Practice Areas
Commercial Law & Dispute Resolution
The firm provides comprehensive legal oversight for the lifecycle of corporate and commercial entities. Our practice integrates non-contentious advisory with a robust litigation capability, ensuring that our clients' operational frameworks are both resilient and enforceable. We represent a diverse portfolio of domestic and international clients, including those within the family businesses, trading, and construction sectors.
Corporate Advisory & Structural Governance
We facilitate the establishment and management of corporate vehicles, prioritizing legal compliance and structural efficiency. Our advisory services include:
- Entity Formation: Specialist expertise in the incorporation of offshore entities, holding companies, and Joint-Venture vehicles.
- Transactions & M&A: Legal management of mergers, acquisitions, and the sale or purchase of corporate assets.
- Contractual Infrastructure: Drafting and negotiation of complex service contracts, franchising agreements, and management protocols.
- Property Law & Real Estate: Institutional real estate mandates, including acquisition due diligence, title dispute resolution, and regulatory permitting.
- Employment & Human Capital: Strategic counsel on executive service contracts and the resolution of employment-related disputes.
Contentious Matters & International Litigation
The firm maintains a specialized practice focused on the liquidation of non-performing commercial obligations and the pursuit of high-value debts. We move beyond mere notification, utilizing the full range of Lebanese and international procedural tools to ensure the actual recovery of funds.
- Sovereign and Corporate Debt: Representation of creditors in the recovery of distressed debt, including the negotiation of restructuring agreements and the litigation of defaulted instruments.
- Asset Tracing and Identification: Coordination with forensic investigators to locate and freeze assets across jurisdictions, ensuring that judgments are not rendered moot by the dissipation of capital.
- Pre-emptive Remedies: Strategic use of Saisie Conservatoire (Provisional Attachments) on real estate and movable assets to secure claims at the outset of litigation.
- Cross-Border Enforcement: Execution of foreign judgments and arbitral awards through the Lebanese Court of Appeal, navigating the complexities of the Exequatur process to reach local assets.