Beforehand, it is important to note that Badih Moukarzel started by establishing TLL (The Levant Lawyers) in association with CMS, a Lebanese merge structure of lawyers, 3 years ago and opened offices in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, creating a team of lawyers specialized in different sectors of expertise, and cooperated with Huqooq advocacy law firm regrouping Ali Obaidalla, Fahmi Mukhayer and Abdulrahman Mukhayer,especially for UAE litigation matters. Aiming at an effective regional representation and expansion, Badih Moukarzel, and members of Huqooq advocacy law firm, entered serious negotiations which ended up in creating a new, well-anchored, independent entity based also in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which gave birth to the actual HLP. Furthermore, Fahmi Mukhayer, Abdulrahman Mukhayer and Ali Obaidalla, the emirati lawyers have been practicing under Huqooq advocacy law firm for more than 20 years and have a broad experience in emirati law. They have been joined by Badih Moukarzel who’s experience and skills have ascertain the firm’s legal expertise. HLP has contacts and alliances with European and US law firms and handles also European and US issues, especially those related to Foreign based entities and GCC tax regulations, as well as constitution of holdings and corporate structure with seemless financial models dedicated to legal integrated solutions for foreign implementation in UAE and GCC in general . HLP advises on both regional and international transactions and has empowered and competent lawyers for litigation and corporate matters as well. It is noted for its commitment to client service and its ability to solve the most demanding legal and business challenges regional and worldwide.Its clients portfolio is a wide range of issues, ranging from simple advice on commercial matters to complicated scenarios of M&A, Tax, Joint Ventures implementation, Partnership structures etc.
