Firm Profile > Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants > Amman, Jordan
Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants Offices
14 IBN AL-FAREDH STREET
PO BOX 35267
AMMAN 11180
Jordan
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Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants > The Legal 500 Rankings
Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants is a mainstay of the corporate finance market, regularly chosen by clients from across a range of industries, including banking, hospitality, retail, mining, and pharmaceuticals. Managing partner Khaled Asfour, who is highly experienced in aircraft acquisitions, leasings and financings, has a strong track record for commercial work. Jumana Toukan splits her time between projects and M&A. Saleh Abd El-Ati leads the team which also includes senior partner Sharif Ali Zu’Bi.
Practice head(s):
Saleh Abd El-Ati
Key clients
International Finance Corporation
Citibank
Arab Potash Company
Suez
Kingsway Capital
Hikma Pharmacueticals
Umniah Mobile
Dispute resolution Tier 1
Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants is well versed in complex domestic litigation and international arbitration. Senior partner Sharif Zu’Bi was a former Minister of Justice, and he is backed up by an experienced team of lawyers, including senior counsel Edward Qassisiya. The firm has been involved in several major disputes in the energy, mining and pharmaceutical industries.
Practice head(s):
Sharif Zu’Bi
Testimonials
‘A traditional and very professional law firm with great expertise in litigation.’
Key clients
ABB
Citibank
Actavis
Jordan Phosphate Mines Company
Arab Potash Company
Abbot Laboratories
GlaxoSmithKline
Siemens
Projects and energy Tier 1
Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants acts for a solid mix of sponsors, developers and lenders on energy and infrastructure projects. In recent years, the firm has been involved in several significant projects in the solar power sector. Managing partner Khaled Asfour and Jumana Toukan jointly lead the team.
Practice head(s):
Khaled Asfour; Jumana Toukan
Testimonials
‘The team know this practice inside out, and, consequently always gives a precise and justified answer.’
Key clients
EBRD
IFC
Adenium Energy
Capital Bank of Jordan
Suez
FRV
Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants > Firm Profile
Established in Nazareth, Palestine, in 1921 by the late Sharif Ali Zu’bi, the firm is a leading Jordanian law firm with substantial international practice. The firm is heavily involved in substantially all major transactions in Jordan with particular emphasis on foreign investment, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, government and infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships, in addition to handling major commercial litigation and arbitration cases.
The firm’s members are renowned for their expertise in legislative matters and have participated in drafting many of the business related laws in Jordan, such as the Companies Law, Securities Law, Banking Law and Deposit Insurance Law. The firm’s lawyers work together and across practice areas to assist their clients anticipate and avoid problems, resolve disputes and achieve their legal and business goals.
The firm was founded on a commitment to ethical personal service and valued legal counsel, and after 98 years this has not changed.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Banking and finance | Khaled Asfour | ||
| Banking and finance | Saleh Abdel Ati | ||
| Capital markets | Khaled Asfour | ||
| Construction | Saleh Abdel Ati | ||
| Construction | Lubna Hawamdeh | ||
| Corporate and commercial | Saleh Abdel Ati | ||
| Corporate and commercial | Lubna Hawamdeh | ||
| Dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration | Sharif Zu'bi | ||
| Energy and resources | Khaled Asfour | ||
| Energy and resources | Jumana Toukan | ||
| M&A and joint ventures | Sharif Zu'bi | ||
| M&A and joint ventures | Khaled Asfour | ||
| M&A and joint ventures | Jumana Toukan | ||
| Privatisation and public-private partnership | Sharif Zu'bi | ||
| Privatisation and public-private partnership | Khaled Asfour | ||
| Privatisation and public-private partnership | Jumana Toukan | ||
| Project finance | Sharif Zu'bi | ||
| Project finance | Khaled Asfour | ||
| Project finance | Jumana Toukan | ||
| Telecommunications | Saleh Abdel Ati | ||
| Telecommunications | Lubna Hawamdeh |
Lawyer Profiles
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Mr Saleh Abd El-Ati | Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial Section with expertise in litigation,… | View Profile |
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Mr Khaled Asfour | Managing partner and Head of Projects and Major Transactions Section. Acted as… | View Profile |
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Mrs Lubna Hawamdeh | Partner with expertise in general corporate and commercial counselling, privatisation projects, mergers… | View Profile |
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Miss Jumana Toukan | Partner. Has worked on several financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and has… | View Profile |
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Mr Sharif Zu’bi | Senior partner specialised in the practice areas of mergers and acquisitions/joint ventures,… | View Profile |