Rajai K.W. Dajani & Associates's corporate team is often retained by clients in infrastructure and regulatory matters, including governance, compliance, PPP projects, corporate M&A, and a broad spectrum of commercial matters. Arwa Al Azzeh and Yousef S. Khalilieh jointly lead the Amman-based team with strong track records in the energy, pharmaceuticals, food, and financial industries.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team has a wide skillset that covers different topics and jurisdictions, they're very attentive, and address our needs fast. While we deal with 8 different law firms in different countries (for some local needs), we go to Dajani as our primary lawyers across the whole of our business, for our key jurisdictions, and jurisdictions where we don't have other lawyers.'
- ‘The individuals are very friendly, really want to understand your needs and address them, and are punctual. We sometimes have unexpected scopes of work and everyone is always useful.’
- ‘The team has a diverse set skills and cross-sector, deep commercial understanding. They have a holistic approach to the work, and in my experience dealing with them, they have constantly brought the right team to the table that has the needed skills and knowledge on the subject.'
- ‘Very responsive, available any time, very structured and knowledgeable.’
- ‘Yousef S. Khalilieh is extremely knowledgeable in all laws in Jordan, with distinguished communication skills and customer management.’
- 'Arwa Al Azzeh always puts in a great deal of effort in providing the best legal advice! She has a complete understanding of the laws/ regulations, the procedures, the industry and everything related to her work!'
Key clients
- Oman Investment Authority
- LEEN Pharmacies
- Luminus Technical University College
- Jordan Airports Duty Free Shops
- Baransi Group – BCI
- Sanofi Winthrop Industrie
- Price Waterhouse Coopers/Jordan
- Mawdoo3 Ltd
- Land Rover Exports Ltd
- AMAM VENTURE
- ThyssenKrupp Elevators
- Central Trade & Auto Co. (Toyota/ Jordan)
Work highlights
Assisted USAID Water Governance Activity with a funded tender process to improve water and wastewater services in northern Jordan through legal review and compliance assurance.
Assisted a client with the structuring of a USD100m cross-border joint venture between Oman’s OIA and Jordan’s SSC.
Advised Gaza Sky Geeks on supporting Palestinian tech and digital marketing companies in accessing local and international markets.
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Practice head
Yousef S. Khalilieh; Arwa Al Azzeh