Team

Dr. Mohamed Karbal

Managing Partner

Dr. Karbal is an attorney licensed to practice law in New York, Washington D.C., and Libya. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Karbal & Co, a leading Libyan law firm with offices in Washington D.C., Libya and Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Karbal has extensive experience serving as an expert legal witness on various high profile cases involving Libyan law.

Dr. Karbal’s extensive experience includes:

Expert Legal Witness:

  • Dr. Mohamed Karbal, served as an expert legal witness on Libyan law for Abdul Hakim Belhadj for the case Belhadj and another V. Straw and Others;
  • Dr. Mohamed Karbal served as expert witness on Libyan law for Tekfen-TML Joint Venture v. Man-made River;
  • Advised 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;
  • Served as expert legal witness on Libyan maritime law before the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York;

Arbitration

  • Dr. Karbal serves as a sole arbitrator for construction claims which was held before Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Center (ADCCA).

Oil & Gas

  • Advises the national oil companies of multiple jurisdictions on Libyan oil & gas and energy laws.

 

 

Mr. Seraj Khameas
Senior Associte

Seraj earned his L.L.B. from the University of Derna Law School in 2001 and has since served in various roles as a legal advisor at our office in Libya. Mr. Seraj specializes in legal research and corporate law. He has provided advice on legal issues related to administrative and commercial corporate law.

Ms. Halima Youssef
Legal Counsel

Halima graduated from Derna Law School in 2013 with an L.L.B. degree. She has held various positions with our Libyan firm since 2015. Ms. Halima specializes in commercial and corporate law. She has assisted foreign businesses in establishing a presence in Libya. Ms. Halima has also advised on issues related to corporate and civil law.