Dentons’ Middle East TMT team was recognised for its regional strength in the telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) sector by being named 'TMT Legal Adviser of the Year' at the TMT Finance Investment Mena 2015 Awards recently.

Organised by international publishing group TMT Finance, the annual awards dinner brought together key leadership from the region's leading telecom, tech, government, finance and advisory institutions to assess investment strategies.

It included drafting new telecommunication and postal laws in Qatar, major ground-breaking arbitrations, negotiating multi-million dollar IT and telecom supply agreements and ‎advising on new licence bids and other licensing matters, including in Algeria. 

On the media front, Dentons advised OSN on its successful bid for the media rights for the ICC cricket matches in the Mena region (2015-2023).

Joby Beretta, head of TMT at Dentons, Middle East, said: "We are delighted to be given this award. It is a testament to the continued growth of our Middle East TMT practice and the diverse, exciting and challenging projects that our talented team has advised on across the region."  

Jan Williem van den Bos, head of Dentons’ UKMEA Telecoms Group, said: "This award is yet another big recognition of the team's continuing hard work with all our great clients across the region." - TradeArabia News Service