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Ghaleb Al Faraj

Managing Partner
Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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Languages: English, Arabic

Ghaleb is the Managing partner of the Amman office and the Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice.

Ghaleb focuses his experience in Corporate, Commercial, and Litigation practices; including mergers and acquisitions, fund structuring, joint venture, insolvency and liquidation, franchising and distribution.

Ghaleb has a leading regional experience in the commercial and regulatory aspects of a wide range of TMT related transactions. He has represented operators in Jordan, Bahrain and Oman. In addition to his TMT work, Ghaleb has worked on several corporate matters including company formation and registration, fund structuring, corporate restructuring and insolvency. He is heavily involved in advising local and multinational companies on foreign investments laws and regulations.

Moreover, he represented clients in high stake litigation cases, focusing on high net worth commercial, property and contractual litigation disputes–including a construction claim of a value of USD100 million, a renewable energy dispute over cancelled consulting services and other monetary claims. He also represented various companies, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in matters involving millions of dollars in potential exposure.

Ghaleb structured different investment funds in Jordan, Cayman Island and BVI Island, and successfully implemented such structuring plan, drafted articles, memorandum of association, and shareholders agreement relating to the fund set up. He provides the corporate and commercial legal support needed for the funds and provides day to day legal support to best protect the interest of the funds.

In addition, he has also advised local, national and international companies operating in the real estate sector. He has a solid experience in the Food and Beverage sector and advising on construction contracts, particularly FIDIC silver, gold and red. Moreover, he has worked on various policy and legal reform projects handled by the firm, including companies law, and land registration, bankruptcy and liquidation, and e-government, as well as advising numerous leading multinational companies working in the renewable energy field.

Ghaleb has more than 20 years of legal experience, his in-depth knowledge and deep understanding of his practice allowing him to win the trust of his clients to act and represent them in different practice groups.

A selection of Ghaleb's recent experience includes:

  • acting as a presiding arbitrator in a multimillion construction claim
  • advising a leading medical centre in Jordan on corporate restructuring
  • advising on BOT project in Jordan in relation to desalination of seawater
  • member of the Jordan Bar Association (2002)
  • LL.M. in Computers Law, Queens University of Belfast, UK, 2001
  • LL.B. Law, University of Jordan, Jordan, 1999

 

Ghaleb Al Faraj

Managing Partner

Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Ghaleb Al Faraj

Managing Partner

Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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