
Z&Co
Zahaf & Partners
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
James Abbott – CMS
Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny
Sultan M. Al-Abdulla – Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners
Fayez Al-Fadhli – ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY
Abdulaziz H Al Fahad – King & Spalding
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Fadel Al-Fathaly – Zahaf & Partners
Abdullah Al-Hashim – Al-Jadaan and Partners
Abdulrahman Al-Houti – Dar AlMuhama Law Firm
Mohammed Al-Mehdar – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Mujahid Al-Sawwaf – Law Office of Dr Mujahid M Al-Sawwaf
Said Al Shahry – Said Al-Shahry & Partners
Abdullah Al Tamimi – Al Tamimi & Company
Mohammed Aldowish – CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Lawyers and Legal Consultants
Sultan Almasoud – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Saud Alromi – AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland
Nasser Alrubayyi – Alrubayyi & Attorneys in association with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Mashael M. Alsulaiti – Mashael Alsulaiti Law Firm
Abdulwahid Alulama – White & Case
Khalifah Al Yaqout – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Tarek Badawy – Meysan
Ben Cowling – Clyde & Co
Tarek Diab – Meysan
Salma El Baz – Rizkana & Partners
Mohamed El Ghatit – OGH Legal
Abd El-Aziz El-Gamal – Ali & Co.
Yasser El-Meligy – Ali & Co.
Abdulla Ziad Galadari – Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Sarah Gonem – Z&Co
Andreas Haberbeck – Derayah LLPC
Ahmed Hafez – Hafez and Partners
Hamid Harasani – Harasani and Alkhamees Law Firm
Abdulrahman Juma - Hadef & Partners
Adli Hammad – Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Sherif Hikal – OGH Legal
Mohamed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Amani Khalifa – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Ghaleb Mahmassani – Ghaleb Mahmassani Law Office
F. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny
Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hazim Rizkana – Rizkana & Partners
Tarek Saad – BLK Partners
Nour Shehata – Shehata & Partners
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Karim Youssef – Youssef & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA
Al Tamimi & Company
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Bird & Bird
Clyde & Co
Charles Russell Speechlys
CWB
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Gowling WLG
Hadef & Partners
M. Nasser & Partners
Rouse
Saba & Co
Shahid Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons
United Trademark & Patent Services
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA
Mohamed Abdelgawad – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Saba Al Sultani – DLA Piper
Mark Devaney – Abion
James Dunne – Hadef & Partners
Bassel El Turk – Rouse
Mark Hill – The Bench
Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Omar Obeidat – Al Tamimi & Company
Jon Parker – Gowling WLG
Jacqueline Saad – Shahid Law Firm
Minur Suboh – Taylor Wessing
Joycia Young – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Alfahad & Partners
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Al Kamel Law Office
Asafo & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Ashurst Law Firm
Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Clyde & Co
Derayah LLPC
Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Etihad Law Firm
Freshfields
GLA & Company
Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm
Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Hafez and Partners
Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie
Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
Khodeir and Partners
Khoshaim & Associates
Latham & Watkins
Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts)
Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
MAS Advocates
Matouk Bassiouny
Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors
Shahid Law Firm
Shalakany Law Office
Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
SuhailPartners
The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
White & Case
Zahaf & Partners
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law
Zarhouni Law Firm
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Salman Al-Sudairi – Latham & Watkins
Ahmed Abdelgawad – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC
Faisal Adnan Baassiri – Ashurst Law Firm
Prevez Akhtar – Freshfields
Ghada AlAbdulwahab – SuhailPartners
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners
Anmar Algharifi – MAS LAW
Fares AlHejailan – The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Majid Alsheikh – AS&H Clifford Chan
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Foued Bourabiat – ADNA
Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm
Scott Campbell – Linklaters
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Tamer El Hennawy – Matouk Bassiouny
Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners
Ashraf Elibrachy – Ibrachy Legal Consultancy
Mohamed Ghannam – Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie
Said Hanafi – White & Case
Shadi Haroon – Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed (in association with Baker Botts)
Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Yasser Hashem – Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law – Attorneys At Law
Chadi Hourani – Hourani & Partners in association with ZH Partners
Hanadi Jamjoom – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
Mohamed Khodeir – Khodeir and Partners
Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates
Patrick Larrivé – Asafo & Co.
