29 October 2015
Al Tamimi & Company took home five awards at the awards ceremony

Dubai, UAE: Al Tamimi & Company, the region's largest law firm, enjoyed a number of successes at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Middle East Awards 2015, winning a total of five awards.

Essam Al Tamimi, the firm's Senior Partner, was also awarded the IFLR's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his significant and sustained contribution to the development of the legal market in the Middle East. Essam was recognised for a career spanning 30 years, which has involved building up the region's strongest law firm, assisting with drafting the UAE's various laws and regulations, and his pivotal role in promoting the growth of a dynamic legal sector in the Middle East.

Al Tamimi won awards across a variety of categories including:

·         Lifetime Achievement Award (Essam Al Tamimi)

·         UAE Law Firm of the Year

·         Qatar Law Firm of the Year

·         Equity Deal of the Year (Emaar Malls IPO)

·         Domestic Deal of the Year (Warba Bank Sharia-Compliant Auto Finance Securitization)

Essam Al Tamimi said;

"We are delighted with our success at the IFLR Middle East Awards, which is testament to the firm's excellence and also a strong indicator that we are continuing to cement our position as the number one law firm in the region."

"I am also honoured to have been awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. The region's legal landscape has undergone radical change over the past 30 years, and Al Tamimi has played an important part in its development and growth. I have a fantastic team, and I look forward to working closely with them to ensure continued positive momentum and growth going forward."

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ABOUT AL TAMIMI & COMPANY:
Al Tamimi & Company is one of the premier law firms in the Middle East and the largest law firm in the region, with presence in all of the six GCC countries. Established in 1989,  the firm has 56 partners, staff of over 620, and 16 offices in nine countries throughout the UAE in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and in Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and Egypt.

The firm specialises in advising major international corporations and financial institutions, Middle East banks and financial institutions, government organisations, businesses and families in their global operations and investments. It has particular expertise in arbitration & ADR, banking & finance, dispute resolution & litigation, IP & data security, shipping & aviation, project & infrastructure finance, real estate & construction, corporate & commercial, technology, media & telecommunications, insurance and private client.

For further information please visit: www.tamimi.com

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