IFLR Americas Awards 2018 | Euromoney PLC | 14 December 2017 | Essex House, New York, 160 Central Park S, New York, NY 10019, USA

As in previous years, IFLR will be rewarding national firms of the year, financial regulation team of the year and the most legally innovative deals and teams in the following Categories: debt and equity-linked; loans, securitisation and structures finance; high yield; M&A; Private equity; project finance; and restructuring.

2017 Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award
• Camille Abousleiman (Dechert)

Deals of the Year

Debt and Equit-Linked
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's GMTN Programme and Issuance

Equity
• Ades International Holding Ipo

M&A
• Adeptio AD Investments/Americana

Project Finance
• Barakah Nuclear Power Plant

Restructuring
• Adeem Investment and Wealth Management Restructuring

Domestic
• International Petroleum Investment Company/Mubadala Development Company Merger

Teams of the Year

Debt and Equity-Linked
• Linklaters

Equity
• White & Case

M&A
• Allen & Overy

Project Finance
• Sheaman & Sterling

Restructuring
• Clifford Chance

National Winners

Bahrain
• Zu'bi & Partners

Egypt
• Matouk Bassiouny

Iraq
• Al Tamimi & Company

Iran
• Atieh Associates

Jordan
• Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Kuwait
• Asar - Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Lebanon
• Abousleiman & Partners

Oman
• Al Busaidy Mansoor Jaml & Co

Qatar
• Al Tamimi & Company

Saudi Arabia
• Law Firm of AlSallourn and Altoaimi

UAE
• Al Tamimi & Company

Individual Winners

Managing Partner of the Year
• Doug Peel (White & Case)

IFLR Women in Business Law Award
• Caroline Kehoe (Herbert Smith Freehills

Individual Rising Star of the Year
• Brian Gillespie (Allen & Overy)

Bank and Firm Awards

International Firm of the Year
• Allen & Overy

Rising Star Law Firm
• Al Hossam Legal - Kuwait

Pro bono Firm of the Year
• Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm

In-House Team of the Year
• HSBC

Islamic Bank of the Year
• Dubai Islamic Bank