Mansoor Jamal Malik – Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co (AMJ)
Hussein Marei – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners
David A. Monnier – Baker McKenzie
Karim B Nassar – Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited
Mohamed Nasser – M. Nasser & Partners
Guy Norman – AS&H Clifford Chance
Alex Saleh – GLA & Company
Nadyn Saleh – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Hani Sarie-Eldin – Sarie Eldin & Partners
Alain Sfeir – Clyde & Co
Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Office
Ragy Soliman – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Mohsin Suleman – Dr. Sultan Almasoud & Partners in association with A&O Shearman
Mahmud Zahaf – Zahaf & Partners
Yassir Zarhouni – Zarhouni Law Firm
Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
Ali & Co.
AS&H Clifford Chance
Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Gide Cuatrecasas
Hadef & Partners
Khalid Nassar and Partners
King & Spalding
Legal Advisors Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker McKenzie
Legalia Law Office
M. Nasser & Partners
M&CO Legal
MAS LAW
Norton Rose Fullbright
Trowers & Hamlins
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Majid Al-Sheikh – AS&H Clifford Chance
Linda Alhmoud – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
Yousef Al Amly – Norton Rose Fullbright
Haytham ALI – Ali & Co.
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi
Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office
Marya Mufti – Khalid Nassar and Partners
Susheela Rivers – DLA Piper
Andrew Thomson – Al Tamimi & Company
Muhammad Ussama – Shalakany Law Office
Alexis Waller – Clyde & Co
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX
AS&H Clifford Chance Chance
ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Al Tamimi & Company
DLA Piper
Essa Al Sulaiti
GLA & Company
King & Spalding
MAS LAW
Matouk Bassiouny
Obeid & Partners
Shehata and Partners
Zahaf & Partners
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR TAX
Omar S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny
Heba Gedwar – Zahaf & Partners
Shiraz Khan – Al Tamimi & Co.
Osman Mowafy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
Julien Nouchi – Gide Loyrette Nouel
Dounia Semlali Farah – Garrigues
Mayar Sharafeldin – Matouk Bassiouny
Ton van Doremalen – DLA Piper
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Al Hamra
Aramco
Bayer Middle East
Edita Food Industries
Hassan Allam Holding
HSA Group
Human Resources Development Fund
NEOM
Novartis
PepsiCo Egypt
SABIC
Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Energy
stc
The Saudi National Bank
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR
Nabeel A. Al Mansour – Aramco
Mathad Alajmi – stc
Riyadh Alhabshan – Human Resources Development Fund
Aljawharah H. Alassaf – Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy UAE
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Akram Korany – The Saudi National Bank
Riham Naim – Novartis
Stefan Ricketts – NEOM
Mahmoud Shaarawy – HSA Group
Naveena Shastri – SABIC
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Mohamed H. Thabet – Siemens Energy
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Abu Dhabi Airports
Air Arabia
ASMO
COFICAB Group
DP World
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Emirates Group
Etihad
Etihad Rail
flydubai
General Motors
Mercedes-Benz Egypt
Michelin
Nissan Motor Corporation
Petromin Corporation
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
Suzuki
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Mohannad Abozaghla – General Motors
Raed Al-Saadouni – ASMO
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Nadir Ammari – Michelin
Maha Driss Menjour – COFICAB Group
Mohammed Jamil – Petromin Corporation
Michelle Johnson – flydubai
Stacey Kennedy – Nissan Motor Corporation
Iftikhar Khan – Abu Dhabi Airports
Osama Romeih – Air Arabia
Marwa Saleh – Mercedes-Benz Egypt
Olivier Schwartz – DP World
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
Neil Thompson – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKS
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Al Masraf
alrajhi bank
Attijariwafa Bank
Banque du Caire
Banque Misr
Commercial International Bank
Emirates NBD
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mashreq Bank
Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Riyad Bank
SAB
Saudi EXIM Bank
Social Development Bank
The Saudi National Bank
Waha Capital
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKS
Razi .A.Q. Heyasat – Al Masraf
Mohammed Aldwish – Saudi EXIM Bank
Haneen Abdulwahab AlFayez – SAB
Nimer Basbous – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Mahinour Seif Eldin – Beltone
Mohamed Hashem – Banque du Caire
Ahmed Hussein Zekry – Banque Misr
Akram Korany – The Saudi National Bank
Omar M Alyousef – Social Development Bank
Marouf M. Shweikeh – Mashreq Bank
Laura Mohamed – Commercial International Bank
