AMLF has broad transactional and litigation practices in all aspects of relationships and disputes falling under the law of obligations (civil or common law) relating to the assignment of rights and transfer of obligations, partnerships, mandates, borrowing, deposit, leasing, donation etc.

AMLF is experienced in the laws and regulations of capital markets. It advises institutions such as issuers, brokers, placement agents, etc. on all legal matters relating to their activities and conducts. It also advises clients (investors) of such institutions on the legal aspects of their investments in financial structured products and derivatives, and on all legal matters pertaining to their relations with such institutions.

AMLF is the legal advisor to some of the top 10 commercial and private banks and financial institutions in Lebanon. It establishes a respectful relationship between these banks and institutions, their clients and regulators in compliance with local and international banking and financial norms and regulations. The quality of the services AMLF provides in this area has allowed it to establish itself as a legal connoisseur for banking institutions and clients of such institutions in all matters of banking and financial operations and regulations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments, securities, fundraising, securitizations, credit securities, credit, lending and borrowing, guarantees and comforts, remedial, professional and banking secrecies, Banks’ HR, etc.

AMLF is particularly sought after to provide legal services for the establishment, incorporation, management, structuring and restructuring of companies and corporate groups in almost all the fields of business, commercial and civil activities, as well as for carrying out legal due diligence of companies, and for the negotiation and structuring of a variety of corporate related agreements and arrangements, such as joint-ventures, shareholders’ agreements, mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Due consideration is given to clients’ specific needs and expectations as well as to tax efficiency.

AMLF advises insurance companies and insurance brokers and brokerage firms in relation to their activities and transactions in all insurance branches and regulations. It advises financial groups that own banks in setting up their insurance and bancassurance activities, conciliating between each of banking and insurance regulations. AMLF provides legal assistance to insured individuals and legal entities.

AMLF’s development as a business law specialist involves a thorough understanding of business needs and in depth knowledge of commercial law’s various aspects as well as strong familiarity with most of the laws applicable to the concerned commercial fields. It advises and provides legal services to commercial enterprises, merchants and consumers relating to all commercial transactions, licensing, financing, agencies and commercial representation, distribution, transportation, documentary credits, management, empowerment, human resources, trademarks, competition, bankruptcy, etc.

AMLF advises owners and all parties concerned by real estate deals and transactions including owners, contractors, developers, investors, and creditors throughout every step of a real estate project, acquisition, sale and purchase, hypothecation, partition, markings and encumbrances, ownership and usufruct, etc. AMLF has an extensive experience and understanding of the real estate industry from financing to procurement to registration.

AMLF offers individuals and legal entities tax advices relating to the tax implications of their activities, whether in relation to corporate, income, capital gain, withholding, stamp duty taxes or VAT, and all matters arising from the recent legal developments pertaining to FATCA and the automatic exchange of tax information between countries (CRS).

AMLF is particularly active in advising authors, artists, publishers, producers, galleries, etc. and structuring their legal set-ups with respect to intellectual property’s financial and moral rights. AMLF also offers its services for registering and protecting patents, copyrights, industrial design rights, etc.

AMLF acts as consultant to organizations in public interest matters, including: torture, cruel, inhuman, abusive, harassing and degrading treatment; family law; environmental law; violence against women and children; equality before public charges; refugee law; public freedoms; as well as the functioning and corruption of the legal system. In doing so, AMLF’s attorneys, acting in the field, publish and contribute to the publishing of several legal studies, reports and publications on human rights issues. AMLF has also established and advised non-profit organizations or branches of foreign NGOs.

AMLF represents its clients in litigations and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures relating to each of its Areas of Expertise. While some of our attorneys are experienced in criminal litigation, AMLF’s attorneys particularly focuses on civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international mediation and arbitration, Investor-State and FIDIC arbitrations.