Legal Era Honours Legal Excellence And Achievements Of Lawyers In The Middle East Region
The 5th Annual Legal Era Middle East Law Awards 2024
Legal Era Honours Legal Excellence And Achievements Of Lawyers In The Middle East Region
14th November 2024 at Hotel Taj Exotica Resort & Spa The Palm, Dubai, marked Legal Era-Legal Media Group hosting the grand Fifth Edition of the Annual Legal Era Middle East Awards 2024.
Rewarding the Middle East’s Leading Lawyers, In-House Lawyers, In-House Legal Teams and Law Firms, the momentous occasion brought together a spectrum of awardees and attendees—each a shining example of legal competence, diversity of experience and excellence.
In the high-power environs of one of the top economies and the cradle for future-first initiatives, the gala Awards Ceremony at Dubai was enjoyed by one and all—the awardees, their cheerleaders, and distinguished members of the global legal fraternity.
Cheering and celebrating the legal services professionals and law firms across industry and practice groups, the awards recognised legal excellence and potential in multiple segments: Middle East Law Firms, Leading Lawyers, In-House Lawyers, Individual Lawyers, and Finest General Counsels.
As well as receiving applause and trophies, the awardees and attendees forged new connections, exchanged best practices, and discussed potential collaborations with fellow fraternities from the Middle East and across the globe over cocktails and dinner.
Legal Era - Legal Media Group has, over the last five years, nurtured the Annual Middle East Awards as a global, collaborative platform that rewards those who have gone against the grain to thrive and offers cutting-edge analysis around business opportunities across the region.
The Awards Ceremony was graced by a distinguished gathering of law firms, leading legal professionals, in-house lawyers, and top-tier legal teams from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, and Oman.
Here is the list of our decorated Awardees at the 5th Annual Legal Era Middle East Awards 2024.
Law Firm Awards
CATEGORY | WINNER NAME |
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year | Afridi & Angell |
Construction Law Firm of the Year | Pinsent Masons LLP |
Corporate Structuring Law Firm of the Year | Al Tamimi & Company |
Banking, Finance and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year | Afridi & Angell |
Corporate & M&A Law Firm of the Year | White & Case LLP |
Emerging Law Firm of the year (Corporate & M&A) | Dr. Yaqoub AlSanea & Legal Partners |
Labour & Employment Law Firm of the Year | Dentons |
Fintech Law Firm of the Year | Rasma Legal |
Infrastructure and Energy Projects Law Firm of the Year | Essa Al Sulaiti – Law Firm |
Infrastructure and Energy Projects Law Firm of the Year | Taher Group Law Firm Co. (TAG) |
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year | Rouse |
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year | ADG Legal |
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year | Afridi & Angell |
Tax Law Firm of the Year | Hourani & Partners |
Digital Assets Law Firm of the Year | KARM Legal Consultants |
TMT Law Firm of the Year | Bird & Bird |
Rising Law Firm of the Year | GLA & Co. |
Law Firm of the Year - Bahrain | Al Tamimi & Company |
Law Firm of The Year - Egypt | GLA & Co. |
Law Firm of The Year - KSA | AlGhazzawi & Partners |
Law Firm of The Year - Kuwait | Al Tamimi & Company |
Law Firm of The Year - Lebanon | Obeid & Partners |
Law Firm of The Year - Oman | Yaqdhan Al Busaidi Law Firm in association with Dentons |
Law Firm of The Year - Cyprus | Y. Georgiades & Associates LLC |
Law Firm of The Year - Qatar | Al Tamimi & Company in association with Advocate Mohammed Al-Marri |
Law Firm of The Year - UAE | Afridi & Angell |
Middle East Law Firm of the Year | Al Tamimi & Company |
International Law Firm of the Year | Bird & Bird |
In-House Awards
CATEGORY | WINNER NAME |
Compliance Team of the Year | Pepsi-Cola International |
Energy and Resources In-House Legal Team of the Year | Bapco Refining |
Banking In-House Legal Team of the Year | National Bank of Egypt |
Finance In-House Legal Team of the Year | Equiti Group |
FMCG Legal Department of the Year | Agthia Group PJSC |
Real Estate & Construction In-House Legal Team of the Year | Al Hamra Group LLC |
Legal Department of the Year - Large Team | Alghanim Industries |
Legal Department of the Year - Mid Size Team | DHL |
Legal Department of the Year - Small Team | Petromin Corporation |
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Middle East In-House Legal Team of the Year | PAAET |
Individual In-House Awards
CATEGORY | WINNER NAME |
Women Leader of the Year - In-House | Dawn Sanderson, Group General Counsel, Al Dahra Group |
Compliance Leader of the Year | Amira Fayad, Associate Legal Director and Company Secretary, Seddiqi Holding |
General Counsel of the Year – Small Team | Mohammed Jamil, General Counsel, Petromin Corporation |
General Counsel of the Year – Small Team | Lara Ababneh, General Counsel, Beiersdorf |
General Counsel of the Year – Mid Team | Daud Farooq Siddiq, Group General Counsel & Head Legal & Compliance, International Holdings |
General Counsel of the Year – Large Team | Omar Rahman, Chief Legal Officer, Dubai Islamic Bank |
Lifetime Achievement Award | Bapsy Dastur, General Counsel, Head- Corporate Risk, Compliance & Legal, VFS Global |
Individual from Leading Law Firms Awards
CATEGORY | WINNER NAME |
Young Achiever of The Year | Dr. Zeina Obeid, Partner, Obeid & Partners |
Lawyer Of the Year - Dispute Resolution | Ahmed Barakat, Managing Partner, ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners |
Lawyer Of the Year - Intellectual Property | Melissa Murray, Partner, Bird & Bird (MEA) LLP |
Lawyer Of the Year - Banking & Finance | Jody Waugh, Managing Partner, Al Tamimi & Company |
Lawyer Of the Year - Labour & Employment | Charles Laubach, Partner, Afridi & Angell |
Lawyer Of the Year - Real Estate & Construction | David Nunn, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) |
Lawyer Of the Year - Litigation | Haider Afridi, Partner, Afridi & Angell |
Lawyer Of the Year - TMT & AI | Mazen Rasamny, Founder, Rasma Legal |
Lawyer Of the Year - Energy | John Podgore, Partner, ADG Legal |
Lawyer Of the Year - Corporate & M&A | Alex Saleh, Managing Partner, GLA & Co. |
Lawyer Of the Year - Fintech | Akshata Namjoshi Associate Partner, KARM Legal Consultants |
Private Client Lawyer of The Year | Sunita Singh-Dalal, Partner, Hourani & Co |
Managing Partner of The Year | Hussam Ghazzawi, Managing Partner, Alghazzawi & Partners |
Leadership Excellence Awards for Legal Excellence | Samer Qudah, Partner, Head of Corporate Structuring, Al Tamimi & Company |
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