Obeid & Partners

Obeid & Partners

Recent News

Local and International Recognition

04-16-2020

OLF recognized in GAR 100 13th edition

This year, OLF was yet again recognized as having one of the world’s leading international arbitration practices.  Our dispute resolution practice regularly features in the annual edition of the Global Arbitration Review (GAR 100) and is the only Lebanese practice to have been recommended in the GAR 100. GAR describes both firm and founder as having “played […]

Read More

03-06-2020

Eurobonds March 2020: Payment or Default?

The ten-year US $1.2 billion Eurobonds with a coupon rate of 6.375% are due to mature on 9 March 2020, amidst an unprecedented… economic and financial downturn in Lebanon, and a forthcoming debt crisis.

Read More

01-10-2020

OLF partners recognized in Who’s Who Legal’s Arbitration 2020

We are pleased to announce that the latest Who’s Who Legal’s Arbitration 2020 edition has identified Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid and Ziad Obeid among the world’s leading arbitration practitioners. The firm’s partners were also recognized as ‘Thought Leaders’ – a special category reserved for top practitioners that receive the highest number of nominations from peers, […]

Read More

07-01-2019

Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid Member of the ICC Executive Board

Founding Partner, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid, has been unanimously elected member of the ICC Executive Board.The Executive Board is responsible for developing and implementing ICC’s strategy, policy and programme of action and for overseeing the financial affairs of the organization.In particular, it is responsible for recommending to the ICC World Council the appointment of the […]

Read More

04-04-2019

2nd Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round Approved

The Minister of Energy Nada Boustani Khoury announced that the Council of Ministers approved the launch of the 2nd licensing round for offshore oil and gas in Lebanon. The deadline for submitting offers is 31 January 2020. Blocks 1, 2, 5, 8 and 10 are now open to receive bids. *For background on this topic, please see […]

Read More

04-02-2019

Lebanon Oil and Gas Summit 2019

Partner Ziad Obeid gives an insightful presentation at the Lebanon International Oil and Gas Summit (2-4 April 2019) on “Commercialization of Lebanon’s Natural Gas: Best Practices and Insights on Policy, Regulation and Contracts.

Read More

01-25-2019

Judicial Mediation Article Published

Senior Associate Zenia Obeid and Intern Valeria Spagnolo just published their article “An alternative solution: judicial mediation” International Law Office’s Arbitration & ADR Newsletter. Read the article here: www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/detail.aspx?r=39134. 

Read More

01-26-2019

Companion of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Founding Partner Professor Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid has been nominated Companion of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Previously, Prof. Comair-Obeid served as President of the CIArb (2017-2018), Vice-President and Deputy President of the CIArb (2015-2016) and as Chair of the CIArb’s Board of Trustees (2014).  Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid has been elected as one of […]

Read More

1 2 3 4 … 6

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.