Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

Young Arbitration and ADR Forum

Date: 12th February 2025

We are excited to announce that the ICC Arbitration YAAF (Young Arbitration and ADR Forum) event, titled “From Preparation to Practice: Excelling in Arbitration,” will take place on February 12, 2025, at the ADGM Dispute Resolution Hearing Centre in Abu Dhabi.

This event offers young practitioners the opportunity to engage with experts, network, and gain practical insights. It will feature two panel discussions: one on advocacy skills for arbitration hearings and another on regional developments in arbitration within the MENA region.

Speakers include:
Dr. S. Mohammadali A.
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Managing Partner, Abdollahi & Associates
Tehran, Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

Sherif AKL
Director, Arbitration and ADR, Middle East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Fatma Al Amri
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Senior Associate, Al Yaqdhan Al Busaidi Law Firm in association with Dentons
Muscat, Oman

Haifa Al-Huwaidi
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Partner, Al-Huwaidi Legal Group
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Karim Mariey
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Partner, White & Case LLP
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Malak Nasreddine
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Associate, Al Tamimi & Company
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Salma Nasreldine
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Senior Associate, Shahid Law Firm
Cairo, Egypt

Zeina Obeid
ICC YAAF Representative for the Middle East
Partner, Obeid & Partners
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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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.