Ahmed Alrowaili – Riyad Bank
Yaser Ramah – First Abu Dhabi Bank
Ragy Riad – Emirates NBD
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
ADQ
Algihaz Holding
Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
Beltone financial
BlackRock
EY
Geidea
IGI Holding
KPMG SLC
Maseera Holding
Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Tanmeyah Micro Enterprise Services
Technoram
TerraPay
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
The Arab Energy Fund
Visa
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Amr Abdelrahim – McKinsey & Company
AlJowhara AlHouti – BlackRock
AbdelKareem Al Kadomi – Abdul Latif Jameel Enterprises
Moied Alhussain – The Arab Energy Fund
Salam Atoui – EY
Mohamed Baher – Maseera Holding
Hesham El Deeb – Al Ahly Tamkeen for Microfinance
Hoor ElMasry – Visa
Mohamed El Sherkawi – Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Ahmed Elsefey – The Arab Energy Fund
Moataz Hussein – IGI Holding
Rana Soliman – Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Paul Myers – Waha Capital
Rabie Omar – Technoram Holding
Sanaa Teoma – Mortgage Finance Fund
Marwa El Khodary – The Sovereign Fund of Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
AstraZeneca
Bayer Middle East
Ecolab
El Ezaby Pharmacy
Evergrow Group
Gennecs Pharmaceuticals
Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Julphar
Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Merck
MSD
NMC Healthcare
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
SABIC
Salehiya Healthcare
Sandoz Pharma
SIPCHEM
TCI Sanmar Chemicals
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals
Sara Abdelaziz – Novartis
Kaki Abdulrahman – Novartis
Mohamed Adel – Salehiya Healthcare
Dr. Khaled Aswad – SIPCHEM
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
Noha Hassan – Janssen – Johnson & Johnson
Ahmed Kamal – Julphar
Hoda Nafee – Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives (GEPD)
Riham Naim – Novartis
Mahmoud Rady – Ecolab
Naveena Shastri – SABIC
Reham Soliman – Sandoz Pharma
Heba Soltan – El Ezaby Pharmacy
Matthew Wells – NMC Healthcare
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Almarai
Beiersdorf
Coca-Cola HBC
Edita Food Industries
Evergrow Group
Evyap Egypt
HSA Group
PepsiCo Egypt
Philip Morris International
Signify
Unilever Egypt
Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Xylem
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Lara Ababneh – Beiersdorf Middle East
Dina Aboelela – Unilever Egypt
Eslam Aly – Coca-Cola HBC
Moustafa Elbadrawi – Signify
Mohamed Ezz Elden Osama – Coca-Colca HBC
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Mahmoud Mahrous – Unilever North Africa Levant and Iraq
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
Mahmoud Shaarawy – HSA Group
Spyros Zampelis – Almarai
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Amazon
ArpuPlus
Careem
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
Groupon
L’Oréal
Majid Al Futtaim
Namshi.com
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR E-COMMERCE & RETAIL
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim
Aanchal Chaturvedi – Amazon
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Madhumita Chowdhury – Namshi.com
Hannah Kennett – Careem
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Khaled Talal – Majid Al Futtaim
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
EDF
ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
ENGIE
Enppi
Fortescue
Hassan Allam Holding
Infinity Energy
Infinity Power
Karm Solar
Maridive Group
Petrojet
PICO Energy
Sapesco
Saudi Electricity Company
Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
SLB
SEC
Siemens Energy
TAQA Group
Veolia
Zahid Group
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Sebastien Bernard – EDF
Fernando Duarte – SLB
Mohamed Elmogy – Siemens Energy UAE
Nourhan Ghareeb – Infinity Power
Matteo Grassani – Zahid Group
Aljawharah H. Alassaf – Principal Buyer | Saudi Power Procurement Company
Florian Koemm – Siemens Energy
George Mullin – TAQA Group
Najlaa Omar – Veolia
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Yomna Semary – Siemens Energy
Mohamed H. Thabet – Siemens Energy KSA
Mohamed Wafik – Siemens Energy
Mostafa Wahsh – Saudi Electricity Company
Ahmed Zedan – ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Chalhoub
Damas Jewellery
ELIE SAAB
Fawaz Alhokair Group Fashion Retail
L’Oréal
Louis Vuitton
Majid Al Futtaim Holding
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
Hassan Basil Hassan – Majid Al Futtaim Holding
Hany Bourghol – L’Oréal
Nada Boutros- Chalhoub
Rima El Achkar – Louis Vuitton
Anas Ibrahim – Damas Jewellery
Tarek Riachy – ELIE SAAB
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Agthia Group
Al Ahram Beverages Company
Alain Foods
Almarai
Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Canal Sugar
Danone Egypt
Edita Food Industries
Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages
Louis Dreyfus Company
