Gibson Dunn Middle East Arbitration Team Named Arbitration Team of the Year

Accolades  |  May 5, 2025

Law.com International

Gibson Dunn’s Middle East Arbitration Team has been named Arbitration Team of the Year at the Law.com International Middle East Legal Awards 2025. The team, which was led by partner Nooree Moola and included partners Charles Falconer and Penny Madden KC and senior associate Helen Elmer, received special recognition for their work acting for Crescent Petroleum against the National Iranian Oil Company in a multi-billion-dollar, decade-long arbitration over a terminated gas supply deal.

The team was praised as being “first-class advocates and a pleasure to work with,” and their clients’ “counsel of choice in complex international arbitration.” Nooree was commended for being “a tenacious and talented lawyer who quickly grasps the key issues in a case and, together with her skill for rapidly understanding the clients’ needs, fiercely and fearlessly advocates her clients’ cause.”

The awards honor “exceptional performance and best practices” in law firms, in-house legal departments, teams, and individuals in the Middle East across 35 categories.