Hakim Law Firm

Chairman: Youssef el-Hakim

Managing Partners: Youssef el-Hakim

Number of partners: 2

Number of lawyers: 9

Languages: Arabic, English and French

Hakim Law Firm enjoys a leading position in Syria. We are known for our academic strength combined with a practical knowledge and approach to client matters. We aim to devote time and provide careful and accurate responses to our clients. This might be why most of our clients continue working with us for decades, as long as they have interests in the country.

The firm is the oldest Syrian law firm still practicing. It was established by Prof. Jacques el-Hakim who, besides practicing as attorney and acting in arbitrations, was a law professor (“Agrégé” from French Law Faculties), author of several books on commercial law, civil law, shipping law, social security, Islamic law, criminal law, national income and articles published in international law reviews, with a significant part on arbitration. He participated in drafting and amending several laws and international treaties in Syria, particularly the Syrian Commerce and Companies Codes and the Syrian law on arbitration.

The firm has worked on most of the cutting edge transactions and landmark matters novel to the Syrian legal and economic environment in key sectors of the economy, including inbanking(establishing two of the first three private banks in the country after forty years of State-owned banks monopoly), intelecoms(establishing one of the two private mobile telephone operators in the country and the first telecom license), inproject finance(working on the majority of syndicated project finance operations that took place in Syria, one of which was mentioned in The Economist magazine as project of the year), insecurities law(advising on one of the first two IPOs in Syria and providing innovative and in-depth studies on the Damascus Stock Exchange and securities, working on introducing certain securities in the stock market for the first time), inoil and gas(advising on the largest projects in the last decade prior to the war) and inreal estate(largest development project prior to the war). The firm has also worked on all of the four largecompanies acquisitionsthat took place in the Syrian banking and insurance sectors in the five years preceding 2025 and worked on restructuring and establishing majorindustrial projects.

Banking, Finance & Insurance

Infrastructure, Energy and Industrial projects

Commercial & Corporate

Litigation & Arbitration

Telecommunications

Construction & Real Estate

Labor Law

Intellectual Property

Tax

Other

SYRIA, Damascus:

Victoria Bridge, Mardam Bey Bldg., P.O.Box: 5788

Tel:+ 963 11 22 23 577 - Fax:+ 963 11 22 44 370 – E-Mail:[email protected]