Nestlé
PepsiCo Egypt
Talabat
WADI Group
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Sylvia Amin – Al Ahram Beverages Company
Mohammad Amro – Agthia Group
Mohamed El Tawela – Beyti – an Almarai Subsidiary
Salma El Neklawy – WADI Group
Khaled Ghazy – Canal Sugar
Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries
Sarah Hesham Raouf – PepsiCo Egypt
Mohamed Shalaby – Nestlé
Rana Shiekha – Nestlé
Ahmed Talaat – Danone Egypt
Massimiliano Talli – Louis Dreyfus Company
Spyros Zampelis – Almarai
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Al Hamra
Alstom
Aayan developments
Innovo Group
InterCement
ASGC Egypt
CEMEX
Diriyah Company
Eaton
Egyptian Steel
EMAAR
EZZSTEEL
FCC Construcción
Hassan Allam Holding
Madinet Masr
Ma’aden
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Qiddiya
Rowad
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Siemens Mobility
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Sultan Alsultan – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Lilihane Atlam – Innovo Group
Béatrice Carreira – Alstom
Karim El Dardiry – Eaton
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Omar Elsayed – Qiddiya
Ahmed Essam – Aayan developments
Ahmed Hegazi – Aayan developments
Ahmed Gamal – Rowad
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Mohammed Nabil – InterCement
Michael Naroz – ASGC Egypt
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Pablo Seijas Ameijide – FCC Construcción
Mohamed Selim – Egyptian Steel
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Waleed Shoukry – EZZSTEEL
Yazid Tamimi – Diriyah Company
Pier Terblanche – Ma’aden
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Allianz Egypt
AXA Egypt
Bupa Global
Chubb
Insurance Authority
Kaf Insurance
Libano-Suisse Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
MetLife
Salama Takaful Insurance
Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful
Wafa Life Insurance
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Ahmed Abuamara – Insurance Authority
Ahmed Abul-Saoud – MetLife
Ahmed Aly – Mada Insurance
Adel Anwar – Bupa Global
Khaled Barakar – Salama Takaful Insurance
Samy Dakhly – Allianz Egypt
Ramy El khattam – Wafa Life Insurance – Egypt
Amr Radwan – Chubb
Mohamed Shousha – AXA Egypt
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company
ADNOC Group
Aramco
DLNG Service
Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
Kuwait Energy Egypt
Modern Drilling Co.
Natgas
NESR
Shell
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Nabeel A. Al Mansour – Aramco
Yara Dawoud – Kuwait Energy Egypt
Danielle Delbridge – ADNOC Group
Mohamed Diab – Naftogaz of Ukraine
Karim Lashen – Modern drilling company
Taher Mostafa – Egyptian Petroleum HH Rig Manufacturing
Waleed Shebl – ENI (IEOC- Egypt Branch)
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al Hamra
Aayan developments
Capital Group Properties
EMAAR
Hassan Allam Holding
IMKAN Misr
KAFD
Madinet Masr
Mountain View
ORA Developers UAE
Palm Hills Developments
Signal Real Estate
TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Ayman Alawad – KAFD
Mohamed El Hennawy – TALAAT MOSTAFA GROUP HOLDING COMPANY ‘TMG HOLDING’ S.A.E
Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE
Tamer Elwakeel – Mountain View
Ahmed Essam – Aayan developments
Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR
Ahmed Hegazi – Aayan developments
Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT
ABB
ArpuPlus
Dentsu
Dsquares
Dubizzle Egypt
E health subsidiary of E finance investment group
E&
Gartner
Huawei
IBM
Luxoft
Microsoft
OOREDOO TUNISIA
Orange
OSA
OSN
Property Finder
Qiddiya
Samsung Electronics Egypt
Samsung Gulf Electronics
StarzPlay
stc
Telecom Egypt
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TMT
Eman Abdelrahman – Dentsu
Mathad Alajmi – stc
Abdel Aziz Zaki – Samsung Electronics Egypt
Lina Baraka – Dubizzle Egypt
Omar Barraj – MBC Group
Daniel Brown – Microsoft
Omar Elsayed – Qiddiya
Ahmed Gaafar- Huawei
Rania Gharib – Orange
Yosr Hamza – Gartner
Marcus Handley – StarzPlay
Brooke Lindsay – e&
Senda Maaouia – Orange Tunisie
Mariam Negm – Dsquares
Islam Ragab – ArpuPlus
Fiona Robertson – OSN
Ramy Saleh – ABB
Mohamed Salim – Telecom Egypt
Hossam Shakweer – Vodafone Intelligent Solutions
Natasha Ziabkina – Luxoft
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Accenture
Boston Consulting Group
Deloitte
DNV
Gartner
Human Resources Development Fund
Kearney
KPMG Professional Services
McKinsey & Company
PwC Middle East
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Amr Abdelrahim – McKinsey & Company
Riyadh Alhabshan – Human Resources Development Fund
Abobakr Dafalla – Kearney
Francesca Gori – Accenture
Helen Grant – DNV
Abdul Rahman Batakji – Deloitte
Yosr Hamza – Gartner
Santiago Lucero – PwC Middle East
Bassam Oweidat – Boston Consulting Group
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TOURISM & HOSPITALITY
Al Hamra
Concorde Hotels & Resorts
