Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

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Local and International Recognition

03-05-2025

Chambers Global Practice Guides, Trends & Development for Litigation 2025 Lebanon

Topic: Trends and Developments I. INTRODUCTION Lebanon continues to suffer from a prolonged political deadlock and deepening financial collapse, both of which have severely affected its judicial institutions. In this context, progress in the shape of reforms has been protracted. Additionally, numerous judges and court clerks have gone on strike in recent years, protesting their […]

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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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We are pleased to announce that Honorary Judge Carla Kassis joins the team at Obeid & Partners as Senior Legal Consultant.

Judge Carla Kassis holds a distinguished legal professional with over three decades of experience in the field, and has made remarkable contributions to the Lebanese legal system. With a Master degree in Lebanese law from St.-Joseph University in Beirut and a Bachelor degree in law from the same institution, Judge Kassis has a deep understanding […]

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02-21-2023

Obeid & Partners, official partner of the UAE French Business Guide published by Business France

Obeid & Partners are pleased to announce our partnership with Business France, we are one of the official partners of the UAE French Business Guide published by Business France at the end of last year. Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French Economy and helping French companies successfully develop and […]

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03-23-2022

Competition Law No. 281 of 2022

Lebanon has enacted its first long-awaited Competition Law No. 281 which was published in the Official Gazette on 17 March 2022. Purpose The purpose of the Competition Law is to promote and regulate free competition and prohibit trusts, monopolies and cartels. The Law also aims to protect consumers’ rights, achieve economic efficiency, enhance production, innovation, […]

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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.