Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

Paris Arbitration Week

24 September 2021 18:00 – 19:00 (CET)

Connecting Europe to the Middle East: The Post-Covid dispute resolution era

As part of Paris Arbitration Week 2021 and the opening of Obeid & Partners’ Paris office, we are delighted to invite you to attend the panel discussion on the future of International Arbitration and growing trends and practices across key regions and sectors.

The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair- Obeid who will be joined by distinguished panellists Samaa Haridi, Partner at Hogan Lovells, Constantine Partasides QC from Three Crowns, Paula Hodges QC, Head of Global Arbitration Practice at Herbert Smith Freehills and Gerhardt Will, Senior Counsel at Obeid & Partners.

Event type: Webinar

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

 




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    Speakers

    Naila Comair Portrait

    Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid

    Partner
    Obeid & Partners

    Paula Hodges Portrait

    Paula Hodges
    QC

    Head of Global Arbitration Practice
    Herbert Smiths Freehills

    Samaa Haridi

    Samaa

    Haridi

    Partner
    Hogan Lovells

    Constantine Partasides Portraite

    Constantine Partasides QC

    Queens’ Counsel
    Three Crowns

    Gerhardt Will Portrait

    Gerhardt Will

    Senior Counsel
    Obeid & Partners

    Wednesday, 22 September 2021 | 16.30–17.45 (CET)

    Recent Trends in International Arbitration: What Can You Learn from Counsels and Experts?

    NERA’s Head of Transfer Pricing Dr Emmanuel Llinares, NERA Managing Director Dr Fabrizio Hernández, and Obeid Partner Ziad Obeid will be joined by moderators Obeid Partner Dr Zeina Obeid and NERA Associate Director Ralph Meghames to discuss challenges faced by global arbitration practitioners in light of recent evolutions in the business environment from the perspectives of both the counsels and experts.

    Register Here:

    https://www.neraevents.com/event/f3e4330a-6dbf-47c9-a84f-0fad87a7de58/summary?RefId=pawrt

    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.