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Mena City Lawyers
Mena City lawyers
Established in may 2010, built upon
foundation of jamaleddine law firm, but
re-established as a partnership firm.
Office in Kuwait, Qatar, Syria and Lebanon
Practice Areas
• Competition, Regulation &
Trade
• Corporate & Asset
Structuring
• Corporate Recovery &
Insolvency
• Dispute Resolution
• Labour & Employment
• Banking & Finance
• Financial Services & Funds
• Insurance
• Islamic Banking & Finance
• Tax Law & Financial
Structuring
• Real Estate &
Construction
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Intellectual Property
• Maritime, Aviation &
Transport
• Technology, Media &
Telecom
• Energy, Oil & Gas
Competition, Regulation
& Trade
• Approaching Regulation from a
Commercial Perspective.
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Compliance with International Regulations
Trade Barriers
Non-Tariff Trade Barriers
WTO Regulations
Import and Export Treaties
Market Abuse
Unfair Competition
Corporate & Asset
Structuring
• Tailored Corporate Advice.
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Restructuring
Relocation of Assets
Offshore Structures
Public Takeovers
IPOs
Public-Private Partnerships
Venture Capital Projects
Joint Ventures
Corporate Recovery &
Insolvency
• Pragmatic Advice and Risk Analysis
• We advise on:
– Corporate Recovery Plans
– Insolvency Procedures
– Share Ownership Schemes
– Refinancing Corporate Groups
– Corporate Governance Concepts
– Flexible Ownership of Legal Entities
Dispute Resolution
• Continuous Success in Court
• We advise on:
– Litigation
– Mediation
– Adjudication
– Arbitration
Labour & Employment
• We advise on:
– Local, International
and Cross-Border
Employment
Disputes
– Human Resources
and Recruitment
– Service Agreements
– Discrimination
– Social Security
– Employment
Contracts
– Terminations
– Company Policies,
Procedures and Staff
Handbooks
– Collective Bargaining
Banking & Finance
• Financial Deals at our Core
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Syndicated and Bilateral Lending
Leveraged Finance
Acquisition Finance
Real Estate Finance
Private Placements;
Recapitalizations
Corporate Restructurings
Credit Extensions and Exchanges
Financial Services & Funds
• With our ever-expanding MENA regional presence, MCL
offers a deep understanding of the investors’ needs and
caters to the investment banking community in particular.
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Cross-over loans
Initial Fund Establishment
Portfolio Sales and Acquisitions
Property Finance
Subordinated loans
Escrow Agreements
Drafting Prospectuses
Securitization of assets
Insurance
• Highly experienced in dealing with complex
insurance claims
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Insurance Policies
Re-insurance
Coverage Issues
Policy Interpretation
Captive Insurance
Insolvency and Schemes of Arrangement
Business Interruption
Regulatory Issues
Islamic Banking & Finance
• up-to-date legal advice on a broad range of nuanced
issues that arise during the structuring of any Islamic
transaction
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Specific jurisdictional concerns
Commercial issues
Taxation
Regulatory considerations
Ijāra, ijāra wa l-'iqtinā, istisnā', mudāraba and murābaha
contracts
– Takāful structures
– Bay' al-'arbun transactions
– Commodity trade transactions
Real Estate & Construction
• Expert advice
• MCL lawyers are assists in :
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drafting agreements in relation to acquisition of lands;
property development;
environmental impact assessment;
apportionment procedures and agreements;
design-build and plant contracts;
owners’ representative agreements;
construction management;
tenders;
dispute adjudication agreements;
FIDIC-compliant construction agreements.
Tax Law & Financial Structuring
• We offer integrated tax strategy plans
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Money and Fund Transfers
VAT
Tax Exemptions
Income Tax
Property Tax
Stamp Duty Tax
Municipality Tax
Tax Credits
Tax Planning
Criminal Law
• MCL has earned a reputation as one of the best criminal
advisers of the MENA region.
• We advise on:
– Financial crimes pertaining to checks, fraud, robbery,
breach of trust and bankruptcy
– Crimes related to forgery; credit card and fraud, Identity
theft and wire fraud insurance counter and unfair
competition
– Offenses against the person including, inter alia, burglary
murder, assault and battery, sexual offenses, malpractice;
and personal injury and due to negligence
– Crimes related to personal dignity including, inter alia,
defamation, slander, libel and personal offense
– Crimes related to money laundering and white collar crime
Family Law
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Our Lawyers take care to advise their clients with a view to both the
legal and human consequences.
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Pre-nuptial Agreements
Adoption
Wills
Inheritance and Estate Planning
Trusts
Divorce
Child Custody
Given the religious and sectarian nature of the MENA region, our firm
has expertise in family law issues arising specifically from religious
laws, especially in Muslim (Sunni, Shi'a and Druze) and Christian
(Maronite, Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant) legal problems in addition
to those arising out of civil legislation.
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Intellectual Property
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Insightful consultations and services in all areas of intellectual property law
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We assist our clients in producing a comprehensive brand management strategy by advising on the
following:
– Copyright
• Clearance Advice
• Copyright Levies and Licensing
• Dispute Resolution and Audits.
– Patents, Industrial Designs and Drawings
• Drafting
• Registration worldwide
• Database of registered IP rights to ensure that they are renewed on time
– Trademarks
• Trademark Registration
• Anti-counterfeiting;
• Brand Policing
• Trademark and Domain Name Disputes
• Ambush Marketing
– Licensing and Franchise Agreements
• Patentability Assessments
• R&D and Clinical Trials
• Licensing and Know-how
• Sole and Exclusive Distribution Agreements
Maritime, Aviation &
Transport
• Operating in many of region’s key shipping ports, MCL is
well positioned to provide localized and specialized
expertise in relation to maritime law and shipping issues.
• We provide comprehensive legal advice throughout this
sector:
– prompt communication of relevant international transport
regulations
– finance and leasing
– litigation and dispute resolution
– liability claims
– Insurance
– commercial transactions
Technology, Media &
Telecoms
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With ever-increasing convergence in the technology, media and telecoms industries, MCL provides
a unified approach with a broad range of expertise.
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TECHNOLOGY
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MEDIA
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website development
database agreements
software licensing and protection
digital content agreements
system development
data protection
internet law
e-commerce
gateway, processing and online agreements
Outsourcing
interconnection agreements.
television and radio broadcasters
social network operators
film and television studios and producers;
print, online, and music publishers
TELECOMS
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telecommunications regulation
Infrastructure
network access and sharing
procurement; and outsourcing
Energy, Oil & Gas
The Depth of our Knowledge and
Strategic Locations make us an Ideal
Choice
U P stream
– Concession Agreements for
Petroleum Exploration
– Gas Sales Agreements
– Gas Processing Agreements
– Licenses for Gas Transmission
Pipeline Systems
– Production Sharing
Agreements
– Amicable Settlement
Agreements
– Joint Operating Agreements,
which govern relations
between operating and nonoperating contractors, their
rights and obligations,
particularly while exclusive
exploration rights are being
explored and exploited
• Midstream & Downstream
– Full-service assistance in all
phases of project construction,
commissioning and
procurement
– Assistance during the
construction phase of supply
pipelines
– Detailed Option Analysis and
Recommendations
– Advising on the importation of
LNG and the subsequent use
thereof in a power plant
Contact us
• MENA City Lawyers (MCL)
Lebanon Office
Tilal Bldg., Block A7, Ashrafieh street
Beirut, Lebanon.
• Tel: +961 1 207222
• [email protected]
• www.menacitylawyers.com