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We provide comprehensive advice on corporate and commercial matters, including corporate governance, contract drafting and negotiation, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. Our solutions are tailored to support businesses on a cross-border basis and across diverse sectors.
We advise on all aspects of banking and finance law, including banking and capital markets regulation, project finance, investment advisory, debt and equity financing and refinancing transactions and securitization. We offer end-to-end legal support across the financial sector, ensuring regulatory compliance and transaction success.
We bring deep experience in banking insolvency and restructuring, having played a leading role in high-profile bank liquidation cases. Notably, our Firm chaired the Bank Al Mashreq Liquidation Committee, during which the Firm managed the sale of assets in excess of US$100,000,000 and the distribution of revenues. This included the sale of Trans Mediterranean Airlines (TMA), First Phoenician and Capital Trust banks, sizeable real estate in Marbella, Spain and a significant equity stake in Casino du Liban.
Our Firm has also represented numerous Lebanese banks in insolvency disputes and liquidation proceedings, including MEBCO Bank, Lebanese Arab Bank and Bank Al Mashreq.
Given our track record in this field, we are well positioned to support and advise on the upcoming banking sector reform initiative in the wake of Lebanon’s financial crisis.
We represent clients in civil, commercial and criminal litigation- including white-collar crime, bank insolvency offences, and inheritance disputes – at all levels of Lebanese courts. Our team also handles complex arbitration and alternative dispute resolution proceedings, prioritizing efficient, cost-effective outcomes and amicable settlements where possible.
Our Firm drafted the Financial Markets Law, the Murabat (Usury) Law and the VAT Law (language review) for the Lebanese Ministry of Finance. Lawyers at our Firm have also contributed to broader legal reform initiatives aimed at improving the business environment in Lebanon.
We counsel on intellectual property, mobile messaging, advertising, aggregation and operator relations, publishing and media matters – including licensing, copyright issues, and software agreements. We also support fintech, ad tech, wallet and mobile payment providers on navigating the evolving digital and regulatory landscape.
Our Firm also advises on all aspects of employment law, including contracts, workplace disputes, employee relations, and compliance with the Lebanese labor and social security laws. Our practical and responsive approach helps clients manage their workforce effectively while mitigating legal risks.
The Firm supports clients in navigating administrative law, public sector contracts, and public procurement procedures. Our expertise includes advising on public tenders under the new Lebanese public procurement law and assisting with administrative proceedings.
We advise on the full spectrum of real estate transactions and development projects, from due diligence and structuring to negotiation and execution of sale, lease, and conveyance agreements. Our team ensures legally sound and commercially viable outcomes for property investments.
The Firm assist clients in understanding and complying with Lebanese tax laws and their implications on both local and foreign investors. Working closely with trusted tax professionals, we help develop tailored tax planning and optimization strategies that align with our clients’ commercial objectives.
We advise on Lebanon’s oil and gas legal framework. Our legal support extends to both local and international stakeholders and covers cross-border investments and partnerships within the sector.
We regularly act as coordinating counsel on cross-border transactions and are well positioned to advise clients on structuring and executing international commercial deals. Our deep understanding of Lebanese investment laws, including foreign direct investment laws, allows us to guide international clients through complex regulatory requirements, ensuring successful market entry and long-term operations.
Lawyers at our Firm advise on the Lebanese legal framework governing privatization and public-private partnerships and are well positioned to offer legal support to clients in such initiatives.
We assist clients in asset recovery matters, drawing on our legal expertise and collaborating with trusted third-party professionals to support the due diligence process and the tracing, recovery and repatriation of assets across jurisdictions.