IFLR Middle East Awards 2019 | International Financial Law Review (IFLR) |

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
• Mona Zulficar – Zulficar & Partners

DEALS OF THE YEAR

DEBT AND EQUITY-LINKED:
• Qatar Islamic Bank collateralised murabaha financing
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Allen & Overy
• Clifford Chance
• Maples and Calder

EQUITY:
• ADNOC Distribution IPO
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Allen & Overy
• Shearman & Sterling

M&A:
• KCA Deutag / Dalma Energy
• Allen & Overy
• Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co
• King & Spalding
• Koshaim & Associates
• Latham & Watkins

PROJECT FINANCE:
• Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport financing
• Allen & Overy
• Linklaters

RESTRUCTURING:
• Drydocks World
• Allen & Overy
• Clifford Chance
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Linklaters

DOMESTIC:
• Ma’aden Phosphate Company domestic sukuk
• Allen & Overy
• Khoshaim & Associates
• Latham & Watkins
• Law Office of Salman M Al-Sudairi
• Maples and Calder

TEAMS OF THE YEAR

DEBT AND EQUITY-LINKED:
• Clifford chance

EQUITY:
• Allen & Overy

M&A:
• King & Spalding

PROJECT FINANCE:
• Clifford Chance

RESTRUCTURING:
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

NATIONAL WINNERS:
• Bahrain: Hassan Radhi & Associates
• Egypt: Sharkawy & Sarhan
• Iraq: Al Tamimi & Company
• Jordan: Khalifeh & Partners
• Kuwait: ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
• Lebanon: Abousleiman & Partners
• Oman: Dentons
• Qatar: Al Tamimi & Company
• Saudi Arabia: Abuhimed Al Sheikh Al Hagbani Law Firm
• UAE: Al Tamimi & Company

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR:
• Bader El-Jeaan – Meysan Partners

IFLR WOMEN IN BUSINESS LAW AWARD:
• Lubna Qassim

RISING STARS:
• Adam Banks – Allen & Overy
• Zeina Al Nabih – Al Tamimi & Company
• Nicola Reader – Clifford Chance
• Omar Sherif – Shalakany Law Firm

BANK AND FIRM AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Clifford Chance

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• HSBC

ISLAMIC BANK OF THE YEAR:
• Qatar Islamic Bank

PRO BONO LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Dentons

RISING STAR LAW FIRM:
• Sharq Law Firm