Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

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

02-21-2023

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 manage their business in the Middle East.

Why have we partnered with Business France? 

Obeid & Partners with offices in Dubai and Paris and a range of clients across the MENA region is well positioned to advise SME’s and corporates who have an established presence in the UAE and beyond or are considering entry into the market. We have chosen to partner with Business France, as we have a similar objective and business ethos and that is to help French companies operating or entering the region to thrive and succeed. Our team of dedicated lawyers are regional experts combining local laws and industry specific considerations, with considerable expertise in the construction, aviation, and energy sectors. Drawing on the firm’s well-established network of resources, our practice teams also offer specialist legal advice and provide comprehensive legal services for a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters, ranging from corporate, banking, and commercial matters to International Arbitration, Islamic Finance and Tax. For more details on our offering please visit our dedicated practice  and sector pages. With nearly 40 years of experience in the MENA region they are very well placed to help you and your business prosper. 

 If you are interested in purchasing the guide, please click through here.

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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.