Meet the ground-breaking women shortlisted for the 2023 LexisNexis Women in Law Awards!

The wait is over! We’re thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated shortlist for the 2023 LexisNexis Women in Law Awards in the GCC, brought to you by LexisNexis Middle East and supported by Yungo Legal Consultants, DLA Piper, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, and Grant Thornton as Audit Partner. 

Over 150 women – trailblazers in the legal industry – stepped up to the challenge and submitted entries across 17 categories of law practice.

The women who submitted entries deserve a round of applause, as their participation is what has made these awards a true success from the start.

Don't miss your chance to be a part of this momentous occasion as we honour the winners at the star-studded gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Ritz-Carton, JBR in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 2 March 2023.

Book your seats or table now to show your support for women's achievements in the GCC!

International Law Firm of the Year

• Baker McKenzie
• Bird & Bird
• Charles Russell Speechlys
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• Pinsent Masons
• Stephenson Harwood LLP

Regional Law Firm of the Year

• Al Marri & El Hage Law Offices
• Al Tamimi & Company
• Fichte & Co
• Z&Co

Legal Department of the Year

• Accenture Middle East
• ALDAR Properties PJSC
• Chalhoub Group
• Checkout.com
• Lean Technologies
• Robert Bosch Middle East FZE

Equality Initiative of the Year

• Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
• Rasma Legal
• Said Al Shahry & Partners (SASLO)
• Yungo Legal Consultants

General Counsel of the Year

• Arshika Perry, Checkout.com
• Banu Imadoglu Aksu, Robert Bosch Middle East FZE
• Emma O’Brien, ALDAR Properties PJSC
• Iryna Kovalchuk, Zakher Marine International (ZMI) Holdings
• Joanna Addison , Qatar Shell GTL Limited
• Katherine McAdam, The Commercial Bank PSQC
• Marie Chowdhry, Lean Technologies
• Nebahat Arslan, Goodnotes
• Paola Kattar, KEO International Consultants
• Priscila Mielli Abrahao, Dahua Technology Co. Ltd

Legal Counsel of the Year

• Alanood Al-Naimi, Qatar University Office of the General Counsel
• Aparajita Mishra, Mott MacDonald
• Diana Chichkova, TotalEnergies
• Jiayuan Xu, Yalla Technology FZ-LLC
• Lauren Djedid, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority
• Masa Takriti, Vodafone Qatar
• Maude El-Khoury, Sunset Hospitality Group
• Sunitha Nazar, Qatar Science & Technology Park
• Suzanne El-Mujtahed (née Cripps), ACWA Power Company
• Yara Al Kaed, Alghanim Industries

Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

• Aimy Roshan, White & Case
• Caroline Hibberd, Stephenson Harwood LLP
• Cheryl Cairns, Trowers & Hamlins LLP
• Deirdre Walker, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Maria Palmou, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
• Mehtab Kassam, Ince
• Myriam Eid, Al Marri & El Hage Law Offices
• Paula Boast, Charles Russell Speechlys
• Soraya Corm-Bakhos, Watson Farley & Williams
• Susie Abdel-Nabi, Clyde & Co

Banking, Finance & Restructuring Lawyer of the Year

• Aditi Sanyal, Simmons & Simmons
• Angela Croker, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Asal Saghari, King & Spalding
• Catriona McDevitt, Hadef & Partners
• Claire Matheson Kirton, White & Case
• Fatima Al Hasan, Baker McKenzie
• Helen Dean, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
• Madhurima Basu, Al Tamimi & Company
• Mona Hammadi, DLA Piper
• Rebecca Davies, Charles Russell Speechlys

Construction Lawyer of the Year

• Aimy Roshan, White & Case
• Hadeel Mohamed, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
• Kareena Tralongo, DLA Piper
• Magda Kofluk, Stephenson Harwood LLP
• Maria Deus, HFW
• Myriam Eid, Al Marri & El Hage Law Offices
• Paula Boast, Charles Russell Speechlys