Cruise Saudi
Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Emirates Group
Four Seasons Cairo
Saudia Technic
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TOURISM & HOSPITALITY
Sahia Ahmad – Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism
Mohammed .N Alshaiban Alsaied – Saudia Technic
Hani Gharbawi – Cruise Saudi
Rick Ward – Emirates Group
Ahmed Zaki – Al Hamra
PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Al Tamimi & Company
The team provides a seamless global network capability based in the MENA region, consistently advising on high-profile and complex transactions. They are highly recognized by the market and by clients, standing out for their technical excellence and commercial insight.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Joza AlRasheed – Baker Botts
The lawyer stands out for her expertise in high-stakes M&A and capital markets transactions across the Kingdom’s energy-transition, oil & gas, mining, and technology sectors, demonstrating precision and strategic insight.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR – ARBITRATION
Youssef + Partners
The team leads Egypt’s arbitration landscape with a strong track record in investment and commercial disputes, recognized for its strategic precision and high success rate.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Nasser Alrubayyi – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
The lawyer is known for confident advisory in international and Saudi arbitration, combining strong expertise with excellent skills and a proven ability to handle complex cross-border disputes.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Dreny & Partners
The team stands out for its management of the most challenging and significant financial transactions in its jurisdiction, with outstanding regulatory and transactional expertise.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE
Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners
The outstanding lawyer heads a market-leading banking and finance practice in Egypt, providing expert advice on bond issuances, trade finance, and project finance transactions.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS
Mohammed AlDhabaan & Partners Eversheds Sutherland
Recognized as a market-leading capital markets team, they bring extensive experience and a deep understanding of the Saudi market. Their approach seamlessly blends international best practice with local customs and regulatory expectations.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS
Norah Alonayz – SuhailPartners
Renowned for her standout expertise in debt and equity capital markets, she advises issuers and underwriters on complex offerings with precision and foresight. She delivers strategic advice on some of the market’s most significant capital-markets mandates.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group
The team stands out for its deep expertise in competition and antitrust matters, advising on complex cases and earning consistent recognition from leading international market players.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST
Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners
The highly regarded lawyer brings extensive experience and a proven ability to guide clients through complex transactions, regulatory compliance, and strategic challenges, making him a key asset in competitive markets.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
BonelliErede in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office for Egypt
The legal team brings cross-border strength to the energy sector, combining local insight and international capability to advise major investors on complex regulatory, transactional, and project mandates.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR – ENERGY
Donia El-Mazghouny – Mazghouny & Co
The lawyer is a well-known professional with expertise spanning all aspects of renewables, from development and financing to corporate and regulatory matters, recognized for her ability to navigate complex transactions effectively.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Dar Al-Muhama Law Firm
The team is known for its expertise in construction and engineering law across the Middle East, supporting large-scale infrastructure projects with deep regional knowledge and international experience.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Faisal Alsarraf – ASAM & Partners – Alsarraf, Almutawa & Partners
The lawyer commands a robust infrastructure and construction portfolio, advising on civil, commercial and arbitration frameworks. The lawyer provides advisory services to local and international clients across both the public and private sectors.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
The team is built for the most complex cross-border high-profile restructuring and insolvency disputes. Their profound expertise enables them to guide high-profile operations, delivering innovative solutions.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING
Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners Counsultants & Attorneys
With over two decades of experience, the lawyer leads regional restructuring and insolvency mandates, providing strategic guidance that aligns legal frameworks with business goals across multiple jurisdictions.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Clyde & Co
The law firm’s team holds a leading position in the MENA insurance market, with one of the region’s largest and most experienced teams, providing end-to-end advice on coverage, risk management, and major loss disputes.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Zeid Hanania – Eversheds Sutherland
The professional has extensive experience of advising both multinational and domestic clients operating in the insurance market. The lawyer demonstrates exceptional leadership, providing strategic counsel across complex regulatory, transactional, and compliance matters.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR
Shalakany Law Office
With deep local expertise and decades of experience, professionals advise leading corporations on labour compliance, contracts, and disputes, ensuring practical solutions and consistent client trust.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA
Jacqueline Saad – Shahid Law Firm
Recognised for her expertise in life sciences and pharmaceutical law, the professional advises on regulatory compliance, market entry, and M&A in the healthcare sector. Her cross-border insight and industry focus enable clients to navigate licensing, manufacturing, and distribution challenges in the MENA market.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
Shahid Law Firm
The team showcases outstanding capability in complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes, representing corporations and state entities before national and international courts. Known for its strategic precision and advocacy excellence, the professionals excel in both contentious and transactional matters.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
Sherif Hikal – OGH Legal
The lawyer is a veteran litigator in the MENA region, with more than 25 years’ experience, acting in construction, real estate, banking, insolvency and corporate-dispute arenas. He brings deep knowledge of court process and focuses on high-value, complex operations.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Shalakany Law Office
With decades of experience in major mergers and acquisitions, the team guides clients through every step of the process and has been recognized as a market leader for over a century.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A
Rasheed Kamel – Al Kamel Law Office
The lawyer brings significant experience advising on joint ventures, M&A, and corporate governance matters in the Egyptian market, with particular strength in healthcare, education, and finance sectors. Clients highlight his commercial awareness and ability to navigate regulatory complexity.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Meysan
The team provides strategic, insightful guidance and demonstrates a strong understanding of complex, high-value matters. It specializes in international disputes, regulatory and government affairs, and represents clients across trade, competition, commercial, and media sectors.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Ali & Co.
The legal team is highly regarded for its advisory and disputes work in the oil and gas industry, providing strategic guidance on upstream, downstream, and cross-border operations across Egypt.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group
The team stands out for its proactive real estate practice, combining extensive expertise with international networks to support complex transactions and investment compliance in the real estate sector.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Marya Mufti – Khalid Nassar and Partners
The lawyer excels in real-estate law, supporting major developments, investment structuring, and transactional due diligence across the region. Her practice is grounded in delivering pragmatic legal solutions tailored to land-use, finance, and construction phases of large-scale property projects.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX
Al Tamimi & Company
The team maintains a large bench of experienced lawyers who provide comprehensive advice on all areas of tax, including customs duties and M&A-related tax matters. Their clients span multiple sectors, including construction, technology, and energy.
BEST PRACTICE FINANCIAL LITIGATION
Arkan Legal Consultants
The team combines deep sector insight with technical precision in handling high-value banking and investment disputes. Its ability to align litigation strategy with clients’ financial objectives has earned growing recognition across the MENA region.
