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27 February 2025

Construction Disputes in the Era of Smart Cities, Climate Change, and Water Resource Management

Date: Thursday 27th February 2025 Venue: Hilton Riyadh Hotel and Residences: Map Join us for a dynamic panel discussion on “Hot Topics in Construction Disputes in KSA and the MENA Region.” This event will focus on the RIDW25 theme: “Managing Global Business Relationships, Legal Reforms, Commercial Strategies & Harmonization of Dispute Resolution.” As the construction […]

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12 February 2025

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 […]

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10-11 February 2025

13th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration

Date: 10th – 11th February 2025 Taking place on 10-11 February 2025, the 13th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration is a must-attend for arbitration professionals who want to keep up to date with the latest trends, developments and strategies in arbitration in the Middle East and North Africa. For further details please click here: […]

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Publications

INDIA-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY (2024)

- Professor Nayla Comair-Obeid, Ziad Obeid, Dr Zeina Obeid

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Litigation 2024 – A Chambers Global Practice Guide

- Professor Nayla Comair-Obeid, Ziad Obeid, Dr Zeina Obeid

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A comparative guide: Investor-State Arbitration Laws and Regulations Saudi Arabia 2024

- Dr Zeina Obeid, Charbel Akiki, Aya Sabra and Tala Harakeh

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Lebanon in The Legal 500: Litigation Comparative Guide

- Nayla Comair-Obeid, Zeina Obeid and Ziad Obeid

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Recent News

03-12-2024

Chambers Middle East Awards

We are delighted to announce that our founding partner, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid, was awarded the lifetime achievement award by #ChambersMiddleEastAwards to recognize her career and achievements in the field of #ADR and #disputeresolution. Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid founded the firm 37 years ago, in Lebanon, as the first woman in Lebanon and among the […]

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04-29-2024

Latest rankings released by The Legal 500

We are delighted to announce that we have been ranked across five different practice areas in the latest rankings released by The Legal 500. Our founding partner, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid and our managing partner Ziad Obeid have also been mentioned in the hall of fame and as leading individuals. We are extremely proud of this achievement and grateful […]

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03-08-2024

Chambers Global 2024

We are delighted to have our firm and partners ranked and recognized once again in Chambers Global 2024. 

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11-20-2023

Lebanese Law Firm of the Year

We are delighted to announce that we were awarded Lebanese Law firm of the year at the Middle East Law Awards 2023, hosted by Legal ERA on November 16th 2023. We are extremely pleased to have been selected amongst such an impressive list of nominees.

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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.