Salman A. Al-Ansari

Practice Areas

Corporate; Litigation

Career

Dr. 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, Dr. 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

Advised the State as Qatar Law Expert in ICSID dispute.

Advised a private company as Qatar Law Expert in ICSID dispute.

Represented an international client in 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 dollar 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 member associations, in establishing the Arabian Gulf Cup Association, the establishment of Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation, and Qatar Players Association.

Advised a leading LNG company on a USD100million pledge agreement.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Qatar

Languages Spoken

Arabic, English

Publications

Salman Alansari & Christian Schnider, Article S7, in COMMENTARY ON THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT CODE (Ilias Bantekas et al. eds., Cambridge Univ. Press forthcoming 2027).

Ilias Bantekas & Salman Alansari, Legal Challenges for the 2026 and 2027 FIFA World Cups, in THE BUSINESS OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP (Simon Chadwick et al. eds., 2d ed. Routledge 2026).

Salman Alansari & Richelle Segura, Qatar Frameworks, in ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS: JURISDICTIONAL COMPARISONS (Louise Moore et al. eds., 1st ed. Eur. Law. Ltd. 2012).

Salman Alansari & Ilias Bantekas, Addressing Human Rights Risk Through Megasporting Event Implementing Legislation: A Comparison Between the Russian and Qatari FIFA World Cups, Hous. J. Int'l L. (forthcoming 2026).

Salman Alansari & Ilias Bantekas, Resolution of Human Rights Disputes Arising from Megasport Events: Why Claims Against Sport Governing Bodies Are Next to Impossible, 30 UCLA J. Int'l L. & Foreign Affs. (forthcoming 2026).

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