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Petromin Corporation
The company’s legal team offers full-spectrum legal services throughout the automotive value chain, supporting strategic growth and maintaining regulatory compliance across global operations.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT
Iryna Telychko – Etihad Rail
The professional leads the in-house legal function for a major national rail-network operator, managing complex legal matters. Her blend of commercial understanding and strong arbitration expertise has transformed the legal team into a strategic partner.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKS
Saudi EXIM Bank
The legal team provides expert legal oversight across export-finance, trade-development deals, and global partnerships, aligning the bank’s legal framework with its mission to elevate Saudi non-oil exports and market access.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKS
Omar Alyousef – Social Development Bank
The professional leads the bank’s legal and governance functions, shaping effective governance frameworks, overseeing major investments, and advancing judicial enforcement tools that strengthen financial sustainability.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
The Arab Energy Fund
The legal team stands out for its sophisticated legal guidance on finance-driven energy investments, blending regulatory precision with strong transactional insight. They provide clear, consistent, and strategic guidance on complex funding arrangements and cross-border financial deals.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Novartis
The legal team leverages strong regulatory, commercial, and compliance expertise to guide pharmaceutical operations, establishing the legal function as a strategic driver of growth and innovation.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East
The professional provides expert legal leadership, guiding regulatory approvals, commercial partnerships, and regional compliance programmes. Her role ensures that legal strategy aligns with innovation, market access, and ethical business practices in a heavily regulated industry.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Almarai
The team operates across compliance, governance, and regulatory matters, applying top international practices to enable a major FMCG company to grow and remain resilient to regulatory challenges.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING
Dina Aboelela – Unilever Egypt
With extensive experience in complex legal matters, she has demonstrated exceptional skills in managing wide-ranging legal operations and is highly proficient in negotiating complex contracts while effectively reducing legal risks.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Siemens Energy
The legal team supports major energy, technology, and infrastructure mandates by providing rigorous legal strategy, expert contract negotiation, and regulatory alignment, ensuring the company achieves transformative objectives across the MENA region.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY
Matteo Grassani – Zahid Group
The professional drives legal strategy advising on project development, joint ventures, and contract execution across the energy value chain. His commercial-minded approach ensures that legal frameworks enable operational ambition and regulatory alignment.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION & LUXURY
ELIE SAAB
With strong leadership at its core, the legal team supports the brand’s growth through pragmatic and innovative legal guidance, maintaining the brand’s integrity and ensuring its continued success on a global scale.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Edita Food Industries
The company’s legal team has embraced a strategic, business-oriented approach, playing a pivotal role in guiding the organization’s growth and aligning legal objectives with corporate goals.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE
Sylvia Amin – Al Ahram Beverages Company
The professional has consistently demonstrated the ability to provide clear and effective legal guidance, playing a key role in managing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Qiddiya
The legal team plays a central role in guiding large-scale development, master-planning and project delivery, aligning legal frameworks with corporate vision and ensuring compliance across emerging-economy infrastructure ecosystems.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTIONS
Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding
The lawyer oversees legal matters for a leading infrastructure and construction Group, handling PPPs, major contracts and dispute-prevention frameworks. His work ensures that legal expertise supports timely delivery, risk allocation and project governance at scale.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
AXA Egypt
The legal team has driven notable improvements in operational efficiency and strategic impact in the insurance sector. Their proactive approach promotes excellence in handling complex challenges, supporting sustainable growth and strong governance for the company.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE
Amr Radwan – Chubb
With strong legal insight and deep knowledge of insurance regulations, the professional strengthened the company’s legal framework, ensuring compliance and supporting stable growth in a demanding market.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Aramco
The team brings together strong technical expertise and a broad understanding of international projects, handling complex upstream and downstream matters that support the company’s operational strength and strategic position in the sector.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Al Hamra
The team drives complex real estate development projects with sharp commercial insight and agile risk management, ensuring seamless progress across high-impact projects.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE
Tamer El Wakeel – Mountain View
The professional leads legal strategy for the major real-estate developer, managing land acquisitions, development agreements and investment structuring. He provides pragmatic legal advice that aligns growth plans with compliance, financing, and market-entry objectives.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT
stc
The company’s legal team delivers sophisticated legal support in telecommunications, media, and technology, managing compliance and digital-business transformation while aligning legal strategy with regional regulatory changes.
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Accenture
The legal team supports the global consulting firm by integrating legal, business, and operational expertise. This enables flexible service delivery, facilitates international expansion, and ensures regulatory compliance across all regions.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR SERVICES & CONSULTANCY
Amr Abdelrahim – McKinsey & Company
The professional shows an outstanding expertise in cross-border legal frameworks, supporting strategic decision-making at the highest level. He is known for the proactive approach to risk management and regional compliance.
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