Capital Bank, a leading provider of comprehensive banking and digital solutions, announced that lawyer Nour Akel, Internal Counsel at the bank, has received the global 2023 Lex-Falcon Award in the category of "Leading Legal Professional."

Akel received this award at the Lex-Falcon Global Awards ceremony, held in Dubai as part of the LexTalk World Legal & IP Hybrid Conference for prestigious legal and business consultations. The conference brought together hundreds of technical, legal, and creative experts from around the world.

Akel, an Internal Legal Counsel at the Capital Bank of Jordan, has 13 years of experience in Managing Key and High-Value Commercial Negotiations & Corporate Restructuring Projects including High-Level Mergers and acquisitions. Nour Akel has led some of the complex projects relating to digital transformation and the establishment of the Neo Bank.

In 2022 Akel was nominated as the Member of the Arab Women Empowerment Entity in Jordan, as a part of the Arab Banking Union under the International Union of Arab Banks.

Akel expressed her happiness at receiving this prestigious international recognition among hundreds of exceptional legal professionals who have made significant contributions to the legal field. She considered it a true honor to stand among these talented professionals, emphasizing the unlimited support and ideal working environment provided by Capital Bank, enabling its employees to achieve more local, regional, and global achievements.

The LexTalk Global Conference witnessed a wide range of sessions and discussions involving dozens of experts, judges, and legal advisors for major global companies and international law firms. The topics included framing legal frameworks governing transactions related to artificial intelligence (AI), financial technology (FINTEC), blockchain technology, electronic intellectual property rights (E-IP), metaverse technology, holograms, e-litigation, e-arbitration, and the ChatGPT program.