Legalcommunity MENA Awards 2025

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

 

 

 

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

PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES

 

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.

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants

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

 

Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm

Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm

Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny

“Susie Abdel-Nabi – Clyde & Co            ”

Fouad Abdelaziz – Jurisera

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 – Bahaa Eldin Law Office in cooperation Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny- Matouk Bassiouny

Omar S. Bassiouny – 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

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Dentons

Derayah LLPC

Dreny & Partners

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

GLA & Company

Habib Al Mulla & Partners

Helmy, Hamza & Partners in co-operation with Baker McKenzie

Jurisera – Attorneys at law

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

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 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 – Dentons

Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW

Qasim Aslam – Dentons

Robin Balmer – Norton Rose Fulbright

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

Imane Raouf – Matouk Bassiouny

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

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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)

 

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

Amr Baggatto – Matouk Bassiouny

Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny

Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm

Khaled El Dardiry – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners

Mohammed El Ehwany – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Said Hanafi – MHR & Partners in association with White & Case

Samar Jrade – Meysan

Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates

  1. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny

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

YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group

Zahaf & Partners

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST

 

Asad Ahmad – GLA&CO

Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners

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-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group

Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Eltumi Partners

Eversheds Sutherland

Shalakany Law Office

Charles Russell Speechlys

Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Dentons

GLA & Company

Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie

Mazghouny & Co

Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm

Zahaf & Partners

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR – ENERGY

 

Mohamed Al-Hamali – Zahaf & Partners

Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

Khaled Asfour – Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Radwa Elderwy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Ziad Bahaa Eldin – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Mohamed El Ehwany – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm

Taya Pirinis – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

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

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

 

Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners

Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.

Abdulhadi AlShimaryAlShimary – Etihad Law Firm

Mark Beswetherick – Clyde & Co

Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co

Brian Boahene – DWF

Zahraa Diyaa – Etihad Law Firm

Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi

Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Hannah Mahran – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office

Fagr Muheb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co

Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan

Alex Saleh – GLA & Company

Sam Wakerley – HFW

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE

 

ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

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

 

Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny

Ahmed Adib – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Nora Al Muhamad – Gateley Middle East

Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW

Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co

Mariam Choukri – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Abderahman El Sherif – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

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

Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT

 

Ahmed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Mohamed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Sayed Ammar – Al Kamel Law Office

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny

Roham Dalaei – Bayan Emrooz International Law Firm

Mohamed Eldib – Eldib & Co

Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners

Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office

Sara Holder – Rouse

Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird

Jon Parker – Gowling WLG

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

Clyde & Co

Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm

Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm

Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited

  1. Nasser & Partners

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

Lina Fassi-Fihri – LPA CGR Associés Avocats

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

ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ashurst

King & Spalding

Matouk Bassiouny

Shalakany Law Office

A&O Shearman

White & Case

Khoshaim & Associates

Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS

 

Asad Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny  – Matouk Bassiouny

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 LLP

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 Al-Muham

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

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

Fouad Abdelaziz – Jurisera

Sultan M. Al-Abdulla – Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners

Fayez Al-Fadhli – ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY

Abdulaziz H Al Fahad – The Law Office of Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad and Partners

Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners

Fadel Al-Fathaly – Zahaf & Partners

Abdullah Al-Hashim – Al-Jadaan and Partners

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

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny

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

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

Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Ahmad Musa – Dar Al-Muham

Hassan Ali Radhi – Hassan Radhi & Associates

Waleed Rasromani – Linklaters

Hazim Rizkana – Rizkana & 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

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

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 – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Ashraf Elibrachy – Ibrachy Legal Consultancy

Moataz El Mahdy – Shalakany Law Office

Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office

Mostafa El Zeky – Shalakany Law Office

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)

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

  1. 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

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

Hanadi Jamjoom – Khalid Nassar and Partners

Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office

Susheela Rivers – DLA Piper

Yazeed Samain – MAS LAW

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

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

 

Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny

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

Dounia Semlali Farah – Garrigues

Ton van Doremalen – DLA Piper

 

 

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

 

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

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT

 

Mohannad Abozaghla – General Motors

Raed Al-Saadouni – ASMO

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

Brandt Pasco – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)

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

Saudi National 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

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

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 Saudi National Bank

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

Arwa Alhussain – The Saudi National Bank

Salam Atoui – EY

Mohamed Baher – Maseera Holding

Hoor ElMasry – Visa

Mohamed El Sherkawi – Abu Dhabi Capital Group

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

Sandoz Pharma

SIPCHEM

TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL

 

Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE

Sara Abdelaziz – Novartis

Dr. Khaled Aswad – SIPCHEM

Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East

Sarah El Sheemy – Sandoz Pharma

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

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

Xylem

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING

 

Lara Ababneh – Beiersdorf Middle East

Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE

Eslam Aly – Coca-Cola HBC

Yara A. AlZouman – PepsiCo

Moustafa Elbadrawi – Signify

Mohamed Ezz Elden Osama – Coca-Colca HBC

Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries

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

Alexandre Boules – 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

Johnson Controls Arabia

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

Sarah Elmatarawy – Siemens Energy

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

Blake Redding – Dolphin Energy

Yomna Semary  – Siemens Energy

Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding

Ahmed Singer – Johnson Controls Arabia

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

Mohammed Obeidat – Alain Foods

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

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

Lilihane Atlam – ASGC Egypt

Béatrice Carreira – Alstom

Karim El Dardiry – Eaton

Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE

Ahmed Gamal – Rowad

Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR

Mohammed Nabil – InterCement

Brandt Pasco – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)

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

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 Wafik – AXA

 

 

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’ S.A.E

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding

Mostafa Adel Mahmoud – IMKAN Misr

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 International Services

 

 

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 International Services

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

 

Details

Event Start:

20/11/2025 18:15

Event end:

20/11/2025 23:00

Location

Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya

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

 

 

 

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

PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES

 

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.

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants

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

 

Girgis Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm

Sarwat Abd El-Shahid – Shahid Law Firm

Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny

“Susie Abdel-Nabi – Clyde & Co            ”

Fouad Abdelaziz – Jurisera

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 – Bahaa Eldin Law Office in cooperation Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny- Matouk Bassiouny

Omar S. Bassiouny – 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

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Dentons

Derayah LLPC

Dreny & Partners

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

GLA & Company

Habib Al Mulla & Partners

Helmy, Hamza & Partners in co-operation with Baker McKenzie

Jurisera – Attorneys at law

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

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 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 – Dentons

Mohamed Alserkal – MAS LAW

Qasim Aslam – Dentons

Robin Balmer – Norton Rose Fulbright

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

Imane Raouf – Matouk Bassiouny

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

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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)

 

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

Amr Baggatto – Matouk Bassiouny

Basel Barakat – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny

Michael Boutros – Shahid Law Firm

Khaled El Dardiry – Marei Fayez Dardiry & Partners

Mohammed El Ehwany – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Hossam Gramon – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Said Hanafi – MHR & Partners in association with White & Case

Samar Jrade – Meysan

Zeyad Khoshaim – Khoshaim & Associates

  1. John Matouk – Matouk Bassiouny

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

YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzn Legal Group

Zahaf & Partners

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST

 

Asad Ahmad – GLA&CO

Salaheddin EL Busefi – Zahaf & Partners

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-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group

Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Eltumi Partners

Eversheds Sutherland

Shalakany Law Office

Charles Russell Speechlys

Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Dentons

GLA & Company

Helmy, Hamza & Partners – Baker McKenzie

Mazghouny & Co

Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm

Zahaf & Partners

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR – ENERGY

 

Mohamed Al-Hamali – Zahaf & Partners

Ali Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

Khaled Asfour – Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Radwa Elderwy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Ziad Bahaa Eldin – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

Mohamed El Ehwany – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm

Taya Pirinis – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

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

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

 

Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners

Haytham Ali – Ali & Co.

Abdulhadi AlShimaryAlShimary – Etihad Law Firm

Mark Beswetherick – Clyde & Co

Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co

Brian Boahene – DWF

Zahraa Diyaa – Etihad Law Firm

Chadia El Meouchi – Badri and Salim El Meouchi

Mohamed Fathy – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Hannah Mahran – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office

Fagr Muheb – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Wayne Jones – Clyde & Co

Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa – Sharkawy & Sarhan

Alex Saleh – GLA & Company

Sam Wakerley – HFW

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE

 

ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

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

 

Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny

Ahmed Adib – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Nora Al Muhamad – Gateley Middle East

Salam Alsmadi – MAS LAW

Tom Bicknell – Clyde & Co

Mariam Choukri – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Abderahman El Sherif – ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners

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

Sharkawy & Sarhan Law Firm

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT

 