Corporate Lawyer of the Year

• Adjou Ait Ben Idir, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Andrea Tithecott, Al Tamimi & Company
• Claire Neil, Linklaters
• Diana Abu Al Adel, Al Tamimi & Company
• Melissa Forbes-Miranda, Stephenson Harwood
• Mona Lemp, DLA Piper
• Rita Jansen, Ince
• Roshanak Bassiri Gharb, Clyde & Co
• Sonia Abdul-Rahman, White & Case
• Stincy Joseph, Afridi-Angell

Employment Lawyer of the Year

• Atyab Adel Alshatti, Support Law Firm
• Gorvinder Pannu, Addleshaw Goddard
• Jennifer Green, Al Tamimi & Company
• Joanna Matthews-Taylor, Baker McKenzie
• Natalie Jones, PWC Legal
• Rachel Hill, Hadef & Partners
• Sabrina Saxena, Al Tamimi & Company
• Samantha Ellaby, Clyde & Co
• Sarah Lawrence, Squire Patton Boggs
• Sarah Malik, SOL International Ltd

Law Firm Leader of the Year

• Catherine Workman, Pinsent Masons
• Claudia El Hage, Al Marri & El Hage Law Offices
• Jasmin Fichte, Fichte & Co
• Mona Al Mutawa, Al Mutawa Law Firm
• Patricia Tiller, Hunton Andrews Kurth
• Rania Tadros, Stephenson Harwood LLP
• Rula Dajani, HFW in Association with Attorney Rula Dajani
• Sarah Lawrence, Squire Patton Boggs
• Sarah Malik, SOL International Ltd
• Suraya Turk, Legal Circle

Legal Services Innovator of the Year

• Alison Anderson, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP
• Allison Hosking, PWC Legal
• Barbara Koenen-Geerdink, Al Tamimi & Company
• Fatima Balfaqeeh, RKAH Consultancy
• Helen Tung, NewSpace2060
• Jalpa Maniar, Jamal Al Amri Advocates and Legal Consultants
• Rekha Simpson, Vialto Partners
• Rosena Nhlabatsi, Qatar Research Development & Innovation Council

Litigator of the Year

• Amale El Baba, Al Marri & El Hage Law Offices
• Bushra Ahmed, KBH
• Charlotte Bijlani, Watson Farley & Williams
• Hadeel Mohamed, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
• Monika Humphreys-Davies, Stephenson Harwood LLP
• Nicola Jackson, Clyde & Co
• Noor Al Rayes, Al Tamimi & Company
• Rebecca Copley, Eversheds Sutherland
• Salma Khouaja, HFW
• Sara Sheffield, Charles Russell Speechlys

Private Practice Lawyer of the Year

• Alishia Sullivan, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• Amel Alaseeri, Zeenat Al Mansoori & Associates
• Dina Mahdi, Hadef & Partners
• Izabella Szadkowska, Al Tamimi & Company
• Melissa Murray, Bird & Bird
• Paula Boast, Charles Russell Speechlys
• Roshanak Gharb, Clyde & Co
• Sara Sheffield, Charles Russell Speechlys
• Seema Bono, Pinsent Masons
• Suraya Turk, Legal Circle

Professional Achievement Award

• Aamal Al-Abbasi, Newton Legal
• Adjou Ait Ben Idir, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Claire Matheson Kirton, White & Case
• Fatima Balfaqeeh, RKAH Consultancy
• Jasmin Fichte, Fichte & Co
• Patricia Tiller, Hunton Andrews Kurth
• Priscila Mielli Abrahao, Dahua Technology Co. Ltd.
• Raka Roy, Galadari Advocates
• Sara Sheffield, Charles Russell Speechlys
• Susie Abdel-Nabi, Clyde & Co

Rising Star of the Year

• Aleksandra Stadnik, White & Case
• Chaya Gupta, Clyde & Co
• Chelsea Pollard, Al Tamimi & Company
• Dara Sahab, Squire Patton Boggs
• Gabrielle Lowe, White & Case
• Joy Kadi, Gowling WLG
• Lisa Merod, Clyde & Co
• Mary-Jean Nleya, Al Jazeera Media Network
• Noor Hasan, Gowling WLG
• Tikesha Keylock, Simmons & Simmons