Tumi Law Firm — Libya

About

The firm: Upon the liberalization of the laws relating to private legal practices in Libya in the year 1990, Dr Mohamed A Tumi founded Tumi Law Firm. Tumi Law Firm has established cooperative relationships with several distinguished international law firms among them Dentons with whom the firm had an association for over a decade. Tumi Law Firm has grown to become the largest corporate law firm in the country and has built a national and international reputation in providing professional legal services within the State of Libya. The firm’s client base consists of some of the world’s leading corporate giants doing business with Libya. Moreover, the firm renders its legal services to the majority of the embassies, diplomatic missions and NGOs stationed in the country. The firm is managed by the two partners, namely Dr Mohamed A. Tumi and Mr. Mazen M Tumi, retaining the most highly qualified and experienced attorneys to work in their legal consultations and litigation departments. In particular the members who are part of the legal consultation department have obtained postgraduate degrees from universities in Ireland, the UK, France, Italy the US and more. Our Legal Professionals are fluent in Arabic, English, Italian and French. The legal team is also supported by a dedicated secretarial and administrative team, an accountant, an IT specialist, a public relations officer and in-house public notary. The team works in a relaxed environment in a modern and fully equipped five-story corporate office in downtown Tripoli. The office is equipped with a large library, three meeting rooms and a seminar room created for the comfort of the firm’s clients. Areas of practice: The firm’s commitment to finding the best legal solution from the most accurate point of direction has contributed to its success. The firm attaches the same importance to all its practice areas regardless of the size of the sector. Tumi Law firm encompasses a wide variety of corporate matters including but not limited to the below: Corporate law and business start-up: General corporate counselling regarding preferences and information about business entities, including partnerships, joint stock companies and limited liability companies, besides shareholder agreements and disputes. Experienced in incorporating all types of companies as well as registering branch offices. Oil and gas (petroleum industry): Assisting and advising clients on Libyan Petroleum Law and the regulations thereof. Providing interpretation of clauses related to EPSA contracts (Exploration and Production Sharing Agreements) along with advice on the financing of oil rigs and dealings with the NOC (National Oil Corporation) and assistance with joint venture agreements in this field. Litigation: Representation before all courts of law in Libya including the Supreme Court. Representation at various arbitration tribunal sittings as well as mediation services. Local and international alternative dispute resolution: Expert testimony in arbitral proceedings and a team specialized in representing clients in the engagement of mediation as well as arbitration with ICC & UNCITRAL rules of procedure. Insurance law: Representation and consultations concerning all matters arising from contracts for insurance, including policy coverage or cancellation and claim disputes, as well as advice on the insurance laws of 2005. Labour law: Counsel on all types of employment contracts including employer/employee rights and obligations, as well as assistance in drafting of employment and training contracts together with mediation services for the resolution of disputes with employees. Commercial law: advice on and drafting of agency agreements, joint venture agreements, memoranda of understanding and letters of intent. Assistance with the Libyan distribution law as well as shipping contracts, services contracts, commercial disputes and customs law. Banking and finance law: Advice on the new banking and stock exchange laws as well as credit, debt and security laws. Substantial experience in banking litigation including letters of credit, letters of guarantee, fraud, cheques and loan agreements. Intellectual property: A dedicated department which provides consultations as well as legal representation regarding issues pertaining to trademarks, patents and copyright. ### Languages - Arabic - English - Italian - French ### Memberships - Alliance of Business Lawyers - US-Libyan Business Association - International Bar Association - Counsel-Alliance - Association of European Attorneys - Lex Arab (Association of Arab Business Lawyers) - Chambers global - LBBC The Libyan British Business Council - Libyan Bar Association ### Staffing Figures - 22 Number of lawyers

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Lawyers in this office

Abdelrahman Younes

Mr. Younes is an Attorney in Libya as a member of the Libyan Bar Association. He currently works within the Litigation Department attending Court hearings and conducts administrative as well as banking procedures for clients. · Litigation

Abduladim Attahar

Mr. Attahar is an Attorney licensed within the State of Libya as a member of the Libyan Bar Association and holds a Bachelor's Law Degree from the School of Law of the University of Tripoli. He has extensive experience within investment law as he worked as the head of the Legal Department of several investment projects throughout Africa. · Litigation

Adel Alsharif

Senior Attorney Adel specialized in possesses extensive experience in civil and commercial law, as well as labor law and investment law. · Litigation

Adel Wardani

Adel Wardani is a senior Attorney in the Litigation Department. Specialized in civil and commercial law, as well as labor law and investment law, he has experience in law of over 27 years. · Litigation

Ahmed Ben Dala

Mr. Ben Dala is an Attorney within our Litigation Department and is a member of the Libyan Bar Association. Throughout Libya, Mr. Ben Dala represents clients in the Libyan Court of First Instance and Courts of Appeal within the fields of Labor Law, Civil Law and Family Law. He has many years of experience in providing legal consultations and research. · Litigation

Fairuz Smew

Managing Senior Associate Fairuz specialized in Corporate and Commercial Law, Construction and Public Works Contracts, Taxations, and General Business Law Matters. She has assisted many clients in Libya through a variety of services, including local set up, employment relations, drafting and concluding of all types of agreements, all through to the final stages of liquidation. She is also the point of contact for many of the firm’s client embassies and diplomatic missions. · Corporate / M&A

Hannah Khllat

Currently works as part of TLF's bilingual consultation department, providing advice to clients relating to corporate and commercial matters. · Corporate / M&A

Hasan Al-Faqawi

Senior legal Advisor Hasan specialized in (private law – civil – commercial – procedures law – labor – maritime – banking – intellectual property rights). · Private Law

Imtinan Alrwemed

As an Attorney, Ms. Alrwemed specializes in providing advice to a number of our clients in the areas of labor law, investment law, corporate law, banking law, commercial law and civil law. · Corporate / M&A

Jasem Tunsi

Senior Counsel Jasem specialized in practice on advisory and contentious matters involving cross-border elements. · Public Law & Regulated Business

Mazen M. Tumi

Mazen co-founded Tumi Law Firm to put his comprehensive understanding and experience of corporate and commercial law in the hands of TLF clients. As an experienced legal advisor and qualified lawyer before all courts in Libya, he can provide clients with the best insight and guidance. Whether their legal and business issues bring opportunity, risk or disruption, he is well positioned to help them to overcome the challenges of competing in an everchanging economic order. As a dual Libyan American citizen with full rights of audience before all courts, including the Supreme Court as a licensed specialist in corporate and commercial law, Mazen has served as Managing Partner at TLF for the past 15 years. · Corporate / M&A

Mohamed A. Tumi

Dr. Mohamed A. Tumi is the founding partner of the titular law firm , an academically accomplished man, who has invested extensive time into his further education, recognizing that good practice of the law requires a profound knowledge that can only be granted with University study. · Oil & Gas

Noha Ben Garbeya

Attorney at Law Noha specialized in the field of criminal law and civil law and has a considerable experience. · Criminal Law

Omar Hasaneen

Legal Consultant Omar advises for many of our clients in a variety of fields including commercial law, contract law and civil law. · Intellectual Property