DUBAI—Covington has been named Banking & Finance Team of the Year at the annual LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards 2026. In addition, the firm has received commendation in the Corporate-Commercial Team of the Year category.
Covington had further been shortlisted in the Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year and Technology, Media & Telecoms Team of the Year categories, with Dubai-based white collar and litigation associate Maryam Chauhan having been nominated in the Senior Associate of the Year category, demonstrating the breadth of the firm’s offering in the Gulf region.
Covington’s nomination that led to the firm’s win in the Banking & Finance Team of the Year category was based on the team’s role in advising the lenders on the financing of the 1,000 MW Al Masa’a (MAS) and the 400 MW Al Henakiyah 2 (AHK2) solar power projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – one of the largest solar PV project financings to close in the Middle East in 2025. The Covington team was led by Marc Norman with Christoph Schulz leading on finance aspects of the deal.
The firm’s Corporate-Commercial Team of the Year submission that led to the commendation in this category focused on the firm’s role advising Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. on transformative collaboration to deploy advanced AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia - the world’s first fully optimized edge-to-cloud hybrid AI. The Covington team was led by Joshua Gray and Gabrielle Ohlsen.
For more than a decade, Covington’s Dubai office has helped businesses, investors, and government entities navigate the Middle East. Our lawyers combine deep experience in the region, an understanding of its commercial and cultural context, and integrated access to Covington’s global corporate, regulatory, investigations, disputes, and public policy capabilities.
The LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards is a premier annual industry event that recognizes and celebrates exceptional achievements, innovation, and leadership within the legal community across the GCC and MENA regions. Hosted by LexisNexis, a leading global provider of legal intelligence, the awards honor law firms, in-house corporate legal teams, government departments, and individual practitioners who have made significant contributions to advancing the profession.
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