Alem & Associates remains a top choice for litigation throughout Lebanon and arbitration across the region, owing to the firm's presence in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Mohamed Alem spearheads the practice, in which Raymond El Helou is sought after for handling white-collar criminal cases, government investigations, and commercial and financial disputes. Nader Obeid fields over three decades of experience in handling banking, commercial, tax, intellectual property and telecoms litigation. Rana Kahwagi is active in construction and real estate disputes.

BLK Partners reports an increase in work involving commercial disputes, construction, and healthcare arbitration cases. Banking litigation is another prominent area of instruction, and the team regularly acts for clients in contentious mandates involving debt recovery and insolvency matters. Regulatory expert Georges Okais and Walid Merhej, who counts financial disputes as a core strength, co-head the practice. Bassem Chalhoub is well versed in advising on employment disputes.

Hage-Chahine Law Firm 'is known for its expertise in resolving complex disputes' and stands out as 'a leader in dispute resolution'. The team continues to advise on a range of high-value arbitration cases. The practice is jointly led by the 'brilliant litigator and arbitrator' Najib Hage-Chahine, who was recently appointed President of The Lebanese and International Arbitration Center, and founding partner Fayez Hage-Chahine.

The disputes team at Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm is very well known for acting in high-profile arbitrations, with a solid track record in appearing in ICC and ICSID disputes in Paris and London. In a recent matter, the group advised Lebanese bank IBL on successfully preventing the enforcement of an arbitral award in a major US$100 million arbitration case against Iraq Telecom. Litigator Simon El Kai and Rania Khoury, who fields extensive expertise in international arbitration, jointly head up the practice along with managing partner Carlos Abou Jaoude.

Badri and Salim El Meouchi LLP remains highly sought after for domestic commercial and banking litigation, and is handling an increasing amount of arbitration. Salim El Meouchi regularly appears before the ICC International Court of Arbitration and UNCITRAL, and advises on banking and commercial disputes; he co-heads the practice with Chadia El Meouchi. Litigation expert Elie Feghali counts criminal litigation, employment claims and intellectual property disputes as core strengths.

Law Offices of Naoum Farah is well established in the Lebanese legal market, with a strong background in advising on domestic commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as acting in  white-collar defence matters and TMT disputes. Naoum Farah‘s ‘vast experience allows him to develop the proper strategy necessary to achieve his clients’ best interests'. Roula Tayar is a key name for commercial litigation, and Weygand Farhat leads the firm's white-collar defence offering.

At Obeid & Medawar Law Firm LLP, Amer Obeid stands out for his 'unparalleled depth of experience and expertise' in the disputes arena, and has a solid track record in handling banking and commercial litigation. Obeid co-heads the practice with Rachad Medawar, 'an exceptional lawyer with formidable legal acumen' who specialises in advising on tax disputes and international arbitration mandates under ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules.

With established strength in handling shipping and insurance law disputes, Albert and Ziad Najm Law Firm ‘s team ‘works in a very collaborative, well-coordinated and focused manner’ to advise on insurance claims and cargo recovery issues, to name a couple of key strengths for the group. Aline Daou and Nadyn Souaiby co-lead the practice, and firm managing partner Ziad Najm stands out as ‘an authority in Lebanese maritime law‘.

Boustany Law Offices focuses on commercial and construction arbitration, and is equally strong in handling investment arbitration. The team is active in mandates within Lebanon and throughout the Gulf region. Operating from Paris and Lebanon, Philippe Boustany has over two decades of experience in international arbitration and advises on claims in the energy, engineering, construction and competition spaces. Lara Karam Boustany is an expert in ICSID arbitration, and is well versed in representing public entities, multinational clients and private investors in proceedings before the Lebanese State Council.

At MENA City Lawyers, Hanadi El Hajj handles a wide range of contentious matters, including commercial litigation, construction disputes and inheritance and trusts issues. Hussein Kazan's key strengths include advising on fraud and financial litigation.