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Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co, has been recognised as the ‘Oman law firm of the year’ for the fifth year running by the International Finance Law Review (IFLR), the leading market guide for financial and corporate law firms worldwide. The annual IFLR Middle East Awards ceremony held in Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab on October 28, brought together 160 participants from leading law firms in the region to celebrate the most innovative and complex deals, teams and firms over the past 12 months.

The national title is awarded to the firm which has demonstrated the highest level of performance in finance and capital markets and M & A in each GCC country. This is the eighth time that AMJ has won the title in the ten-year history of the Awards.

The Firm was also shortlisted in 4 other categories, for its work on the US$1 billion bond issue by Oman Electricity Transmission Company, the US$164 million project financing of the Sur IWP expansion and a high-value, cross-border share acquisition as well as for project finance team of the year.

Speaking on behalf of the five-partner practice, founder and managing partner, Mansoor Jamal Malik said, “This prestigious award recognises the firm’s work on the most complex and innovative transactions in Oman over the past year. As the choice of winner is based on clients’ feedback and peer review as well as on the complexity of transactions, the award is an invaluable benchmark of our performance. The four other awards for which the Firm was shortlisted demonstrate to the sophistication and calibre of projects that the Omani government is committed to carrying out in strategic sectors under its Vision 2020 development master plan.”

Senior Partner, Dr Said Hilall Al Busaidy added, “Everyone at the firm is proud that IFLR has recognised the stellar effort of the team and their dedication to serving the business and legal needs of our clients. It proves that the Firm in on the right track in investing in the recruitment of skilled young lawyers from leading international centres, as well as developing young Omani lawyers to serve the country’s future needs for professional legal services.”

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