Banking & Finance
Conventional & Islamic
Our practice advises on both conventional and Islamic financial products.
Obeid & Partners has substantial expertise in the banking industry in Lebanon and has experience handling a full spectrum of financial and general banking matters.
Our lawyers’ industry backgrounds provide us with important insight into the Lebanese banking sector. This enables us to offer added value services to both local and international clients across a range of conventional financial practice areas, including asset finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance and workouts, and projects. Obeid & Partners also enjoys a strong reputation for its expertise in Islamic finance.
Obeid & Partners advises on financial matters and all aspects of banking law.
Our lawyers represent both lenders and borrowers in:
Commercial and asset-based lending
Structured finance
Asset securitization
Equipment leasing
Bankruptcy, business finance and restructuring transactions
Commercial and asset-based lending
Structured finance
Asset securitization
Equipment leasing
Bankruptcy, business finance and restructuring transactions
Our lawyers have a proven ability to handle complex and innovative transactions, and have hands-on experience in the industry practices and legal requirements of the Lebanese banking sector.
The firm advises financial institutions as lenders, issuers, underwriters, credit enhancers and service providers.
Obeid & Partners has a thorough understanding of all legal aspects of Islamic finance, gained through years of experience in the field.
The firm is correspondent for the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law for Lebanon, and our Partner Professor Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid has acted as an expert member of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) – Corporate Governance Working Group.
The firm has also been involved in the drafting of the Corporate Governance Provisions for Islamic Banking and Financial Services and Institutions.
We specialize in business transactions governed by Islamic laws and Middle Eastern legislations. Our lawyers advise on matters including the incorporation of Islamic banks and Islamic financed transactions across a variety of market sectors, and also offer expertise on Shari’a compliant financing and financial products.
In addition to these services, we advise on all aspects of family law in Shari’a and Middle Eastern legislations, including trusts and estates.
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Beirut
Stratum Building,
Omar Daouk Street Mina El Hosn,
Beirut, Lebanon
Dubai
Level 3, The Offices 3
One Central, World Trade Center,
Dubai – UAE
Paris
222 Boulevard Saint Germain,
75007 Paris,
France
