Jones Lang LaSalle awarded 'Best Real Estate Advisor UAE' in Euromoney Real Estate Awards 2009

In addition to this country award, Jones Lang LaSalle was awarded the best overall global real estate advisor and consultant. The winners will be honoured at a gala dinner organised by Euromoney in London in October.

Commenting on the award, Blair Hagkull, Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle MENA said:

"We are thrilled to win this award for the second consecutive year. This prestigious award is a testament of Jones Lang LaSalle's unparalleled market leading position in UAE. We are extremely proud that we were awarded the best overall advisory and consultancy in addition to winning the UAE country award."

This has been amongst the most challenging years experienced by the fledgling markets of the Middle East and we are delighted that our high quality counsel to clients in these extraordinary times has been recognised as market leading.

"I thank the entire team at Jones Lang LaSalle MENA for their contributions towards this achievement."

Jones Lang LaSalle is the pre-eminent investment advisor in the global real estate industry with 180 offices worldwide, operating in 60 countries globally and 25 countries in the MENA region working on projects worth $200bn and on transactions in excess of $1.2bn. In the MENA region, Jones Lang LaSalle employs 100 internationally qualified real estate and hotels professionals of 29 nationalities.

The 2009 awards are based on the results of Euromoney's Fifth Annual Real Survey which examined the opinions of real estate developers, advisors, investors and end-users in over 80 countries. Over 950 organisations were interviewed between April and June of this year.The full listings of the awards are published in the September 2009 issue of Euromoney's Liquid Real Estate magazine. Jones Lang LaSalle is also a recipient of the Hewitt 'Best Employers in the Middle East' and was recognised as one of the 'World's Most Ethical Companies' by Ethisphere Institute.