Mr Joseph Huse > Newton Legal > Manama, Bahrain > Lawyer Profile
Newton Legal Offices
Floor 48, Harbour Towers - East
Bahrain Financial Harbour,
Bahrain
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Mr Joseph Huse
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Practice Areas:
Energy & infrastructure, Corporate & Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Public Law, Telecommunications & Technology, Banking & Finance
Position
Founding Partner
Career
Joseph Huse is the Founding Partner of Newton Legal. He works closely with a number of key clients, including the Government of Bahrain. Prior to 2012, he was the MENA Regional Managing Partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus and Deringer and a member of its Projects and International Arbitration Groups for over twenty years.
Joseph is a leading expert in the structuring of infrastructure and energy projects. Joseph is the author of Understanding and Negotiating EPC and Turnkey Contracts, published by Sweet & Maxwell. He also has particular experience in disputes on construction, infrastructure and energy projects. In addition to advising and representing clients in a litigation context, Joseph also frequently sits as arbitrator.
Joseph is a past member of the LCIA Court as the special delegate for the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre. He was the first Registrar of the Centre from February 2009 to February 2010. He also acted as Chairman of the Appeals Committee of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange.
Languages
English, French and Spanish
Memberships
American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain
French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bahrain
Education
- JD/MBA – Boston College
- Masters in Business and Tax Law – University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne)
- Qualified lawyer in Florida and Massachusetts
- Qualified lawyer in France
Lawyer Rankings
Bahrain > Dispute resolution
Considered the go-to firm in Bahrain for bankruptcy and reorganisation claims, Newton Legal
has increasingly been instructed by leading banks and real estate companies for representation in disputes related to large commercial properties. Founding partner and co-head Joseph Huse is considered an expert in construction-related disputes, while Aamal Al Abbasi, who jointly leads the group, regularly works with a number of major public and private institutions in Bahrain.
Bahrain > Projects and energy
(Leading individuals)Newton Legal continues to solidify its presence as a leading firm in the Bahrain projects and energy market, regularly assisting major energy companies and public entities with supply concessions and agreements, oil and gas financing, and joint ventures within the field. Joseph Huse jointly leads the practice and has a particular focus on oil and gas, advising clients on project financing, share and business transfers, and EPC contracts in the energy sector. Aamal Al Abbasi is also a key practitioner, as is associate Maryam Kamal, whose experience includes advising major clients on a wide range of contracts.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Bahrain > Projects and energy
- Projects and energy Bahrain
- Dispute resolution Bahrain