Your gateway to MENA
Committed to Excellence
Firm History
First established as Obeid Law Firm (OLF) in 1987, Obeid & Partners is a full-service international law firm operating across the MENA region from its headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, and with a strong presence as a leading law firm in Dubai UAE.
Obeid & Partners is widely acknowledged as one of the top law firms in UAE and the broader Middle East. Its services have been commended by global legal institutions including Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, and the Global Arbitration Review (GAR). Obeid & Partners is also the only Lebanese firm consistently ranked among the top 100 arbitration practices in the world (GAR 100), cementing its reputation as a top law firm in the world.
The firm’s expertise, grounded in a deep understanding of regional laws and practices, extends from Lebanon to the wider MENA region and beyond. Regularly consulted on legal reforms across the Arab world, the firm has contributed to model law drafting for the Arab League. Its client base includes governments, SMEs, and multinational corporations—reflecting its role among the most trusted law companies in Dubai and the region. This breadth of practice reinforces Obeid & Partners’ status as one of the best international law firms in Dubai, delivering exceptional legal services across industries such as oil, finance, telecom, and construction.
Our multilingual team handles cross-border mandates in English, French, and Arabic. As an experienced international law firm in Dubai, Obeid & Partners represents a wide array of clients—from public sector institutions to prominent global investors—making it a standout among legal companies in Dubai.
With associated offices across the Middle East and Europe, and mandates extending to West Africa, the Caribbean, and North America, Obeid & Partners continues to set benchmarks among Dubai law firms. We deliver strategic legal solutions tailored to clients’ geographic and industry-specific needs.
Our Values
At Obeid & we share the vision of becoming the leading international law firm in Dubai and the broader MENA region. We pride ourselves on combining international best practices with in-depth local knowledge, distinguishing ourselves as a top-tier law firm in UAE. We work hard to uphold our reputation among the most respected legal companies in Dubai, consistently delivering unmatched legal services to our clients across Arabic-speaking countries and beyond.
Excellence
We strive not only to meet, but to exceed expectations by providing nothing but the highest quality services.
At Obeid & Partners, we realise that excellence is a process that requires hard work and dedication. This is why from our recruitment criteria to our day-to-day business we demand and abide by the highest ethical and legal standards. We take the time to invest in our lawyers’ training and development to ensure that the advice they offer our clients is second to none.
Forward-thinking
By combining international best practice with our local know-how, we are determined to be the leading point of reference among international law firms in the region and to excel in every field and market we practice in.
Forward-thinking means not only leading the field in the work that we do, but also ensuring that we are always thinking one step ahead at every stage of every mandate that we undertake.
We aim to achieve our goal of being the gateway to MENA by encouraging our lawyers to develop their creativity and lateral thinking, and by enabling them to share their individual experience and expertise with each other. We believe that forward-thinking is just as essential to the growth and wellbeing of our firm as it is to helping us provide our clients with a bespoke service.
Commitment
At Obeid & Partners we understand that our clients are ambitious. This is why they need consistently first class legal advice and support in order to achieve their goals.
We know how important a role law firms can play in a business’s or an individual’s success. This is why we take an active stance towards the work we do, and aim to be there for our clients at every step of the way. Building close and durable client relationships is our highest priority.
Ambition
Just as we recognize the role that we can play in helping our clients realize their ambitions, so do we value the experience and feedback that we gain from the mandates they offer us.
The diverse and challenging nature of our work is what helps us to grow and to ultimately achieve our ambition of being the firm of choice in the MENA region.
Diversity
At Obeid & Partners, we believe that a firm’s greatest asset is its people. We recruit our lawyers from a range of professional, educational and cultural backgrounds so that the firm’s make-up reflects the diversity of our client base and our clients’ legal needs.
Extensive Market Knowledge
Extensive market knowledge is essential to business anywhere in the world, and nowhere more so than in the MENA.
Gateway to MENA
Obeid & Partners also handles a significant amount of cross-border work.
We are highly active in the Middle East, North Africa and West Africa, with mandates relating to the MENA region extending to Europe, the Caribbean and North America.
Our Edge
Obeid & Partners’ commitment to excellence and expertise in Middle Eastern legislations has led to major players in the region increasingly seeking out the firm’s services.
Our most distinguishing feature is our lawyers’ depth of expertise and ability to match international best practice with local know-how. It is this valuable attribute that enables us to provide unparalleled legal services in each of the fields that we operate in.
The mandates undertaken by Obeid & Partners often relate to high stake, high value transactions or disputes. They are usually complex matters requiring extensive market knowledge and a holistic approach.
Awards & Recognition
Year after year, we have been systematically recognized by international legal publications and institutions as a leader in our field.
