Commended External Counsel of the Year 2025 award honors exceptional contributions and exemplary service in external legal support. It stands as a testament to the invaluable collaboration between private practice lawyers and in-house legal teams. Awardees are chosen based on recommendations, votes, and testimonials from in-house counsel and other legal service buyers across Asia and the Middle East. This recognition highlights the essential role these legal professionals play in enhancing and expanding the capabilities of in-house legal departments.
Here are the Commended External Counsel 2025, Middle East*.
Abubaker Karmustaji
Sat & Co
Admad Bin Hezeem
BSA Law
Adrianus Schoorl
DLA Piper Middle East
Ahmad Ibrahim
Ibrahim & Partners
Alan Rodgers
Hadef & Partners
Ali Abedi
Derayah LLPC
Andrew Chung
K&L Gates
Andrew Tarbuck
Al Tamimi & Co
Areen Jayousi
Horizons & Co
Ayman A. Khaleq
Morgan Lewis
Basil Al Jafari
Latham & Watkins
Bilal Ambikapathy
Wisefields
Charles Laubach
Afridi & Angell
David Leckie
Clyde & Co
Gabriella Savastano
CMS Law
Gurmeet Kaur
Pinsent Masons
Ian Chung
HFW
Ibrahim Soumrany
Gibson Dunn
Jody Waugh
Al Tamimi & Co
Kamar Jaffer
A&O Shearman
Macky O’Sullivan
King & Spalding
Mamoon Khan
Al Tamimi & Co
Mehdi Seadon
Kennedys
Mohamed Eissa
Hadef & Partners
Mohamed Hamra-Krouha
Clifford Chance
Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Alsuwaidi & Company
Moustafa Said
Wisefields
Nomaan Raja
Latham & Watkins
Olivia Darlington
Clyde & Co
Paul Allen
DLA Piper
Rania Tadros
Stephenson Harwood
Raza Rizvi
Simmons & Simmons
Reem Alsayegh
Linklaters
Rishi Sengupta
Kennedys
Robin Hickman
Addleshaw Goddard
Roshanak Bassiri Gharb
Clyde & Co
Sachin Kerur
Reed Smith
Sara Holder
Rouse
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo
Morgan Lewis
Suhail Mirza
Al Tamimi & Co
Tom Bicknell
Clyde & Co
Yasser Omar
Hadef & Partners
