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Dia Zaiter

Dia Zaiter

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Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons

Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons

Jordan

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Dispute resolution

The disputes offering at Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons is often turned to advise on various commercial, corporate, financial, tax, and labour mandates, encompassing both appellate-level litigation and international arbitration proceedings. Ala’ George Musleh directs the practice alongside Dia Zaiter, both leveraging broad expertise in regulatory, commercial, and tax disputes. Haya Moubaydeen is a key member of the team for financial and telecommunication disputes, among others.
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Phone
+962 6 577 7400
Email
[email protected]
Profile
dentons.com

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Work Department
Corporate, Banking and Finance, Employment and Labor, Energy, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Tax
Position

Dia Zaiter is a legal consultant and the head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice at the Dentons Amman office. He has more than 22 years' experience practicing law in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Clients benefit from his extensive knowledge and expertise covering the full spectrum of arbitration cases, commercial disputes, and across a broad range of industry sectors, including taxation, banking, telecom, aviation, construction, infrastructure, renewable energy, real estate, and oil and gas. He has a strong track record on many leading cases in the region demonstrating his ability and commitment to the success of his clients. Dia is licensed to appear in all court levels.

Dia regularly advises both national and international clients on their corporate, commercial and financing activities in Jordan. He deals with the formation and restructuring of companies, mergers and acquisitions, winding-up and liquidation, among other corporate-related matters. He conducts extensive due diligence, advises national and multinational corporations on all aspects of foreign investment, and advises clients as to employment, regulatory and commercial matters.

Dia was highlighted as a "Notable Practitioner" under the Chambers and Partners 2021 rankings and is a "Rising Star" in Legal 500 2024.

Career

Jordanian Bar Association (JBA), 1999

Solicitor, Law Society of Scotland, 2015

Languages
Arabic, English
Education

University of Glasgow, 2016, LLB (Hons)

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They do have wealth of experience.'

    ‘They build a good rapport with their client and make them feel at ease dealing with them.'

    ‘The best office in Jordan. We are outside Jordan, but we receive service just like we are in Jordan.’

    ‘Professionals with extensive experience.'

Key clients

  • adidas Levant Limited/ Jordan Amman Asia Electric Power Company Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and American University of Madaba Fujeij Wind Power Company PSC Philadelphia Solar Company Smart Desert Company Al Jamal Engineers Skincare Company and Clinica Joelle Amman

Work highlights

Acted for the adidas Levant Ltd in all litigation and mediation matters in Jordan, and have been most recently leading on two major customs lawsuits relating to the imposition of royalties and the parameters of intellectual property.