Established in 1942, El-Aref International Law Office has been among the leading Lebanese Law offices. As an experienced team of legal professionals' trilingual, licensed in local and International Law and jurisdictions, we provide our clients with a wide range of legal services.
Our Energy clients can rely on the expertise of our seasoned lawyers who have the expertise in Oil & Gas projects, Energy and Infrastructure available to be part of the team serving the interest of the Client's goals.
Firm works in the Middle East and North Africa Region. In the area of Energy and Project Finance, Firm regularly advises clients on the formation, financing, governance and operation of companies, joint ventures and distribution arrangements in Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE, United States of America, and North Africa region.
Represented clients in project finance and Energy transactions, with work includes teaming agreements for joint bids, and EPC and separate contracts for the design, construction and supply for the project, as well as utility contracts. Work with debt financing includes matters involving senior, mezzanine and subordinate debt, working capital loans, asset-backed loans, debt backed by letters of credit, convertible debt, and a variety of other debt products, such as variable rate demand tender debt, interest rate swaps and hedges.
Firm is a highly regarded firm dedicated to applying multidisciplinary talents to facilitate economic development throughout the Middle Eastern Region. Our goal is to offer our business and individual clients access to a wide variety of practice specialties throughout the Middle East and internationally, delivering high quality and responsive service at a cost commensurate with the value delivered.
In addition to legal services, we also provide private equity facilitation and project finance services. We serve Middle Eastern clients seeking to do business both locally and internationally, as well as international clients seeking to do business in the Middle East. We are proud of the fact that our clients have consistently given us the highest rankings possible for communication ability, responsiveness, quality of service and value received relative to cost of service.
We primarily serve large, multinational business interests - both corporate and individual clients, international and regional banks, private equity funds and individual investors, local and regional businesses, and other clients seeking to do business in the Middle East. We have earned a reputation for providing consistent, quality advice to numerous leading Lebanese, American, Kuwaiti and Saudi corporations along with a host of International companies.
With experienced attorneys who have earned a solid reputation as strategic problem solvers, ardent negotiators and successful deal makers, the success of El-Aref International Law Office is built upon the strong credentials of its work team.
Law Firm Affiliations:
New York Bar Association, International Bar Association, London Court of International Arbitration, American Bar Association, Beirut Bar Association, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.