Hatami & Associates International Law Firm

Hatami & Associates International Law Firm is a leading global business law firm. International trade, energy and foreign investment form the core of its practice. Unrivalled and unparalleled in its client services, Hatami & Associates Law Firm has, throughout years of outstanding service, developed a long-lasting track record of success with a list of prominent multinationals in its client portfolio. Since its establishment in 1997, the Firm has worked with distinguished local and international clients coming from oil and gas, energy, power plant, construction, mining, hospitality and financial sectors, to name a few.

As one of the top-tier firms recognized for professionalism, excellence and integrity by major international legal directories, Hatami & Associates combines exceptional and up-to-date legal expertise with a wealth of industry knowledge to provide first-class and unsurpassed legal as well as pragmatic advice to its clients. In so doing, the Firm has consistently remained committed to the delivery of commercially driven solutions to its clients through tailoring case-specific strategic and cost-effective approaches for each client.

With nearly 3 decades of experience gained under the most severe and adverse business climates, Hatami & Associates has remained competitive, innovative, and amongst the still growing international law firms in Iran. While its practice and primary jurisdiction is anchored in Iran, the firm works with substantial clients involved in numerous cross-border transactions and projects.

Currently, Hatami & Associates’ main areas of practice consist of providing advocacy and handling several major litigations in court, together with consultancy services regarding: a) oil and gas projects b) operation and management of mega malls and hotel projects, c) construction and operation of mega power plant projects, d) operation of a number of major mines, e) banking and finance; f) doing business in different industry sectors of Iran, such as the tobacco, pharmaceutical, renewable energy and automobile industry; and g) corporate matters.

Core areas of practice

Oil and Gas: Since the onset of its establishment, the Firm has been known as one of the main Iranian law firms providing legal consultancy as to oil and gas laws of Iran and contractual issues related thereto. Having an in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry, and full potential to engage in the A-to-Z range of related agreements, Hatami & Associates provides professional regulatory and contractual advice on all dimensions and variations of oil and gas matters, including: exploration, appraisal, development, production, refining, trading, storage, transmission, and distribution. We are proud to mention that the Firm has provided legal services to more than 30 IOCs during the years of its activity.

Foreign Investment: Throughout its years of activity, the Firm has advised major foreign companies regarding implementation of different investment projects in Iran. Considering the fact that the process of foreign investment in Iran is associated with many complex issues on the side of an investor, thus in order to minimize the risks which investors may face in this course lawyers at Hatami & Associates have developed full capacity and experience in handling all such issues starting from the earliest stages of an investment process until its final phases -specially with regard to infrastructure projects-.

Mining: The Firm has valuable experience and record in the field of mining, and has advised mining companies on complex legal issues associated with working in this field starting from the primary stages of their project, until production and sale. Having developed deep understanding with regard to environmental issues, financing, licenses, royalty and its determination, import and export, etc., all derived from legal and practical challenges of this industry, Hatami & Associates has been able to provide solution-based advices that have brought added value to its clients’ projects. It is worth mentioning that during the course of its activity, the Firm has rendered consultancy services with regard to gold, copper, zinc, iron, and marble mines located in different provinces of Iran, including Yazd, Kerman, Khorasan, Fars, Esfahan, and East Azerbaijan.

Malls and Hotels: The Firm advises and guides its clients on all phases and legal dimensions of mall and hotel projects, and is proud to proclaim that it has been engaged in virtually all aspects of this type of business, from architectural and design aspects and negotiation with internationally renowned brands, to drafting and providing commentaries on commercial contracts for the operation and maintenance of projects, including but not limited to, franchise agreements, hotel management agreements, license agreements, technical service agreements, and hotel advisory agreements.

Construction: Using its specialized multidisciplinary teams of experts, the Firm offers developers and builders specialist advice on all phases of their construction and infrastructure projects, including drafting and commenting on different types of contracts, such as EPC, EPC+F, E+P+C, BOT, BOO, BOOT, client/consultant agreements (FIDIC formats), and also providing legal advice as to PPP projects.

Power Plant: The Firm has established itself as one of the most experienced law firms when it comes to power plant projects. Having an exceptional record of rendering consultation services to more than 20 power plant projects during its course of activity, it is noteworthy that during the last 6 years, Hatami & Associates has been retained and consulted as to four major power plant projects in Iran by significant companies which act as the main contractors and main sub-contractors in these projects.

Litigation: Hatami & Associates has quite actively been engaged in court and arbitration cases for nearly 18 years, especially acting for foreign companies that have high value and complex cases against Iranian companies. During the years of its experience, Hatami & Associates has been involved in litigation and arbitration cases totally worth around 50,000,000,000 USD. Despite its already bright record in these fields, international arbitration and litigation cases have been significant areas of growth for Hatami & Associates within the last four years.