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Shafiq Haytham Law Firm is dedicated to advise corporate and individual clients involved in a wide range of local and cross border transactions as well as in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. We combine tenacity and hard work to help our clients get the success they deserve and safeguard what they have earned. In doing so, we have become trusted legal advisors to local, national and international businesses and individuals. Shafiq Haytham represents multinational, regional and national companies, financial institutions, state-owned entities, families and other privately held businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals. Our goal is to meet and exceed our clients needs and expectations and to distinguish ourselves among competitors through our commitment to competency, integrity, cost-effective legal services and our dedication to success. Whatever your business challenges are, we have the breadth and depth of expertise to deliver solutions in full trust.
Founded initially in Lebanon in 1984, followed by associations with prestigious firms in Saudi Arabia starting 1987, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, UK and Iraq. Shafiq Haytham Law Firm has over 35 years of experience, being in the heart of the Middle East’s leading commercial and business region our firm has been providing legal guidance to both corporate and individual clients with an ultimate goal to achieve the clients objectives as efficiently as possible. Our firm is a community of like minded professionals serving ambitious clients who strive with excellence to achieve long term sustainability, development and growth in multi jurisdiction territories by turning their dreams into safe haven realities.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm is a full service firm dedicated to providing our local and international clients with the highest level of legal services covering several aspects of the legal field, along with providing innovative, effective, practical and quick solutions while safeguarding our clients’ interests.
Developing long-term attorney client relationships has always been our hallmark, with relationships established upon mutual trust and respect. We strive every single day to pursue excellence and to follow our clients' needs in all their existing and expanding markets and jurisdictions.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm has accumulated expertise in this area, including inter-alia, corporate set-up and restructuring, joint ventures, distribution and licensing, commercial representation, business and shares acquisitions. We have overwhelming experience in advising both our domestic and international clients on a variety of joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements, partnerships, SPAs and other collaborative structures ranging from conventional style holding company joint ventures to multi-layered joint ventures, limited and unlimited partnerships and strategic alliances.
We routinely handle general corporate counsel responsibilities, corporate governance and control, acquisitions and dispositions, equity investments, joint ventures and privatizations. We work closely with our clients to discuss and evaluate the various options available to deal with the issues confronting their businesses, and work together to create a solution to meet those needs in a cost effective manner without exposing them to unnecessary legal liabilities.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm serves domestic and international clients for immigration purposes including but not limited to representing GCC nationals to acquire residencies abroad such as in Europe, Canada, Australia, USA and also to help clients acquire citizenship in countries like Commonwealth of Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and many other.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm advises its corporate clients on various aspects of local and international Labor Laws, as well as on Social Security and Pension Laws in the GCC and Middle East region.
We handle all varieties of litigation, with focus on complex commercial and corporate disputes. Our litigation practice includes general commercial litigation, representing business and individuals in lawsuits over commercial contracts, construction, financial disputes, equipment and property leases, corporate ownership and shareholder disputes, employment claims, insurance, real estate and personal injury.
We draft and review your business contracts and agreements. The best investment to your company will always take precedence in securing adequate contracts armed with various types of provisions. From Employment Agreements; Non Disclosure Agreements; Service and Licensing Agreements; Agency and Distribution Agreements; Leasing, Sales and Purchase Agreements; Shareholders Agreements; Contractor and Sub-contractor Agreements; Consulting Agreements, and many more etc.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm has a rich and enduring legacy with national and international construction sectors, with substantial experience in construction litigation, arbitration, construction contract laws, and contracts (such as FIDIC and AIA). Our lawyers handle all aspects of transactional work necessary to negotiate the planning, financing, construction, and the operation of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate projects.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm acquired extensive experience in banking and finance transactions. Our attorneys provide legal advice to our clients in regards to their regulatory compliance with the regulations of the Monetary Agency and the Capital Markets Authorities which pertain to investment funds, securities, project finance, acquisition financing, debt restructuring, securitization and structured finance products for public and private entities operating in the field.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm assists foreign clients/enterprises investing in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the Middle East region. Our lawyers are experts in foreign investments and have long experience working in the regulatory regimes establishing over 1000 entities in the region.
Shafiq Haytham Law Firm has a team of highly skilled intellectual property lawyers. Our practice is broad ranging, from all aspects of patents, trademarks, and copyrights laws, to advise on proceedings related to intellectual property development, Trademark registration, management and protection, licensing, franchising and related aspects of commercial law.
Our Islamic finance lawyers have extensive experience in structuring, documenting and negotiating complex transactions and developing innovative Shari’ah-compliant products, including Murabaha, Ijara, Wakala, Istisna, Salam, Mudaraba, Musharaka and other debt structures such as Sukuk. Our knowledge and insight enable clients to successfully navigate the complexities surrounding these structures. We have built excellent relationships with the leading Islamic banks and Shari’ah scholars.
Our attorneys act for a wide range of local and international clients in the GCC and before international judicial institutions, including: International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the Dubai International Financial Centre, (DIFC / LCIA) as well as Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
King Fahad Street, Olaya Dist. Riyadh, 12812-6308 PoBox 327609, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
C-Ring Road, 960 Hassan Bin Thabet Street, Doha, Qatar
Unit 5, Floor 4, Al Khatem Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu-Dhabi, UAE
Al Hamra Tower. 58th Floor, Al Shuhada Street. Sharq, PO Box 291, Safat 13003 Kuwait
