Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

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 beyond.

Throughout the week, our partners contributed to several key discussions addressing institutional development, mediation practice, and disputes arising from large-scale transformation projects.

Sunday, 1 February

Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid spoke at the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre session organised as part of Riyadh International Disputes Week 2026. The discussion explored the expanding role of regional arbitration institutions and the growing sophistication of cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms in the region.

Monday, 2 February

Dr. Zeina Obeid spoke at the 3rd Annual Gulf Mediation Roundtable & Majlis, organised by Gulf Mediation. Her intervention addressed unconscious bias in mediation and contributed to a broader exchange on mediation trends, regional practice developments, and the increasing integration of ADR frameworks in complex commercial disputes across the GCC

Tuesday, 3 February

Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid spoke at the session entitled “Navigating Public-Private Disputes in the Saudi Era of Transformation”, organised by White & Case LLP. The discussion focused on disputes arising from large-scale transformation projects, risk allocation in public-private collaboration, and the legal implications of accelerated economic reform initiatives.

It was a privilege to exchange perspectives with leading practitioners and institutions at a time of significant legal and economic transformation across the region.

Speakers

Prof. Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid

Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid

Partner Founding Partner, Obeid & Partners, Panel Moderator

Dr. Zeina Obeidd

Dr. Zeina Obeid

Partner

 
 

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.