(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Omani law firm Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co (AMJ) has won two prestigious international awards at the ninth annual IFLR Middle East Awards ceremony in Dubai recently.
The firm scooped the 'Equity Team of the year' award with strong competition from the UAE-based legal powerhouses Clifford Chance Linklaters and Latham and Watkins. In addition the firm was named IFLR's 'Oman Law Firm of the Year' for having the best track record of providing local-law advice on the most innovative cross-border deals in Oman during 2013-14.
The firm was also shortlisted in the Deal of the Year category for its landmark equity and project finance deals over the 12 month period including Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company IPO Al Batinah and Al Sawadi power company IPOs and Sohar Refinery expansion project.
Mansoor Jamal Malik AMJ's founder and managing partner said 'We are delighted with our success at the IFLR awards. These independent research-based awards are based on the clients' recommendations as well as the complexity and level of legal innovation of the deals.
'In an increasingly competitive market for legal services they are an important benchmark of performance as well as showcasing the ambitious and exciting programme of infrastructure and privatisation projects underway as part of the Omani government's current eighth five-year development plan.
'As an Omani law firm we are particularly proud to contribute to the success of these ground-breaking deals that underpin the sultanate's continued economic expansion and diversification drive.'
AMJ is a full-service business law firm and the largest in Oman with globally-ranked corporate commercial banking and finance and dispute resolution practices. Seven teams of resident multi-lingual international lawyers and Omani advocates provide quality cost-effective legal advice and practical insights to a large portfolio of international and regional corporates financial institutions government bodies and high net-worth individuals.
AMJ's professionals combine cross-border expertise with an in-depth understanding of Oman's business and legal environment derived from the firm's long-standing presence in the market.
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