Saudi Aramco, Dubai Group and Mastercard are among the in-house nominees set to go head-to-head at the third annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards this May.

Saudi Aramco legal chief David Kultgen will compete with Dubai Group's Cherine Ghali for the prestigious General Counsel of the Year award, with their respective companies both in the running for Legal Department of the Year alongside Mastercard.

The credit card company is also represented by Lucas Sork in the Legal Counsel of the Year category, alongside in-house lawyers from United Arab Shipping Company, Nokia and Rakbank.