Ms Marwa Bamatraf > Sharq Law Firm > Doha, Qatar > Lawyer Profile
Sharq Law Firm Offices
Alfardan Office Tower, 22nd Floor
West Bay
DOHA
Qatar
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Ms Marwa Bamatraf
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Partner | Corporate & Commercial
Career
Marwa Bamatraf is a Partner at Sharq Law Firm and leads the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team. She advises sovereigns, state-owned entities, and listed companies on capital markets transactions, cross-border deals, and corporate governance matters.
Her experience includes advising on Qatar’s sovereign bond programme, IPOs, Islamic finance, and the structuring of public shareholding companies. She acts as Qatari counsel on complex regulatory and transactional mandates, with a particular focus on financial services, tax infrastructure, and utilities.
Marwa is also regularly engaged by government-linked clients to assist with the drafting of Emiri decrees, executive regulations, and legal frameworks. She has appeared as an expert on Qatari law in international arbitrations involving construction, procurement, and commercial guarantees.
Selected Experience:
- Advising the State of Qatar on its USD 12.5 billion Global Medium Term Note programme, including disclosure, regulatory approvals, and legal opinions.
- Advising on the merger and proposed IPO of two national utility providers, including corporate structuring and regulatory strategy.
- Supporting the conversion and listing of companies in healthcare, logistics, and energy on the Qatar Exchange Venture Market.
- Advising on a QAR 2.2 billion Islamic finance facility, including structuring and documentation under Qatari law.
- Providing expert evidence on Qatari law in international arbitration proceedings.
- Drafting legislation and regulatory instruments for major public-sector clients across infrastructure and education.
Marwa holds an LLB from Qatar University and postgraduate legal qualifications from BPP Law School in the UK. She is fluent in Arabic and English.
She is recognised as an IFLR1000 Notable Practitioner (2024), IFLR1000 Woman Leader (2024), and Next Generation Partner in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets by The Legal 500 (2025).
Languages
Arabic and English
Education
Legal Practice Course – BPP Law School, Manchester, 2016.
Graduate Diploma in Law- BPP Law School, London, 2015.
Bachelor of Laws -Qatar University, College of Law, 2014
Lawyer Rankings
Qatar > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Sharq Law Firm‘s corporate and commercial department is retained by both local and multinational clients for its transactional expertise, especially in share sales, and restructurings. Marwa Ali Bamatraf heads the department and is noted for her expertise in capital markets, corporate governance and private/public conversions. Founding partner Rashid Al Saad Al Kuwari continues to be active in the team, often handling international matters, particularly those involving several jurisdictions simultaneously. Associate Perla El Mardini is active in the infrastructure, oil and gas, and aviation sectors.
Qatar > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Next Generation Partners)Sharq Law Firm‘s team handles a range of financial sector matters, with notable activity in the petrochemicals industry. The team advises clients on matters requiring expertise in financing high-value energy and infrastructure projects, along with Shariah-compliant loan procurement for local and international clients. Marwa Ali Bamatraf heads the team, and is a port of call for financial transaction mandates requiring expertise in sukuk compliance. Founder and managing partner Rashid Al Saad is particularly active in cross-border matters.
Qatar > Dispute resolution
Rashid Al Saad heads the dispute resolution department at Sharq Law Firm, which is noted by clients for its ‘grasp of complex delay, quantum and technical issues‘, and oversees debt and costs claims in the construction and real estate sector, along with financial disputes pertaining to Islamic banking. Al Saad’s extensive background in local disputes, as well as cross-border commercial matters, is complemented by Abdelraouf Elbekei‘s extensive litigation background. Marwa Ali Bamatraf has represented several multinational companies, along with government entities, in various civil and commercial disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Qatar > Banking, finance and capital markets
- Dispute resolution Qatar
- Banking, finance and capital markets Qatar
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Qatar