Morgan Lewis Practices, Lawyers Recognized by IFLR1000 2025 Middle East

ABU DHABI, DUBAI, December 4, 2025: Morgan Lewis has earned four practice rankings and three individual rankings in the newly released IFLR1000 2025 Middle East guide. Partner Sidanth Rajagopal was newly recognized as a Notable Practitioner in Aviation: Asset Finance, partner Alexey Chertov retained his Banking and Finance ranking and added a Rising Star Partner distinction in Real Estate, and partner Sourabh Bhattacharya received recognition as a Rising Star in this year’s Banking and Finance rankings.

IFLR1000 annually ranks leading corporate law firms and lawyers in the Middle East based on client and peer feedback and transactional work in the fields of banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, capital markets, corporate mergers and acquisitions and private equity, project development, and real estate.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

• Banking
• M&A
• Real Estate and Construction
• Restructuring and Insolvency

LAWYER RANKINGS

• Sourabh Bhattacharya – Rising Star UAE: Banking and Finance
• Alexey Chertov – Rising Star Partner UAE: Real Estate; Banking and Finance
• Sidanth Rajagopal – Notable Practitioner UAE: Aviation: Asset Finance