Jurdi & Co advises local and international businesses on corporate and commercial law in Lebanon, from regulated sectors such as banking, financial services, and insurance to commercial, technology, and trading ventures.
Our office in Downtown Beirut sits minutes from the Ministry of Economy and Trade's commercial registry and from Banque du Liban's regulatory offices. Filings, registrations, and licensing approvals move through those channels directly, rather than through outside counsel briefed from scratch on each matter.
Full-Service Corporate Legal Counsel
We advise clients across the full business lifecycle:
Business Formation & Registration: Company formation, licensing, and registration for regulated and non-regulated entities.
Corporate Structuring & Governance: Corporate structuring, governance frameworks, shareholder agreements, and board advisory.
Joint Ventures & Partnerships: Structuring joint ventures, strategic alliances, and commercial partnerships.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Regulatory due diligence and negotiation of transaction documents for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Commercial Contracts: Supply, distribution, agency, and franchising agreements.
Corporate Compliance: Compliance with the Lebanese Commercial Code, Anti-Money Laundering (AML/CFT) requirements, and sector-specific regulation.
Shareholder & Commercial Disputes: Representation in shareholder disputes, contract enforcement, and commercial litigation.
Company Restructuring & Liquidation: Corporate restructuring, reorganizations, and liquidation.
We advise clients regulated by Banque du Liban (BDL), the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), and the Insurance Control Commission, among other sector regulators.
Banking, Financial Services & Regulated Industries
Commercial Banking & Investment: Licensing, regulatory compliance, and operational frameworks for banks, investment firms, payment service providers, and fintech companies.
Insurance & Wealth Management: Governance, regulatory reporting, and product development for insurers, brokerages, and wealth managers.
FinTech & Digital Financial Services: Regulatory strategy, partnerships, and digital compliance for fintech startups.
Financial Product Structuring: Fund formation and risk management protocols for structured financial products.
Cross-Border Financial Advisory: Advisory for international financial institutions entering or expanding within the Lebanese market.
This work runs alongside compliance with AML/CFT, data protection, consumer protection, and corporate reporting obligations.
In Practice
Jurdi & Co structures and registers foreign-owned and Lebanese-diaspora businesses under Commercial Law No. 126/2019 and the Code of Commerce, from entity formation through commercial registry filing, and handles sector-specific licensing applications, corporate restructurings, and compliance reviews directly with the relevant registries and regulators rather than through intermediaries.
Contact Your Corporate & Commercial Law Firm in Lebanon
Reach out to Jurdi & Co to discuss a corporate or financial regulatory matter in Lebanon — banking, fintech, trade, or another regulated sector. We handle the registrations, licensing, and compliance work directly, from the first filing through ongoing regulatory obligations.