Obeid & Medawar Law Firm’s Dispute Resolution Department manages complex litigation procedures across the domestic, regional, and international arenas. Our skilled team navigates courts of different degrees and jurisdictions notably within Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and more particulary before the ADGM and DFIC courts. The department handles disputes involving commercial transactions, real estate, antitrust, banking, financial services, employment, insolvency, and intellectual property, and provides strategic counseling and representation to secure optimal outcomes.
Obeid & Medawar Law Firm has in-depth experience in both Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) means. Through methods such as arbitration, mediation, and adjudication, our team offers clients efficient alternatives to traditional litigation.
Obeid & Medawar handles arbitrations across local, regional, and international scales. representing diverse clients in complex multi-jurisdiction disputes. The practice covers both Ad hoc and Institutional Arbitration before arbitral institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Cour Commune de Justice et d’Arbitrage (CCJA), the Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (CCIA) and more.
Obeid & Medawar also conducts ad hoc proceedings, often governed by the ICC Rules, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules, the IBA rules, the rules of the Organisation pour l’Harmonization en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA), and more.
Our services include pre-arbitral and arbitral proceedings, including drafting essential documents and attending hearings.
The firm also has an active mediation department, and our skilled accredited mediators facilitate constructive discussions between parties to find common ground and mutually beneficial solutions. This collaborative approach allows clients to actively participate in crafting outcomes that suit their needs.
Our team also assists its client through structured adjudication processes, we provide an objective assessment of disputes, guiding parties toward amicable settlements while maintaining a sense of fairness.
Aside from securing favorable resolutions through the abovementioned procedures, Obeid & Medawar ensures the effective enforcement of court orders, arbitral awards, and settlement agreements and makes sure that the decisions and agreements are upheld and enforced to the benefit of the clients.