Arbitration

Our firm has developed specific and advanced experience in international arbitration. We set up for this purpose an arbitration department managed by eminent and very well experienced lawyers. The department is further assisted by highly qualified and skilled attorneys and experts in the domain of arbitration. Our team members used to handle and work on big international arbitration cases in different domains including Construction (FIDIC and other types of contracts), Telecommunication, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Finance… etc. These cases involve different rules of arbitration (i.e. LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID…).

We have managed to get advanced experience in the construction field and thus we got the opportunity to work in close cooperation with international law firms.

Among the most important cases we worked on:

Our firm cooperated with a Top Ten international law firm on a USD 80M arbitration case arising out of the Pearl Project in Qatar. The Arbitration was pursued at the LCIA where we represented our client in close collaboration with such law firm.

 A USD 30M construction case arising out of a FIDIC contract in Erbil, Iraq is handled also by our firm with the whole procedure of the claims, disputes and arbitration related to a Design, Build and Operate 2008 FIDIC Contract.

 We act also in many internal arbitration cases among which we represented Italia film against Planet.

Corporate Law

Corporate law has been lately one of the most emerging sectors therefore as a distinctive law office, concerned in covering such development, we have established a department that specializes in all aspects of corporate law including companies’ incorporation. Lately, our experience has been lengthened to cover drafting the Terms and Conditions of websites that are launched in parallel to companies’ incorporation.

Intellectual Property Law & Trademarks

Another way to demonstrate our unique image was via establishing one of the chief intellectual property departments that are still few in the market. This department is headed by Dr. Charbel Nassar who is among the very rare experts in this domain. We possess a high technical expertise in such field which we try to implement in the various cases we are handling. We provide a full range of legal services regarding Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Sourcing and Trade Secrets. Beside this, in an attempt to parallel clients working online we try to provide them with the required assistance via guiding them in protecting their creations and their rights right from the start up stages.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

After all these years of persistent work in litigation and long track record of achievements, this department developed to become among the most outstanding litigation departments in the market where our team manage to provide our clients with the most effective resolutions available taking into consideration the importance of minimizing legal warnings. 

Real Estate & Construction

After handling several substantial cases that are related to construction we were able to acquire a valuable experience in this domain which enabled us to establish a separate department regarding it specially that the market of construction is experiencing its boosting phase. We provide our clients with construction-related legal advices as well as consultancy regarding contracts that manage their projects. As for real estate Hajj & Kanaan team excel real estate regulations.

Aviation

Hajj & Kanaan is one of the very few law firms in the Middle East who is highly specialized in aviation. This department headed by Me Mohamad El Hajj demonstrate the unique image we are trying to attain where Me Hajj who is a prominent expert in this domain offers our clients a distinctive service covering all the aspects in such domain. Our experience and expertise in this sector is almost unparalleled in the market where we chief lease contracts, termination agreements, Dry Lease Agreements etc.

Family Law

This department covers marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance. In Lebanon such topics are ruled by the religious rules corresponding to the client’s religion. Our team manage to follow the available religious regulations to be able to deal with different cases.

Business Agreements and Contracts

Hajj & Kanaan team excel at drafting different types of licence agreements, franchise agreements, business agreements and contracts in Arabic, English and French. We tailor agreements and contracts upon our clients’ requests in the best possible manner to accommodate their needs and protect their interest. Our expertise in this field includes in particular partnership agreements, Distribution agreements, MOU’s, NDA’s, Terms and Conditions, Management Agreements, Service Agreements and a broad range of other agreements and contract in almost all the sector in the industry.

Banking & Financial Services

We try to provide our clients with the best possible advices regarding this constantly developing market. We have represented both borrowers and lenders in different types of cases which enabled us to build a valuable experience.

Criminal Law

Hajj & Kanaan team provides a full range of services in criminal law regarding all types of crimes. We try to offer a comprehensive service starting from the arrest or claim up to trial including representation in court hearings.

Asset Structuring & Management

To be side by side with our clients we try to provide assistance in the early stages in an attempt to avoid later on disputes. Our team is ready and reliable to provide guidance in structuring and managing all types of entities.

Administrative Law

Being a major sector of law, our team made sure to excel administrative law and to stay updated to all its newly published regulations.

Labor & Employment

Our Team provide a personalized attention to our clients regarding Labor and Employment issues due to the critical situations such issues launch specially that most of the available actions are restricted by time. Such issues include employer retaliation, wage and hour matters and wrongful termination. Whether employee or employer you can find the required assistance that you need to protect your interests in case of a dispute or even before it arises in an attempt to avoid it.

Taxation Law

Whether Lebanese tax laws or international tax laws, our law office as a client-focused entity comprehends the importance of compelling our clients to such laws in an attempt to protect. We provide assistance regarding taxation laws.

Bankruptcy

Our Law Office try to provide a full range of legal services regarding bankruptcy including claims, bankruptcy settlements, avoidance actions to protect the client, protect acquirers from challenges related to bankruptcy acquisitions.