Newton Legal is a Bahrain based international law firm established in 2012 by Joseph Huse, former regional managing partner of MENA for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was responsible for all the Middle East offices of Freshfields. Newton Legal was established with the objective of providing world class legal services throughout the Kingdom of Bahrain and the GCC region.Newton Legal has grown to become one of the largest law firms in Bahrain with 14 lawyers specializing across a number of practice areas. Newton Legal works closely with the Office of H.R.H. the Prime Minister, Mumtalakat, nogaholding, Bapco, Ahli United Bank and Eurofins. Recently, the firm advised the Government of Bahrain on its Covid-19 vaccine supply agreements, in addition to the legislation enacted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Newton Legal team's efforts were recognized as members of the team were awarded HRH Prince Salman Bin Hamad Medical Merit. Additionally, the firm recently advised Ahli United Bank on its acquisition by Kuwait Finance House.Newton Legal is led by its managing partner Aamal Al Abbasi; more than two-thirds of the Newton Legal team are women. Most law graduates in Bahrain are women and this is reflected in the composition of our team, including in key roles in the firm. Newton Legal has also taken a number of initiatives to train young Bahraini law graduates, including through the Bahraini Lawyers Development Program supported by Tamkeen. Several Newton Legal alumni, who have participated in the program, hold key roles in a number of in-house teams in Bahrain, including in Bapco, BISB, Gulf Financial House, the National Bank of Bahrain, SICO, Tamkeen and Zain Bahrain.The firm also supports the PLPC program put in place by the Judicial and Legal Studies Institute that aims to provide training to young Bahraini law graduates.