Provided by Salman A. Al-Ansari
Global
Practice Areas
Corporate; Litigation
Career
Salman Al-Ansari is the founding partner of the Firm. He advises clients on all facets of their operations in the Middle East, including corporate formation, corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, finance and securities, intellectual property, construction, and dispute resolution. Salman experience encompasses representing clients in complex commercial litigation and before arbitration before Qatar Courts and various arbitration tribunals. Salman represented clients in multi-billion dollars litigations and arbitrations in various sectors. Before joining the firm, Mr. Al-Ansari worked at a leading international firm where he was exposed to cross-border transactions and disputes. Furthermore, he worked as a full-time lecturer of law at Qatar University College of Law, where he taught courses such as Company Law and Legal Research and Writing. Salman serves as an arbitrator in many local and international arbitrations. He is ranked as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution and corporate by various ranking platforms.
Work Highlights
• Represented international client on a multi-billion Qatari Riyals litigation.
• Represented a major governmental company in a multi-billion dollars arbitrations.
• Represented a major governmental company in a multi-billion litigations.
• Represented an international company in $500 million arbitration.
• Represented a media entity in multi-million rights disputes.
• Negotiated and drafted the FIFA Enabling Law and associated decisions and Conducted a gap analysis on Qatar laws against FIFA’s guarantees in preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
• Advised Qatar Football Association together with the GCC members associations in establishing the Arabian Gulf Cup Association, the establishment of Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation, and Qatar Players Association.
• Advised international power company on a global multijurisdictional acquisition.
• Advised a QIA subsidiary in acquiring the only dairy farm in the State of Qatar.
• Advised private investors in acquiring a hospitality company.
• Advised a private airline on various matters which include: $800 million Boeing aircrafts purchase, $40 million aircrafts refurbishment, negotiating and reviewing maintenance and operational agreements.
• Advised an oil and gas marketing company in a Q.R.100 million pelage agreement.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Qatar
Languages Spoken
Arabic, English
Experience
• Represented international client on a multi-billion Qatari Riyals litigation.
• Represented a major governmental company in a multi-billion dollars arbitrations.
• Represented a major governmental company in a multi-billion litigations.
• Represented an international company in $500 million arbitration.
• Represented a media entity in multi-million rights disputes.
• Negotiated and drafted the FIFA Enabling Law and associated decisions and Conducted a gap analysis on Qatar laws against FIFA’s guarantees in preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
• Advised Qatar Football Association together with the GCC members associations in establishing the Arabian Gulf Cup Association, the establishment of Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation, and Qatar Players Association.
• Advised international power company on a global multijurisdictional acquisition.
• Advised a QIA subsidiary in acquiring the only dairy farm in the State of Qatar.
• Advised private investors in acquiring a hospitality company.
• Advised a private airline on various matters which include: $800 million Boeing aircrafts purchase, $40 million aircrafts refurbishment, negotiating and reviewing maintenance and operational agreements.
• Advised an oil and gas marketing company in a Q.R.100 million pelage agreement.
Education
HEC Paris, Executive MBA, 2013; University of Pennsylvania, LL.M., 2007; Georgetown University, American Foreign Policy (Continuing Education), 2005; Qatar University, LL.B., with honors, 2004
