ABU DHABI, DUBAI, May 12, 2025: Morgan Lewis was recognized as Corporate Team of the Year by Law.com International as part of its 2025 Middle East Legal Awards.
The award recognizes the firm’s work advising Bayanat AI PLC, a geospatial data products and services provider, in its merger with Yahsat, a United Arab Emirates–based satellite operator, to create Space42, an AI-powered space technology company valued at approximately $4.1 billion.
Morgan Lewis partners Mark Gilligan, Joanna Maria El Khoury, Iain Wright, Omar Shah, Michael Masling, Luisa Di Lauro, Ken Nunnenkamp, and David Plotinsky; and associates Samuel Hare, Oliver Tidey, Jack Ashfield, Leonhard Seifert, Savas Manoussakis, Katelyn Hilferty, and Eli Rymland-Kelly comprised the deal team.
The awards, presented April 30, celebrate outstanding work in the Middle East legal sector and recognize the region's landmark deals and initiatives of the past year.