Mr Mohamed Y Alem > Alem & Associates > Beirut, Lebanon > Lawyer Profile
Alem & Associates Offices
126 FOCH STREET
BEIRUT CENTRAL DISTRICT
BEIRUT 2012-6609
Lebanon
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Mr Mohamed Y Alem
Work Department
Arbitration & ADR, Energy and Environment, International Commercial Law
Position
Mohamed Alem is the founder and senior partner of Alem & Associates and focuses his practice on alternative dispute resolution, energy, and complex commercial cross-border transactions. Mohamed advises public and private clients on concession in energy projects, roads and public lighting, PPP projects, energy generation and distribution, and maintenance works of industrial and petrochemical facilities. With more than 20 years of experience in international and domestic arbitration, as well as commercial transactions with special emphasis on real estate, telecommunication, foreign direct investment, financial structuring and aviation. Mohamed Alem has built a regional reputation as one of the leading Arab lawyers operating in the Middle East region. Mohamed Alem is often requested to advise Governments and State owned enterprises on legislative reforms and regulatory developments as benchmarked to international best practices. He is a regular keynote speaker at international conferences on a multitude of current legal subjects.
Career
Mohamed founded Alem & Associates in 1995. Since then, he acted as the firm’s managing partner and grew it to become one of the leading regional law firms with offices in Dubai (2006) and Riyadh (2008).
Languages
Arabic, English and French.
Memberships
Beirut Bar Association. UAE Advocate. International Bar Association (IBA).
Education
Lebanese University (LL.B., 1988). Université de Caen-France (DEA in International Trade), McGill University, Institute of Comparative Law – Canada (LL.M. in Comparative Law, 1991).
Lawyer Rankings
Lebanon > Tax
(Leading partners)Jointly headed by Mohamed Y Alem and Nader Obeid, Alem & Associates is a key port of call for regulatory matters and tax issues within corporate transactions. Alem handles tax issues arising from M&A transactions, while Obeid is skilled at tax disputes.
Lebanon > Banking, finance and capital markets
Alem & Associates is a key port of call for investment banks on restructuring, compliance, security offerings as well as Islamic finance. Mohamed Y Alem is well-regarded in the capital markets sector, Omar El Assir is an expert in private equity, and Maya Tabet Chidiac handles transactional matters.
Lebanon > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Alem & Associates is a key port of call for real estate, telecoms, and pharmaceutical clients on corporate structuring, M&A, and shareholder agreements, Founder Mohamed Y Alem has vast experience in handling commercial and investment transactions, Rola Tabsh is well-regarded in the real estate sector, whilst Rola Tabsh boasts strengths in IP, franchising, and media law. Leila Alem Hammoud handles managing tax issues that arise from M&A transactions, while other key team members include Omar El Assir, Maya Tabet Chidiac, and Dolly Choucair.
Lebanon > Real estate and construction (including projects)
A key port of call for owners, developers, and lenders on a variety of real estate mandates, Alem & Associates is notably skilled at construction disputes.. Mohamed Y Alem is an expert in transactional work, while Rola Tabsh handles industrial and residential projects.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Lebanon
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Lebanon
- Leading partners Lebanon > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading partners Lebanon > Tax
- Real estate and construction (including projects) Lebanon
- Tax Lebanon
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Real estate and construction (including projects)
- Tax