Top Middle East law firms and legal departments line up for Middle East Awards
Entries now open for fourth Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards with Legal Week-hosted event taking place in Dubai in May
February 11, 2015 at 07:03 AM
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Entries are now open for the fourth annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards which will see leading law firms and legal departments in the Middle East compete to be recognised as leaders in their fields.
The awards, which are jointly hosted by Legal Week and the ACC Middle East Group, will take place in Dubai on 14 May.
Last year's winners included Clifford Chance, which was named International Law Firm of the Year, and Qatar-based Al-Ansari & Associates, which won the Middle East Law Firm of the Year award. Du, the United Arab Emirates telecoms operator, was among the in-house award winners, securing Legal Department of the Year (Large Team).
Entries are being invited for 18 categories which aim to recognise exceptional achievement by private practice and in-house lawyers working in local and international companies and law firms.
New awards in 2015 include Middle East Litigation Team of the Year, which is targeted at teams exercising rights of audience in local courts across the region.
The judging panel for the 2015 awards will be chaired by ACC Middle East Group president Elias Hayek (pictured), vice president, legal, EAME division, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide.
The awards ceremony will take place at the Raffles Dubai and the deadline for entry submissions is 12 March.
The full list of awards is as follows:
In-house awards:
- General Counsel of the Year
- Legal Department of the Year – Large team
- Legal Department of the Year – Small team
- Legal Counsel of the Year
- In-house Innovation Award
- In-house CSR Award
Private practice awards:
- International Law Firm of the Year
- Middle East Law Firm of the Year
- Private practice Innovation Award
- Private practice CSR Award
- Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year
- International Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
- Middle East Litigation Team of the Year
- Transportation, Energy and Infrastructure Team of the Year
- Corporate Team of the Year
- Commercial Team of the Year
- Property and Construction Team of the Year
- Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year
Please go to corporatecounselmiddleeastawards.com for full details of the criteria and entry process.
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