Our Experience

As the leading Libyan law firm, we have extensive experience across a range of legal practice areas and industries, and we have represented prominent international clients. Our notable experience includes: 

• Human Rights Law: Managing Partner, Dr. Mohamed Karbal, successfully served as the expert legal witness to a plaintiff on Libyan law in a case against the British government (Straw and Others);
• Arbitration: Advising on multiple cases involving bilateral investment treaty disputes, which were tried before the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France, and Geneva, Switzerland, where the value of each case exceeded USD 300 million;
• Maritime Law: Drafted and amended “Waterways Management Regulations for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi” to comply with international standards. Successfully represented a client in a case involving Libyan civil procedures and maritime law before the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York.
• Energy Law: Extensive EPSA experience, including serving as an expert legal witness on behalf of disputes between oil companies and the National Oil Corporation relating to EPSA agreements and providing legal opinions on the interpretation of EPSA agreements. Negotiating and drafting the agreements and commercial documents for the purchase and sale of natural gas and products of oil & gas, including bitumen and gasoline A-80. 
• Construction Law: Represented an Australian multinational construction company in multiple construction arbitration cases involving contract claims valued greater than USD 30 million each, where the disputes concerned (i) delays in performance, (ii) acceleration claims, and (iii) changes to work order.
• Healthcare Law: Advises international public companies on Libyan pharmaceutical regulations, interested in selling its pharmaceutical drugs and over-the-counter products, medicines, and consumer healthcare products