Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

Dubai Arbitration Week 2021

18 November 2021

Hot Topics in Construction Disputes in the MENA Region: Rethinking the Process from Dispute Prevention to Dispute Resolution

As part of Dubai Arbitration Week 2021 and the opening of Obeid & Partners’ Dubai office, we are delighted to invite you to attend the panel discussion on Hot Topics in Construction Disputes in the MENA Region: Rethinking the Process from Dispute Prevention to Dispute Resolution taking place Thursday 18th November 2021 from 11am to 12pm (Dubai time).

The discussion will be moderated by our Managing Partner Ziad Obeid who will be joined by distinguished speakers: Lara Hammoud (Senior Legal Counsel, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), Sami Tannous (Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Dubai), Roula Harfouche (Partner, HKA London), and Bryan Dayton (Partner, Obeid & Partners).

You can also find the event details on our LinkedIn page:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/obeid-partners_dubaiarbitrationweek-activity-6868884517629771776-ZNer

Event type: Webinar

Limited spaces available, please fill the form below for registration:

 




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    Speakers

    Me. Ziad Obeid Photo 400 441

    Ziad Obeid

    Managing Partner
    Obeid & Partners (Moderator)

    Lara Hammoud

    Lara Hammoud

    Senior Legal Counsel
    Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

    Sami Tannous 1

    Sami Tannous

    Partner
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Dubai

    Roula Harfouche

    Roula Harfouche

    Partner
    HKA, London

    Bryan Dayton 400 441

    Bryan Dayton

    Partner
    Obeid & Partners, Dubai

     
     
     
     

    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.