Awards

2010 awards

The expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport, on which we are advising the Supervision Committee for the Expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport (SCADIA), has been nominated by Construction Week  as the leading construction project across the GCC region

TMT partner John Worthy selected as the leading UK telecoms lawyer in ILO's Client Choice Awards 2010

Two Deals of the Year in Islamic Finance news' awards

Amanda Lewis selected as one of The Lawyer's "Hot 100" for 2010

 

2009 awards

Corporate lawyer Jonathan Simons presented with an Award of Excellence at the British Business Forum Kuwait's British Excellence Awards 2009

Real Estate managing associate Nick Darby selected for the "Extra Mile" award at the Property Managers Association's 2009 awards

Muscat office awarded the Capital Markets award in the Oman category of Corporate INTL's Legal Awards 2009

Platinum award and special commendation in the City of London's Clean City Awards 2009

Best Foreign Law Firm in Middle East for Capital Markets & Corporate Actions in emeafinance 2009 Middle East Banking awards

The firm's Aviation Finance practice was nominated in all categories of Airfinance Journal's 2009 readership survey.  The categories were: Best for industry knowledge; Most commercially aware; Most innovative with complex financial and legal questions; Getting deals done quickly; Fairest fees; Most pleasant to work with; and Best client entertainment.

Best Pan-African Law Firm - emeafinance Capital Markets and Corporate Actions awards 2009

UAE Firm of the Year 2009 for securities and structured products transactions - Representative Corporate Asia Survey

Best Employer in the Middle East Region in Asian Legal Business magazine's Employer of Choice survey 2009

Four Islamic Finance partners selected as leading lawyers in their fields by Islamic Finance news

Best Commodity/Trade Finance Law Firm - Trade Finance magazine (10th consecutive year)

Best Trade Finance Law Firm - Global Trade Review (sixth consecutive year)

Best Trade Finance Law Firm - Trade and Forfaiting Review magazine (sixth consecutive year)

Sena Agbayissah presented with a silver award in the Leading Partners (International) category of Decideurs' Trophées du Droit et du Contentieux 2009

Listed in Euroweek's top five law firms for syndicated loan advice 2009

Neil Griffiths selected as one of The Lawyer's "Hot 100" for 2009

Law Firm of the Year - Global Trade Review magazine 2009 (fifth consecutive year)

 

2008 awards

Best Pan-African Law Firm - emeafinance Capital Markets and Corporate Actions awards 2008

Four deals selected for Airfinance Journal's Deal of the Year awards 2008

Three deals in Jane's Transport Finance's Leasing Deals of the Year 2008

Syndicated Lending practice listed in Euroweek's top five law firms for syndicated loan advice 2008

Platinum award winner in the Corporation of London's 2008 Clean City Awards

Neil Nicholson chosen as one of The Times' 10 "Future Stars of the City" 2008

Best Trade Finance Law Firm - Trade and Forfaiting Review magazine 2008 (fifth consecutive year)

Best Law Firm for Commodity, Trade and Structured Commodity Finance Deals - Trade Finance magazine Awards for Excellence 2008 (eighth consecutive year)

Law Firm of the Year - Global Trade Review magazine 2008 (fourth consecutive year)