LexTalk World · Dubai 2026
Legal Honor Global Awards
Recognizing excellence and innovation across the legal industry. These honors celebrate the individuals and organizations who made outstanding contributions to the legal profession at LexTalk World Dubai 2026.
Inspiring Category
Anthi S. Tsigkou
International Commercial & Maritime Lawyer
Inspiring General Counsel of the Year
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Dr. Adarika Ghose
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL & Board Advisor, FORMER HEAD - LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
Inspiring Legal and Compliance Expert of the Year
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Bharath Kumar Daraboina
Associate Partner & Advocate, Prism Legal Associates
Inspiring Independent Lawyer of the Year
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Dikina Wedi
Group General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Auremin
Inspiring In-House Legal Department of the Year
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Daraboina Subramaniam Yadav
Advocate, Supreme Court of India & High Court of Telangana
Inspiring Independent Lawyer of the Year
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Saurabh Malhotra
Regional General Counsel – South Asia, Intertek
Inspiring General Counsel of the Year
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Shilpa Bhasin Mehra
Independent Legal Consultant, Focal
Inspiring Legal Expert of the Year
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Shruti Jain
Global Chief Legal Officer – Renewable Energy & Power Transmission, Sterlite Power
Inspiring General Counsel of the Year
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Leading Category
Anjali Sheoran
Director Legal, Atlan Technologies Private Limited
Leading General Counsel of the Year
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Abdullah Bin Manzur
Barrister, Gray's Inn · Independent Legal Practice, Ruskin Global
Leading Independent Lawyer
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Aniket Gautam
Founding & Managing Partner, ASG & Partners
Leading Managing Partner of the Year
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Abdullah Dannon
Executive Legal Advisor to the President, Royal Commission for Riyadh City
Leading General Counsel of the Year
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José Maria Cabral Sacadura
International Business Lawyer
Leading Cross-Border Legal Team of the Year
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Jai Lodha
Managing Partner, VSL Law Chambers
Leading Managing Partner of the Year in a Law Firm
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Melento
AI-Native Legal-Ops Platform
Leading SaaS RegTech Company of the Year
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Nevin Jacob Koshy
Partner & Head, Patent & Design Department, UTMPS (Dubai)
Leading Legal Tech Expert of the Year
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Shailja Chandra
Legal Professional, Britannia Industries Limited
Leading In-House Lawyer/Counsel of the Year
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Vasiliki Kanta
Partner, P. Kakkavas–V. Kanta Law Firm
Leading Cross-Border Legal Team of the Year
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Emerging Category
Ankit Suri
DGM – Legal & Strategy, ITW Universe
Emerging Legal Counsel of the Year
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Aphune Kuvephulii Kezo
Legal Manager, JSW GMR Cricket Private Limited
Emerging In-House Counsel of the Year
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Antonio Ho
Legal Counsel, BAT Global Travel Retail
Emerging In-House Lawyer of the Year
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Majed A. Maimani
Legal Manager – Core Business, Umm Al-Qura for Development & Construction
Emerging General Counsel of the Year
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Nizar Ouelhazi
Senior Legal & Tax Policy Expert, Qatar General Tax Authority
Emerging Legal Expert of the Year
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Soma Bagaria
SKN Legal LLP
Emerging Law Firm of the Year
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Sujoy Bose
Head – Secretarial, Legal & Compliance, Krsnaa Diagnostics Ltd.
Emerging Legal & Compliance Expert of the Year
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Tuhina Dey
Corporate Counsel, Amazon Leo
Emerging In-House Lawyer of the Year
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Rising Category
CaseDocker
AI-Powered LegalOps WorkDesk
Rising
Anurag Bhargava
Product Counsel, CIPP/E-Certified Legal Professional
Rising Legal Tech Expert of the Year
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Fairaigle Legal & Consultancy LLP
Legal & Consultancy Firm
Rising Law Firm of the Year
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Irem Altundag
Solicitor, Criminal & Family Law (Australia)
Rising Lawyer in a Law Firm of the Year
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Mashael Alfarsi
Senior Executive — Real Estate Dispute Resolution (UAE)
Rising In-House Lawyer/Counsel of the Year
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Mohamed Abdelgadir
Head of Legal
Rising In-House Counsel of the Year
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Mrs. Prerna Kapoor
Manager – Corporate & Government Affairs, JSW MG Motor India
Rising In-House Lawyer/Counsel of the Year
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Ranjith Mohan
Group Legal Counsel
Rising In-House Counsel of the Year
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Udit Mehta
Senior Manager – Legal & Compliance, Equentia Financial Service Pvt. Ltd.
Rising In-House Lawyer/Counsel of the Year
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Jason Chong Wai Zhe
Principal, Zhe Chambers · Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaysia
Rising Law Firm Founder of the Year
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DiliTrust
AI In Corporate Governance Platform