Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, a member of the Board of Directors of ArbitralWomen, has received the prestigious 2019 Middle East Rising Star Lawyer of the Year Award (Private Practice Category) in recognition of her status as a leading legal practitioner based in the Middle East. The award was granted by The Middle East Legal Awards, which are organized by The Legal Week (UK) in collaboration with The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and The American Lawyer. Sara is a Senior Associate with Al Tamimi & Company. Based in Dubai, Sara’s practice focuses on arbitration and cross-border litigation. Sara is admitted to the Bars of Beirut, Paris and New York and speaks Arabic, English and French.