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Focus on… IBLAW

IBLAW is one of the leading multi-practiced regional law firms offering full-service legal support across a wide range of services, sectors and industries. IBLAW serves an impressive portfolio of local and international clients across wide range of services and industries of all types and sizes in both the private and public sectors.  Founded by Senior Partner Dr. Salaheddin Al-Bashir on 1997, on a vision of a truly modern law , the firm has quickly grown to include 33 members of highly resourceful and diverse attorneys and consultants. 

IBLAW combines a unique advantage of its unparalleled experience in public policy and legislative drafting with a broad based practice in regulatory affairs and compliance. While our policy work spans vertical to  cover all spheres of positive law from multilateral international treaties down to secondary legislation, it also  spans horizontally across different sectors and subject matters including Public Sector Reform, Restructuring, Tax, Governance, anti-corruption and the Rule of Law, Economic and Judicial Reform, Privatization, Finance and Regulation of Public Utilities, Private Sector Participation, Investment Regimes and Special Economic Zones and Sector Strategies and its associated legislation including Information Technology, Communication, Tourism, Capital Markets and Finance. 

IBLAW provides solid experience in established areas of practice, with up to date knowledge of frontier legal developments, in privatization and PPP, banking & finance, project finance, corporate & commercial, capital market, international trade, intellectual property rights, telecommunications, information technology and litigation. 

Our continuous involvement in flagship projects, complex transactions and high-profile contentious work enabled us to work affectively with demanding clients, other service providers and other law firms. IBLAW has gained formidable experience in managing complex legal projects, working effectively with multiple stake holders, manage complex work schedules, and ensure the quality and timely delivery of output. 

Successful factors of IBLAW: 

  •  Extensive expertise in the Jordanian Companies’ Law and related regulations, drafting complex multi-party infrastructure, utilities and real estate development agreements and concessions; 
  • Extensive practical experience in International Transactions & Privatization Projects;  
  • Extensive experience in key multilateral and international agreement, including WTO Agreements; 
  • Solely represented the Government of Jordan in the WTO speedy accession of the Kingdom , and the signature of the US Jordan Free Trade Agreement;  
  • Distinguished expertise to work with  local and international teams to achieve  effective and sound legal instruments that are consistent with best practices, and fit well within the country’s institutional and legal system; 
  • In-depth knowledge to handle all kind of projects effectively through transferring the legal concepts and experience from one area of practice to another with the required analysis; 
  • Unique specialty in franchising and licensing, arrangements; 
  • Practical experience of intellectual property aspects of antitrust and unfair competition matters;
  • Excellent network of worldwide reputable professionals; 
  • Represented the Jordanian Government, investors or lending institutions in virtually every large concession transaction in the Kingdom; 
  • IBLAW has played a significant role in shaping the Intellectual Property Rights regime in Jordan, distinguishing itself as a leader in this field; 
  • IBLAW has been recognized as one of the most prominent law firms in the country in M&A transactions, IBLAW has taken the lead in advising, and managing the IP portfolio in major M&A transactions with flawless efficiency and in record time; 
  • On a regional level, IBLAW has provided legal support to the Palestinian National Authority, the Government of Tunisia and the American Moroccan Chamber of Commerce; 
  • IBLAW has helped guiding its clients in the telecommunications industry through all their transactional and regulatory needs.