Dispute Resolution
Lebanon
15 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Ziad Obeid
Global 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
Contributions and articles
2 Global Practice Guides
1 In-depth overview
About
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Practice Areas
International Arbitration/ Litigation/ Construction /Energy&Natural Resources /Joint Ventures /Real Estate /Nuclear /Telecoms /Aviation
Career
Ziad Obeid, managing partner at Obeid & Partners, is a dual-qualified dispute resolution lawyer with a civil engineering background and extensive cross-border experience gained through legal practice in the Middle East and Europe. Prior to joining Obeid & Partners, Ziad practiced in the arbitration practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in Paris and Dubai. With his dual-disciplinary background, Ziad has notable expertise in international construction claims and arbitrations involving high-value, technically complex civil engineering, infrastructure and building projects, as well as disputes arising from contracts in the oil and gas and nuclear industries.
Ziad regularly acts as counsel, sole arbitrator, chairperson or co-arbitrator in multifaceted international arbitrations conducted in Arabic, French and English brought both ad hoc and under a variety of institutional rules and subject to a wide range of applicable laws from within the MENA region and beyond.
Professional Memberships
•Chairman of CIArb Lebanon Branch
•Fellow of the IACL
•FCIArb
•ICC Task Force
•ICC Bulletin Editorial Board
•Djibouti International Arbitration Centre Task Force
•Arbitrator Center’s Users Council Committee for the Middle East
Publications
•IBA arbitration guide (Lebanon)
•ICC guide on enforcement of New York convention
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Chambers Global Guide
Dispute Resolution - Lebanon
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Managing partner Ziad Obeid is a respected lawyer who handles an array of litigation and international arbitration matters. His broad-ranging practice has seen him advise on cases relating to bilateral investment treaties and the enforcement of arbitral awards.
Corporate & Finance - Lebanon
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Managing partner Ziad Obeid is a notable practitioner advising clients on a range of corporate and commercial matters. He has expertise in mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring, and offers additional capabilities in employment law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Ziad Obeid has a real appetite for construction arbitration and he is also a qualified engineer, which allows him to handle the cases very well.
Dispute ResolutionChambers Global GuideZiad Obeid is extremely swift at getting to the core of things.
Dispute ResolutionChambers Global GuideZiad Obeid is a commercially savvy lawyer.
Corporate & FinanceChambers Global GuideWe are extremely satisfied with Ziad's level of service.
Corporate & FinanceChambers Global GuideZiad Obeid is a very sharp lawyer with great legal and commercial acumen.
Corporate & FinanceChambers Global Guide
Ranked Individuals at Obeid & Partners (3)
Lebanon
Ziad Obeid
Corporate & Finance
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Nayla Comair-Obeid
Head of Dispute Resolution
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All Contributions (3)
Provided by Obeid & Partners
In-Depth Overview
Lebanon: A Dispute Resolution Overview
Authored by: Ziad Obeid, Zeina Obeid, Lea Maalouf, Nayla Comair-Obeid
Article
Feb 2026
Global Practice Guide
Litigation 2026 | Lebanon | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Zeina Obeid, Lea Maalouf
Article
Nov 2025
Global Practice Guide
Litigation 2026 | Lebanon | Law and Practice
Authored by: Ziad Obeid, Nayla Comair-Obeid, Zeina Obeid
Article
Nov 2025
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