Counsel across the matters that shape your business, from Qatari courtrooms to treaty negotiations in Geneva.
This is a defining specialism of the firm. Our founding partner spent over a decade representing the State of Qatar at the World Intellectual Property Organization, holding senior leadership roles including President of the Executive Committee of the Berne Union and President of the WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. He was elected by WIPO member states to represent them on the Drafting Committee for the Design Law Treaty, adopted at the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude and Adopt a Design Law Treaty held in Riyadh in 2024. He has handled major intellectual property (IP) infringement and piracy disputes on behalf of the State of Qatar before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
We advise on trademark, patent and copyright protection across the GCC, IP licensing and commercialisation, customs enforcement, and WIPO-framework dispute resolution.
Full-spectrum civil litigation and advisory across contractual disputes, commercial claims, real estate, employment, and personal status matters. Practical representation before the Qatari courts, anchored in deep knowledge of local civil code and procedure.
Strategic defence and representation in criminal proceedings involving commercial fraud, financial crime, money laundering, bribery and regulatory investigations. Discreet, rigorous counsel from the investigation stage through to trial and appeal.
Representation across every level of the Qatari court system, from the Court of First Instance to the Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation, including litigation before the Qatar Investment and Commerce Court and judgment enforcement.
Advisory and dispute representation across the construction lifecycle: FIDIC and EPC contract drafting and review, delay and disruption claims, variation and payment disputes, and disputes before engineering adjudication boards and the Qatari courts.
Legal advisory on cross-border transactions, joint ventures, commercial contracts, and market entry for regional and international corporates seeking clarity and commercial advantage.
Strategic counsel to governments and state-linked entities on treaty compliance, regulatory design, public international law, and relations with international organisations.
Commercial and regulatory advice on energy projects, infrastructure investment, and ESG compliance, informed by early-career oil and gas experience and deep familiarity with Gulf economic development.
WTO panel proceedings, international arbitration, and mediation in complex sovereign and commercial disputes. Strategic representation before multilateral dispute bodies with a proven record of results.
Trade policy advisory, market access strategy, anti-dumping and subsidies law, and cross-border investment facilitation. Structuring commercial arrangements to withstand regulatory scrutiny in multiple jurisdictions.
