Firm Profile > EMEA LEGAL COUNSELS > Beirut, Lebanon
EMEA LEGAL COUNSELS Offices
Mathaf Strt
Le Bureau Bldg. 3rd floor
Beirut
Lebanon
EMEA LEGAL COUNSELS > The Legal 500 Rankings
Dispute resolution Tier 4
EMEA LEGAL COUNSELS handles arbitration, litigation and recovery claims for clients in Lebanon, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It is notable for its extensive, global network of affiliated offices and is especially strong in dispute resolution in the construction sector. Alaa Zeineddine, Varnavas Playbell and senior associate Nour Noureddine jointly lead the team.Practice head(s):
Alaa Zeineddine; Varnavas Playbell; Nour Noureddine
Testimonials
‘What makes it unique is mainly the fast and reliable service. The team consists of excellent attorneys all equipped with a great corporate and commercial background! These people always seek the best for their clients.’
‘Charming and persuasive team, with great closing skills, as they say practice makes perfect and the team’s experience says it all!’
‘Always available, responding within no time, shortlisting the best legal actions.’
‘Alaa Mohsen Zeinddeine is one of the best persons in the region. EMEA Legal Counsels is our go-to law firm in Lebanon. Their team consists of highly motivated individuals who possess deep practical knowledge of various sectors and provide pragmatic solutions.’
‘EMEA’s focus on efficient service delivery while minimizing costs augurs well for clients, specially in these tumultuous times. The firm stands out for its innovative solutions in a strict regulatory regime. EMEA Legal Counsels have been dealing very successfully in many claims related to very sensitive disputes for amounts of several millions of dollars.’
‘Their approach and professionalism is rather rare in Lebanon, and the Middle East. Professionalism and quick assistance.’
‘We deal personally with Alaa Zeindeddine and what we admire in him as a company is that he is articulate and a good a listener. Alaa is always present when we seek his services.’
‘Persuasive, smart, with great communication skills and experience, Alaa knows when to think out of the box to close it.’
‘The Firm’s Managing Partner Alaa Zeineddine exhibits fine leadership qualities and the firm has achieved great heights under his stewardship. Alaa is a dedicated professional who has consistently rendered legal advice of superior quality. He has the unique ability to synthesize the most complex legal issues and provide flexible solutions to serve the clients interests.’
‘Very analytical, but at the same time very pragmatic in order to bring solutions in the table.’
Key clients
Nasco Group
Nasco Re Holding
Elite Insurance and Reinsurance
Daimler AG
VNG International
ACCD Barcelona
Platinum Holding Invest
B.Avenues
Regus
Mclarens Loss Adjusters
Team Adrenaline
Landes Finance
EMEA LEGAL COUNSELS > Firm Profile
EMEA Legal Counsels provides a full range of representation services to public and private small, middle market and larger client enterprises. These services include traditional mergers and acquisitions, insurance and reinsurance, corporate governance, corporate law, equity and debt financing, franchising and licensing as well as securities regulations and compliance. In advising clients, the firm becomes closely involved in their establishments, enabling it to support its clients with a wide range of business matters, including introductions to sources of financing or other services. Side by side with its capabilities in resolving complex disputes whether through Litigation, Arbitration, mediation or extra-judicial settlements, its practice includes insurance and reinsurance as well as the purchase and selling of private and public enterprises, oversighting private transactions, reverse mergers, and other combinations. EMEA Legal Counsels advises on corporate governance and securities regulation and compliance. Moreover, its corporate lawyers act as outside general counselling for small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap, public and private companies.
Though considered the youngest in terms of time span since establishment, EMEA Legal Counsels has grown to become a leading domestic and cross border law firm while remaining steeped in a culture with client service and collaborative teamwork as the cornerstones of all that we do. We develop, assemble and nurture the strongest and broadest array of legal talent and expertise necessary to meet our clients’ needs, in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaa Zeineddine | azeineddine@emealc.com | +961609900 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Alaa Zeineddine | Managing Partner | View Profile |
Languages
English French Arabic Spanish Italian GreekMemberships
IBA (International Bar Association) International Association of Lawyers (UIA) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) World Bank Adam Global International International Law Office (ILO) Contributor to LexologyInterviews
Alaa Zeineddine, Managing Partner
What do you see as the main points that differentiate EMEA Legal Counsels from your competitors?
EMEA Legal Counsels has grown exponentially in the Middle Eastern and European legal sector due to its capacity in successfully handling Dispute Resolution on the local and international scale, thanks to its extensive expertise and network of affiliated offices across 63 countries around the globe.
Over the past years, the firm handled over a 112 Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Arbitration and Recovery claims for clients amongst which are Mercedes-Benz (Daimler AG), Nasco France, Nasco Reinsurance Brokers, AXA Middle East, Mclarens Loss Adjusters, AMAN Insurance, Al Ittihad Al Watani Insurance Company, ADIR, Platinum Holding Invest. The firm also advised a number of banks like Byblos Bank and Arab Bank.
The firm has become one of the fastest growing practices not only operating in Lebanon, but also in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Saving the energy, resources and costs for our clients is one our Top Priority. This is one of the firm’s competitive advantage around the world when most Law Firms are not very keen or do not have sufficient resources to take into account the specific needs of international clients.
Which practices do you see growing in the next 12 months? What are the drivers behind that?
Each member of our team is looking constantly to grow its expertise on his/her various fields of expertise, The firm is looking to grow its ability in finance and International trade as well as in cross border dispute resolution, a field that we have been specializing in for the last decade.
What’s the main change you’ve made in the firm that will benefit clients?
The firm’s presence in 3 continents has provided it with an extensive global network of affiliated offices. I would like to look at EMEA Legal Counsels not only as an International modern law firm but also as a practice that thrives to put all the capabilities of latest technologies and practices at hand in the service of its team.
Is technology changing the way you interact with your clients, and the services you can provide them?
Our firm as of 2017 has introduced a client friendly communication system to help produce an easier interaction. The system provides a quick and easy access to consigning requests and inquiries directly from our website, for clients to reach out to our team more quickly and more easily.
On a another note, our internal committee is studying the possibility of implementing a new digitalized filing system according to which existing clients will have retrieve their files online using a username and a password to allow them almost effortless access to their own digital filing cabinet at anywhere and at any time.
Can you give us a practical example of how you have helped a client to add value to their business?
EMEA Legal Counsels manages the legal portfolio of its clients worldwide. Our team provides support to clients in three continents. The client deals with one entity, one contact for all its businesses around the Globe. This results in clients not wasting time and energy to observe the legal processes, at the expense of the development of their own business. Where making such much-needed space for our clients is nowadays essential for them to be free to grow in their own sectors and specialties, by trusting us to handle the legal aspect, and undertake fits challenges.
Are clients looking for stability and strategic direction from their law firms – where do you see the firm in three years’ time?
in 2018, our internal committee took a decision to increase efforts on the growth of the firm both on the local and the International scale. This was concretized not only by the endeavours undertaken to grow the firm’s portfolio but to make our existing clients even more satisfied by giving them strategic directions to help keeping their businesses stable. Growing steadily in the past few years, our aim in the next three is to keep to existing clients and to accelerate the firm’s growth and its capabilities.