Ahmed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Mohamed Abdelgawad – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Sayed Ammar – Al Kamel Law Office

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny

Roham Dalaei – Bayan Emrooz International Law Firm

Mohamed Eldib – Eldib & Co

Hadir Elhakim – Hafez and Partners

Adam El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office

Sara Holder – Rouse

Melissa Murray – Bird & Bird

Jon Parker – Gowling WLG

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

Clyde & Co

Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm

Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm

Legal Advisors in association with Baker McKenzie Limited

  1. Nasser & Partners

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

Lina Fassi-Fihri – LPA CGR Associés Avocats

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

ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ashurst

King & Spalding

Matouk Bassiouny

Shalakany Law Office

A&O Shearman

White & Case

Khoshaim & Associates

Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS

 

Asad Abedi – Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny  – Matouk Bassiouny

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 LLP

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 Al-Muham

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

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

Fouad Abdelaziz – Jurisera

Sultan M. Al-Abdulla – Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners

Fayez Al-Fadhli – ARKAN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CONSULTANCY

Abdulaziz H Al Fahad – The Law Office of Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad and Partners

Faisal Alfahad – Alfahad & Partners

Fadel Al-Fathaly – Zahaf & Partners

Abdullah Al-Hashim – Al-Jadaan and Partners

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

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny – Matouk Bassiouny

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

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

Osman Mowafy – Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners

Ahmad Musa – Dar Al-Muham

Hassan Ali Radhi – Hassan Radhi & Associates

Waleed Rasromani – Linklaters

Hazim Rizkana – Rizkana & 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

Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

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 – Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede

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

Ashraf Elibrachy – Ibrachy Legal Consultancy

Moataz El Mahdy – Shalakany Law Office

Sherry El Shalakany – Shalakany Law Office

Mostafa El Zeky – Shalakany Law Office

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)

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

  1. 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

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

Hanadi Jamjoom – Khalid Nassar and Partners

Hamdy Mostafa – Legalia Law Office

Susheela Rivers – DLA Piper

Yazeed Samain – MAS LAW

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

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

 

Mohamed Abdel Fattah – Matouk Bassiouny

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

Dounia Semlali Farah – Garrigues

Ton van Doremalen – DLA Piper

 

 

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

 

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

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT

 

Mohannad Abozaghla – General Motors

Raed Al-Saadouni – ASMO

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

Brandt Pasco – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)

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

Saudi National 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

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

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 Saudi National Bank

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

Arwa Alhussain – The Saudi National Bank

Salam Atoui – EY

Mohamed Baher – Maseera Holding

Hoor ElMasry – Visa

Mohamed El Sherkawi – Abu Dhabi Capital Group

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

Sandoz Pharma

SIPCHEM

TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL

 

Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE

Sara Abdelaziz – Novartis

Dr. Khaled Aswad – SIPCHEM

Rachel Cosgrove – Bayer Middle East

Sarah El Sheemy – Sandoz Pharma

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

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

Xylem

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURING

 

Lara Ababneh – Beiersdorf Middle East

Mohamed Abaza – TCI Sanmar Chemicals SAE

Eslam Aly – Coca-Cola HBC

Yara A. AlZouman – PepsiCo

Moustafa Elbadrawi – Signify

Mohamed Ezz Elden Osama – Coca-Colca HBC

Lobna Khater – Edita Food Industries

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

Alexandre Boules – 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

Johnson Controls Arabia

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

Sarah Elmatarawy – Siemens Energy

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

Blake Redding – Dolphin Energy

Yomna Semary  – Siemens Energy

Mostafa Shawky – Hassan Allam Holding

Ahmed Singer – Johnson Controls Arabia

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

Mohammed Obeidat – Alain Foods

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

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

Lilihane Atlam – ASGC Egypt

Béatrice Carreira – Alstom

Karim El Dardiry – Eaton

Shady Elmogy – ORA Developers UAE

Ahmed Gamal – Rowad

Ayman Hamdy – EMAAR

Mohammed Nabil – InterCement

Brandt Pasco – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)

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

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 Wafik – AXA

 

 

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’ S.A.E

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

Amr Reda Abdullatif – Hassan Allam Holding

Mostafa Adel Mahmoud – IMKAN Misr

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 International Services

 

 

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 International Services

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

 

Details

Event Start:

20/11/2025 18:15

Event End:

20/11/2025 23:00

Location

Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya

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