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Local and International Recognition

Events

24 March 2026

Paris Arbitration Week 2026

Date: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 Obeid & Partners at Paris Arbitration Week 2026 Obeid & Partners is pleased to participate as a Partner of Paris Arbitration Week 2026, one of the leading global events in international arbitration, taking place in Paris, France As part of this year’s programme, Obeid & Partners will host a session […]

1-3 February 2026

Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026

Date: 1-3 February 2026 Obeid & Partners at Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026 We were pleased to take part in an engaging edition of Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026, a leading regional platform bringing together dispute resolution practitioners, institutions, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss the evolving arbitration and mediation landscape across the GCC and […]

10 June 2025

Rebuilding Lebanon: Investment & Dispute Resolution

Tuesday, 10 June 2025 On behalf of the CIArb Lebanon Branch, we are delighted to invite you to our flagship conference, “Rebuilding Lebanon: Investment Framework, Business Opportunities, and Dispute Resolution,” to be held at the InterContinental Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut on Tuesday, 10 June 2025. We are honoured to announce that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam […]

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Publications

2024 India–UAE Investment Treaty

- Professor Nayla Comair-Obeid, Ziad Obeid, Dr Zeina Obeid

Trouver Le Bon Partenaire

- Dr Zeina Obeid

Litigation 2024 – A Chambers Global Practice Guide

- Professor Nayla Comair-Obeid, Ziad Obeid, Dr Zeina Obeid

A comparative guide: Investor-State Arbitration Laws and Regulations Saudi Arabia 2024

- Dr Zeina Obeid, Charbel Akiki, Aya Sabra and Tala Harakeh

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Recent News

02-16-2026

Lebanon: A Dispute Resolution Overview

Topic: Lebanon: A Dispute Resolution Overview Court System Lebanon follows a civil law system, where codified laws form the basis of judicial decision-making. The Lebanese judiciary is divided into two primary branches: judicial and administrative courts. The judicial courts hear civil and criminal disputes on three levels: courts of first instance, courts of appeal, and […]

03-05-2025

Lebanon Litigation 2025: Chambers Global Insights

Topic: Trends and Developments I. INTRODUCTION Lebanon continues to suffer from a prolonged political deadlock and deepening financial collapse, both of which have severely affected its judicial institutions. In this context, progress in the shape of reforms has been protracted. Additionally, numerous judges and court clerks have gone on strike in recent years, protesting their […]

11-25-2025

Dubai Arbitration Week 2025

10–13 November 2025 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Overview Obeid & Partners took part in Dubai Arbitration Week 2025, a leading regional platform bringing together practitioners, institutions, and academics to discuss recent developments and trends in international arbitration across the GCC and beyond. Our Participation Throughout the week, our partners contributed to several high-level […]

03-12-2024

Chambers Middle East Awards

We are delighted to announce that our founding partner, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid, was awarded the lifetime achievement award by #ChambersMiddleEastAwards to recognize her career and achievements in the field of #ADR and #disputeresolution. Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid founded the firm 37 years ago, in Lebanon, as the first woman in Lebanon and among the […]

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Recent Work Highlights

Our lawyers at Obeid & Partners have extensive experience in complex cross-border matters. Since the establishment of the firm in 1987, we have represented various clients ranging from government and government entities to nationally and internationally renowned investors, corporations and individuals. Our clients are distinguished in their respective fields of expertise.

Our team holds a track record in handling complex local and international cases, of which relevant work highlights include:

Hospitality

Successfully representing multiple owners of shares in an unprecedented class action before the Lebanese courts, involving a landmark resort in Beirut. The matter involved complex proceedings in addition to requiring significant logistical and coordination skills for the various plaintiffs in the context of the class action. This prompted the firm to develop an in-house protocol […]

Educational Services

Successfully representing a dually licensed private university in relation to a criminal lawsuit as well as an administrative claim.

Aviation

Successfully representing a world leading provider of solutions for the travel industry, in relation to a series of complex disputes pending before the Lebanese courts, involving seizure matters, URL geo-blocking, payment claims, action on the merits, and other proceedings.

States

Successfully representing foreign states before the Lebanese courts in a series of complex court actions involving both private and public international law issues, relating to advance payment claims, real estate and lease agreements.

Banking and Finance

Successfully representing a major oil trader, in what is still known as the largest litigation in Lebanon involving a claim in excess of one billion dollars against one of the largest local banks. This was a first-of-kind matter in the banking sector which challenged the amnesty in the current financial crisis in Lebanon and the […]

Oil and Gas

Successfully representing a group in relation to a complex cross-border action involving worldwide freezing injunctions and document preservation orders with claim amounts exceeding USD 300 million. Our firm secured a first-of-a-kind decision from the Lebanese courts and advised on complex cross-border matters involving mareva injunctions.