Hamad Al Yafei Law

Managing Partner: Hamad Al Yafei
Head of Office: Mustafa Basyoni
Number of partners: 2
Number of lawyers: 15
Number of paralegals and trainees: 6
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Firm Overview:
Hamad AlYafei Law Firm is a law firm based in Qatar, founded in 2016 by Lawyer Hamad Al Yafei, who gathered his efforts to set up a firm that has been effectively responsive to the demands of civil commercial law experts in Qatar. The firm has succeeded in being uniquely positioned s a pioneer in the legal practice, with a varied and prestigious client base from the very beginning the firm continues to maintain their position as one of the best-reputed firms in Qatar.

The firm is known for being a pioneer in the market through the leading legal services that they offer. This solid reputation was earned with the firm’s experienced lawyers who strive to provide solutions tailored to the clients’ needs, underpinned by the finest legal thinking and various expert business knowledge whether it’s on a delicate transaction or in a complex courtroom battle.

Hamad Al Yafei Law Firm is placed highly by international legal directories in all areas of legal practice. SAP is ranked by Chambers and Partners. The Firm was awarded Employment Team of the Year at the LexisNexis Qatar Business Law Forum for the year 2020. The firm also won, Employment Team of the Year 2021 at the LexisNexis Qatar Business Law Forum for the second time. Furthermore, as a result of the growth in its exposure to major commercial litigations, in November 2021, the Firm was received Commercial Litigation Team of the Year at the same forum of LexisNexis Middle East.

The magnitude of the work assigned to the firm and the number of clients since 2016 until today tripled. By now, the firm has grounded its presence amongst leading law firms in Qatar.

Main Areas of Practice:
Hamad Al Yafei Law Firm is a full-service law practice. The firm provides various legal and transaction services. Moreover, the firm delivers advisory services concerning many fields of law, such as construction law, mergers and acquisitions of companies and private equity. Also, the firm’s expertise encompasses labor law and laborrelated contracts. Hamad Al Yafei Law Firm specialises in tax law, real estate, and property sell and buy procedures and contracts, as well as commercial and civil dispute resolution. Recently, many maritime issues and intellectual property cases have been handled.The firm hasa wide range of corporate and commercial legal and transactional services.

Areas of Practice: 

• Construction Disputes
• Local and International Arbitration
• Litigation
• Dispute Resolution
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law
• Criminal Law
• International Contracts
• Information Technology Law
• Trusts
• Banking Law
• Competition Law
• Compliance and Corporate Governance
• Consumer Protection Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Insurance Law
• Estate Planning

Since its establishment, the firm has been growing in exposure to dispute resolution matters and corporate/advisory work in the legal market in Qatar, especially for international clients. The fFirm has also been engaged in collaborative assignments with international law firms, as the Qatari co-counsel or legal expert, in pre-litigation advisory work and in arbitration matters.

Offices:
HAMAD AL YAFEI LAW FIRM
LEVEL 15, BURJ AL GASSAR MAJLIS AL TAAWON STREET
WEST BAY, P.O.BOX 4395
DOHA, QATAR
Website: www.alyafeilaw.com
Tel: +974 44150777
Fax: +974 44150888