AI Issue 5 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 9 Consistently at the Forefront of Legal Excellence transmission line EPC contracts from tender stage to detailed contract. Additionally, the firm has acted for large developers, undertaking hotel, leisure, commercial, and residential projects, resulting in a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience in relation to both building and engineering procurement, plus the different types of FIDIC and hybrid contractual arrangements, as well as a range of bonds, guarantees and direct agreements. Also, the firm represents clients in construction arbitrations and court litigation. Furthermore, as issues surrounding intellectual property have become more prominent and complex internationally, the demand for legal expertise in this area has increased. Qudah Law Firm registers and safeguards a large number of prominent trademarks in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The firm has also considerable expertise in the area of copyright law. Across various sectors, Qudah Law Firm is highly respected and boasts extensive experience in commercial litigation, and in managing dispute resolution both locally and internationally. The firm’s lawyers include a team of Jordanian nationals qualified to appear before all courts of law in Jordan. The firm’s litigation practice covers a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial law, as well as particular specialisations in banking, construction, insurance, agency, and payment default. Qudah Law Firm is also regularly involved in domestic and international arbitration. A number of senior lawyers have had experience as arbitrators as well as in representing clients with respect to complex arbitration. While the specific types of lawsuits the firm has handled have varied over the years, there is a core trait evident in its collective experience, which is its commitment to providing clients with quality legal representation coupled with unsurpassed efforts as their advocates. Crucial to the firm’s success is that clients trust the team to achieve their objectives by developing legal strategies to solve legal problems. To support the ‘client first’ philosophy, staff openly discuss strategy and budget concerns before ever opening a matter. The legal team weighs risk tolerance against business upside to properly advise and protect clients. In addition, Qudah Law Firm provides legal translation services for companies with global presence and companies that wish to establish a local presence in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. For that purpose, the team has employed established, tested and highly qualified translators that can handle business and legal translation. Significantly, translators work as a team to provide clients with the utmost quality translation with time efficiency. Additionally, the firm has significant experience in negotiating and documenting real estate purchase contracts, partnerships between investors and developers and other related transactions. In this emerging sector, the client’s success is dependent on assuring that international standards are compatible with local traditions. Areas of practice and Major clients Most importantly, the firm aims to offer the highest standard of legal service to its clients. Its personnel are handpicked and trained to value quality, professionalism and confidentiality. The managing partner, Mohammad Mufleh El-Qudah has extensive corporate and commercial law experience, particularly in respect of establishing various corporate vehicles, corporate structuring and restructuring, corporate governance, joint ventures, offshore jurisdictions and free zone regulations, inward investment, joint ventures, banking and finance, and mergers and acquisitions. He specialises in corporate finance and corporate advisory, private placements, initial public offerings, as well as listings of debt and equity instruments within the Middle East. Also, he has special expertise in the infrastructure and contracting sectors, including a range of major projects and related financings. Mohammad has played an active role in a number of major projects including a number of important initial public offerings (IPOs), merger and acquisition transactions, equity finance and corporate restructuring transactions. Over the past two years, the firm has grown rapidly in the past two years, from three to ten lawyers. Moreover, the firm has been successful in attracting new international clients, such as: Accenture; BAE Systems; Bank of London and Middle East (BLME); British Airways; Dechert LLP; DLA Piper; Estee Lauder; FireEye; Hadef & Partners; MVM Ovit; Palladium; PERI GmbH; Pfizer; Sahaar Pharma; Schneider Electric; TESLA; and Uber. Ultimately, Qudah Law Firm has always been on the forefront of service and excellence in the legal profession in Jordan. The team strongly believes that its clients deserve quality services, so every interaction that staff have with them is founded in: strong attorney-client relationships, thorough case preparation aimed at trial-level success, ultimately ensuring the most favourable outcomes in litigation and settlement opportunities, state-of-the-art technology that equips the organisation to conduct major trials in different venues across the country with ease and efficiency, excellence in appellate proceedings and the skill to tackle cutting-edge issues with optimal results.