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+ Corporate and Commercial + Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) + Banking + Information Technology (IT) + Corporate Finance and Securities + Real Estate + Labor and Employment + Taxation + Intellectual Property (IP) + Insurance and Reinsurance + Insolvency + Admiralty & Maritime + International Trade + Sports and Entertainment Corporate law constitutes a major part of Torbey Law Firm’s business practice. Acting for national and international clients, including domestic corporations, multinationals, banking and financial institutions, our attorneys provide advice on every facet of corporate related issues. Therefore, not only do we advise and assist clients in the creation of practical commercial structures for their businesses (corporation, limited or general partnerships, joint ventures, etc.), but we also provide an optimized sphere for each type of business. Our attorneys structure, negotiate and manage mergers and acquisitions and counsel clients on all related matters from the inception to closing of such transactions and agreements.in our day-to-day work, we deal significantly with asset and share transactions, amalgamations and other merger and corporate reorganizations. The Commercial Law Group assists clients in every aspect of commercial transactions and business registration and establishment. They have significant experience in drafting and advising on all forms of commercial agreements such as agency, exclusive distribution, and franchise. Our attorneys assist clients in purchasing and leasing of assets as well as financing of deals and negotiating payment terms and conditions. Furthermore, the Torbey Law Firm provides innovative strategies to structure, negotiate and consummate cross-border and domestic transactions. Our extensive experience also includes dealing with all levels of government and public institutions in structuring major investment projects.
Torbey Law Firm provides its clients with practical and innovative dispute resolution strategies, ranging from traditional advocacy to less adversarial approaches, implemented on a timely and cost-effective basis. Our attorneys are experienced in negotiation, facilitation, mediation, arbitration and litigation and assisting clients in resolving commercial disputes using a combination of these tools. In fact, the firm has attorneys who have received specialized training to serve as mediators and arbitrators. Members of our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group work with clients who are active in an increasingly complex, sophisticated and regulated marketplace, and who often seek our advice in resolving disputes in a regulatory as well as a commercial context. We also provide litigation services to clients involved in criminal proceedings. The firm represents corporate clients, managers, and key employees accused of a wide variety of white collar crimes and our attorneys carefully evaluate each case, ensuring that each client makes an informed decision about appropriate form of resolution. Torbey Law Firm prides itself on delivering the highest quality legal service to banks, other institutional lenders, businesses and individuals in connection with all aspects of banking law and financial services. We advise such clients on issues involving Central Bank regulatory matters, new charters, holding company formations, conversions, mergers, acquisitions and licensing/qualification in the country. Our attorneys assist clients on issues relating to consumer lending laws, bank accounts administration and litigation, payment networks, credit/debit card issuance as well as servicing, brokerage, loan and funding agreements. Additionally, the firm handles real estate, commercial lending, and consumer transactions, both secured and unsecured. In the early 1980's, the Firm was the first law firm in Lebanon to introduce computers and innovative technologies to the legal profession, going along with the technological evolution which constitutes one of its major interests. Today, our firm is renowned for its broad experience in guiding our clients through the emerging information technology and associated privacy and security threats. We provide services in effective use of the internet, web and e-commerce technologies, and technology due diligence. Our attorneys assist clients in developing and implementing sound agreements or strategies on the maintenance of websites, management of electronic transactions and documents, software development and licensing, and technology transfer. Our IT Group represents variety of domestic and international clients such as banks, financial institutions, internet service providers and global corporations covering the full range of IT services such as payment gateway, electronic payment solutions including clearing and settlement, electronic commerce, internet related services, and technological tenders. In fact, the firm is one of the first firms to represent institutions in electronic payment litigations. Additionally, the IT Group provides guidance to clients seeking venture capital financing including management control, governance and strategy planning.
Torbey Law Firm represents investors, broker-dealers, publicly-owned and start-up companies involved in securities and finance transactions in Lebanon. Our attorneys are dedicated to fulfilling our clients’ business objectives while ensuring that each of them complies with the rules of the Central Bank of Lebanon and the newly established Financial Markets Authority. In particular, we prepare all the relevant documents necessary to obtain licenses and permits before the government and the relevant public institutions. Our attorneys assist clients in finding the most cost-effective way to raise capital in private placements, and purchase and sales of securities. We have the expertise to structure complex financial products and often such products have allowed our clients to acquire new rights and opportunities in restricted sectors such as real estate. Furthermore, the firm offers assistance to our clients interested in development and issuance of securitization schemes and Sharia-compliant investment funds and products.
