DOHA: Qatar’s leading law firm Al Sulaiti Law Firm has won the “Qatar Law Firm of the Year” at the Qatar Business Law Awards 2018.
The winners of the 2018 Qatar Business Law Awards were presented the awards at a gala dinner held at The St. Regis Hotel in Doha on Tuesday, following the annual Qatar Business Law Forum.
With more than fourteen years of experience, Al-Sulaiti Law Firm has fast become one of the most renowned firms in Qatar. The Firm is a founding member of the MENA City Lawyers network, which connects five firms in North Africa, the Levant, and the Gulf. Al Sulaiti Law Firm is a local law firm with a regional reach and a global outlook.
Squire Patton Boggs has been recognised as International Law Firm of the Year at the Qatar Business Law Awards, for the second year in a row. The Doha team of Squire Patton Boggs was recognised for its first-class legal expertise, business success, strategic vision and excellence in the areas of innovation and client satisfaction in Qatar.
The award was decided by a distinguished panel of judges, which included Dr. Mohammed Al Khulaifi, Dean of the College of Law, Qatar University; Dr. Muna Al-Marzouqi, Assistant Professor of Maritime & Commercial Law, Qatar University, College of Law; Susan L. Karamanian, Dean, Hamad Bin Khalifa College of Law and Public Policy; Luigia Ingianni, Commissioner, Employment Standards Office, Qatar Financial Centre; Dr. Ehab Elsonbaty, Senior Legal Counsel, Head of Governance and Government Affairs, Qatar Investment Authority; Jason Taylor, Director of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Middle East – Qatar branch, and Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel, Muntajat; Rowan McBrien, General Counsel of Total E&P Qatar; Dr. Damilola Olawuyi, Professor of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Dr. Minas Khatchadourian, General Counsel, Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration; Christopher Grout, Registrar of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre; Farouk Yala, Legal Counsel at Qatar Petroleum; and Francis Botchway, Sir William Blair Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution, College of Law, Qatar University.
Charbel Maakaron, Squire Patton Boggs office managing partner in Doha, said: “We were delighted to win this award in 2017. To be judged as Qatar’s International Law Firm of the Year once again, and by a panel of such distinguished professionals, is a special honour. It is a fantastic recognition of the talent, commitment and hard work of our team in Doha.”
The other winners include K & L Gates (Property & Construction Team of the Year), Simmons & Simmons (Banking & Finance Team of the Year), Dentons (Alternative Dispute Resolution Team of the Year), Clyde & Co (Employment Team of the Year), Pinsent Masons (Technology, Media & Telecommunications), Omani & Partners (Sports Law Team of the Year), Thani Bin Ali Al Thani Law Firm (Legal Counsel of the Year), Sam Priest (Qatar Gas)-General Counsel of the Year, Nasser Al-Taweel (Qatar Financial Centre Authority) and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Innovative Legal Teaching).
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