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Real
Estate Law
Our attorneys can
represent and assist any individual or business entity in a variety of real
estate issues including real estate investment disputes, acquisitions and
sales, leasing, zoning, landlord/tenant matters, land use, mortgages, and
other real estate matters. Litigation, consultation and negotiation of
mortgages re-financing, reverse mortgages, residential purchase and sale
agreements, real estate disputes, claims against and defense of real estate
brokers and agents for negligence, misrepresentation, breach of duty,
construction defects and mechanic’s liens, including disputes between
owners, builders and contractors.
Finance and Banking Law
Our attorneys are
armed with special knowledge on matters of banking and financial
institutions laws, commercial litigations, financial crimes of international
nature, tax evasion litigations, and in general all disputes related to
Banking and Finance Laws.
We provide legal assistance on daily banking business issues, advising our
clients with respect to on-line banking, the implementation of alternative
securities trading systems on the Internet, or questions in connection with
other forms of E-resources. Again, we help in representing financial
services institutions with respect to all issues related to ISLAMIC BANKING
BUSINESS REGULATIONS AND CUSTOMS. Our attorneys are also capable of
providing our clients the legal advice in connection with the acquisition
and sale of companies and with regard to company reorganizations,
representation in mergers and acquisitions.
Corporate & Commercial Activities
Our firm helps in setting up client’s request of corporate structures and
advising on investment. We provide consultations on various types of
business activities within the daily practice; this practice includes
diverse issues; corporate and commercial activities, mergers and
acquisitions, investment and joint ventures structuring, leasing, structured
and project finance.
Tax Law
We guide our clients to achieve their financial and tax objectives, and keep
them informed of the potential impact of pending legislation, and regulation
on their businesses. We draw their attention on benefiting from certain tax
exemption measures applied by law.
Professional tax activities in view of the frequent and significant changes
in the content and interpretation of tax laws, requires an alert
professional group of legal advisors to monitor the legislative authorities
work and advise accordingly.
Labor Law
In order to ensure compliance with employment legislation, our office can
audit and prepare employment contracts, disciplinary and grievance
procedures in addition to all other policies needed. Our office can also
advice businesses, how to reduce their risk of employment litigation, and
what are the obligations imposed by Lebanese laws to protect workers
whenever their rights are breached.
Again, our firm is specialized in well defining relationships between
employers and unions, by reviewing the companies’ internal regulations
manual and evaluating the compliance with Lebanese laws, international
agreements on labor, and policy statements in order to represent our clients
at the arbitral labor council, counsel on issues related to strikes and
provide related litigation support.
Professional Negligence
Our team is always ready for litigations on mattes of professional
negligence and professional insurance indemnity, backed by extensive
experience in litigation in order to stop suffering of professional
negligence consequences and to protect the rights of the person concerned.
Family Law
Our lawyers advise on divers issues of Family Law (Known in Lebanon as
Personal status Codes) such as complications of divorce, guardianship of
children, inheritance law and all related matters. Our office has
successfully handled several cases of inheritance and divorce including
litigations between spouses of different nationalities.
The unique judicial structure of religious and civil courts, along with a
complicated body of religious and civil legislations governing the cases of
marriage and divorce, requires that such cases be handled with outmost
professionalism, with lawyers specialized in family and international
private law that our firm excels.
Educational Institutions Law
Our office offers consultation services to foreign and Lebanese educational
institutions, whether related to employment law or executive compensation
matters, or partnership between educational institutions. We provide quality
service in advising the educational institution for a daily communication.
Military Litigations
Under the Lebanese military law, military litigations are conducted by the
military courts. Dealing with such cases requires an attorney experienced
with the military’s court procedures which enjoys a special character due to
the administrative structure and procedures followed at these courts. Our
office in that sense can represent clients throughout every phase of the
military litigations, defending military personnel against their military
institutions, including cases related to national draft service.
Our office handles any dispute or litigation arising from any contractual
relation, between any entity and the military institutions.
Maritime & Aviation Law
Our attorneys would answer all your inquires related to the representation
of passengers and crew members injured as a result of an accident or
occurring due to the implementation of their marine or aviation employment
contracts. We advise what law applies to their situation and when their
claim must be filed (their rights of medical care, wages, and full range of
compensation to suffering; in addition to claim for disability…) in
accordance to the respective laws, international treaties and customs
enforcement.
Enjoying exceptional professional skills, the client is always represented
by an attorney who understands the complexity of Maritime & Aviation laws.
International Criminal Jurisdiction
Our office is focused in the matters of international criminal jurisdiction,
and is capable of preparing studies related to any entity that is in need of
standing on any legal aspect related to the permanent International criminal
Court (ICC), and to ad-hoc tribunals. Again, we support the case by
international criminal law for its implementation into domestic legal
systems, whether related to procedure and evidence, elements of crime can be
undertaken by specialized experts to check in the competence of
international courts to rule in the case
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