Qatar

Badri & Salim El Meouchi is a Middle Eastern law firm established from the 19th century in Beirut, in January 2007, the firm opened its offices in Doha’s Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). It has current office locations in Lebanon and Qatar and is led by managing partner Chadia, El Meouchi.

The firm is best recognised for its banking and finance practice which covers corporate, capital markets, M&A, project finance and privatisations.

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Leaplearner, Uber, KFC, Hyundai, Philip Morris, GE Healthcare, Marriott, Renault, Pfizer, Fujitsu and Kellog's.

Qatari firm Sharq Law Firm was established by the key partner, Mr. Rashid bin Saad Al Saad in 2014. The firm operates out of Doha.

Sharq Law Firm is particularly known for its work in financial and corporate markets, M&A, restructuring and project development. The firm's work focuses specifically on assisting with financing, acquisitions and a variety of capital markets work for clients connected with the public sector, financial services sector and the energy sector.

Key clients

Key clients of the firm included the Qatar Ministry of Finance, Qatar Railways Company, Mazaya Real Estate Development Company (QPSC), Qatar Energy and Q-Tickets.

Al-Ansari & Associates is a Qatari law firm based in Doha. The firm was formed in 2007.

Corporate work makes up a significant proportion of the firm’s Qatari offering. It is typically involved in M&A work, for both buyers and sellers, as well as incorporation and restructuring matters for top clients.

The firm is also highly active in regulatory and financing work and is recognised in Qatar’s construction sector.

Key clients

Key clients include Travelex, Barwa Real Estate Group, Swiss National Bank, Uber, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Commercial Bank of Qatar, Mazaya, Mastercard, Hassad Food, Vodafone Qatar, Mitsui & Co. and Zeon.

Headquartered in London, Dentons is a global law firm with offices in more than 200 locations across 80 countries. The firm has an office in Doha from which it advises clients on Qatari laws.

The firm is active in financial and corporate and project development practice, where it advises both domestic and international clients on local and domestic laws. The firm has a specialised expertise in the aviation industry sector in Qatar.

Key clients

The firm’s notable clients are Qatar Sports Investments, Communications Regulatory Authority, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Qatar Mining, Frasers Hospitality, CIMIC Admin Services, Axia Power Holdings, The National Central Cooling Company and Qatar Islamic Bank.

Pinsent Masons is an international law firm. In Qatar the firm is based at the centre of Doha’s financial district and the office is led by head of office, partner and co-head of International Arbitration, Pamela McDonald.

The firm has a particular expertise in projects and within this practice area the firm’s work focused on assisting with infrastructure projects for clients from the transportation, technology and financial services sectors.

Key clients

Notable clients of the firm include Mowasalat, Natixis, Siemens, Norinchukin, Shinsei, SNB, Apicorp and HSBC.

PwC Legal has a global presence in more than 160 countries. The firm’s team in Qatar is based in Doha and is led by Territory Senior Partner, Bassam Hajhamad.

The firm is particularly active in M&A and restructuring work, providing legal services to clients across the Middle East region. The firm has expertise in retail, industrials, digital, financial services and energy.

Key clients

Notable clients of the firm, amongst others, are Shell, Coca-Cola, Aramex, Aggreko, British American Tobacco, Byrom, CH2M (Jacobs Engineering), DNV, Qatar Investment Authority, StonCor, Coretrax, Al Khalili Group, Gulf Turbo Services and Schneider Electric Systems.