The Real Estate Group represents real estate developers, contracting companies, firms and investors, and its attorneys have specific experience with variety of property types such as office buildings, hotels, retail centers, and residential developments. Torbey Law Firm’s real estate attorneys offer legal advice in all aspects of complex real estate acquisitions, sales, development, financing, and rental and leasing management. The firm works with clients to acquire real estates through innovative legal and financial mechanism and comply with the relevant laws and regulatory requirements in Lebanon, in particular those applying to non-Lebanese investors. Our attorneys assist clients to develop business relationships with government agencies and public authority entities such as IDAL, and assist clients to obtain real estate acquisitions' licenses, tax and fees exemptions, as well as zone permits and approvals from the government in an efficient and timely manner. Furthermore, we are committed to meet our clients' rental objectives by reviewing and drafting leasing and rental agreements and ensuring that they are tailored to the needs of our clients and meet the requirements of the Lebanese rental laws. Our attorneys have significant experience representing clients before Lebanese courts on all real estate related disputes including rental agreements before and after the enactment of the 1992 law regarding extension of rental agreements. The Labor and Employment Group assists domestic employers and employees, foreign companies with branches in Lebanon, as well as Lebanese companies with majority of foreign shareholders to resolve disputes that arise from the labor and employment arrangements. Our firm offers the most cost-effective and timely litigation and dispute resolution service including negotiating collective settlements between big corporations, the Ministry of Labor, the National Social Security Fund, syndicates, and employees. We advise management on how to prevent future conflicts by drafting employment agreements that include non-competitive clauses, intellectual property protection, and severance compensation as well as in-house policies that ensure the protection of trade secrets and confidential business information. In regards to foreign management, the Group additionally assists foreign residents to obtain work visas and residence in Lebanon. Lebanon is truly a fiscal paradise and offers the perfect investment environment as there is full banking secrecy, a free foreign exchange market, and full currency convertibility. Furthermore, the Lebanese tax law provides for few nominal taxes whether lump sums or small percentage on profits, and allows investors to take advantage of numerous exemptions. Our attorneys offer their significant experience working with the Ministry of Finance and often share their wealth of knowledge on the inner-workings of the Ministry with clients. Essentially, the goal of the Taxation Group is to maximize each client’s profits by properly and most efficiently applying Lebanese tax laws in areas such as real estate, commercial business, inheritance, stamp duty and income as well as the Value Added Tax (VAT). The Group’s experience includes representation of foreign clients before the Lebanese Ministry of Finance. The attorneys in the Group develop and implement strategies that assist foreign residents to find the most tax-efficient way to operate under the relevant domestic laws and international treaties. Our attorneys provide legal advice on the current developments and regulation of commercial, industrial, literary, artistic and musical property in Lebanon to variety of clients such as manufacturers, distributors, artists and innovators. The IP Group facilitates domestic and international clients to register and protect trademarks, patents, and industrial drawings and designs as well as in negotiating licensing, audiovisual and software protection agreements. On daily basis, our attorneys prepare and evaluate applications before submission to proper authorities. When necessary, however, we have successfully represented clients before Lebanese courts in disputes involving IP disputes such as infringement, unfair competition, and counterfeit goods. Torbey Law Firm represents insurance and reinsurance companies and pools involved in areas such as personal accidents, life, medical, motor, cargo, property, and travel insurance. We are committed to compliance of our clients with the regulatory demands of the industry. The firm provides advice on insurance and reinsurance contracts as well as policies and regulatory requirements. We assist clients to identify claims and practices that could lead to possible litigation and implement procedures that will prevent future claims. However, when necessary, our attorneys have a highly proven record in litigating cases for our clients whether they are insurance companies or individual clients and businesses with claims against insurance companies. Torbey Law Firm provides assistance in a variety of contentious insolvency matters including those clients face in liquidations and bankruptcy proceedings. In most cases, our attorneys represent clients and also initiate and implement settlement agreements that are amicable to all involved parties such as borrowers, buyers, creditors, and banks. We advise our clients on range of corporate restructuring and reorganization strategies. Torbey Law Firm ensures that its clients engaged in international trade and commerce comply with all the domestic export, import and customs regulations and also international conventions such as the Convention on Contract for International Sale of Goods. The Maritime Law Group advises clients such as carriers and shippers on the most efficient manner to protect themselves through sound and practical export and import agreements that include insurance, payment term, and guarantees' clauses. Our attorneys also provide assistance on other international maritime issues such as vessel chartering, vessel purchases and sales, and shipping insurance. The Group advises domestic and international clients on range of international transactional issues such as domestic and international sales and distribution arrangements, commercial representation, compliance with import and export regulations, obtaining licenses and registration, and joint ventures. Our attorneys represent many clients before the Lebanese courts on issues involving the termination and expiration of exclusive distribution agreements with Lebanese distributors and manufacturers. Proficient in several languages and verse in number of different legal systems around the globe, attorneys in the International Trade Group are fully capable of meeting the needs and demands of our diverse clientele in an effective and efficient manner. They usually work with colleagues in the Taxation, Banking and Insurance Groups to develop innovative strategies to fund and support tax-advantage investments in the international market. The Sports and Entertainment Group provides legal advice to clients in organized sport federations and associations as well as the entertainment industry in Lebanon. Our attorneys work with clients to form, finance, and manage the day to day activities of sport and youth federations and associations and represent them before the Ministry of Sports and Youth. They inform and assist other clients such as entertainers and sport professionals in every legal aspect of the business such as intellectual property licensing, labor and employment negotiation and contract drafting. Additionally, the Group has significant experience in providing assistance in the development, finance, management, advertisement of international sport and entertainment events and endorsement of foreign trainers, entertainers and athletes in Lebanon. |
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