AL Doseri Law

The recent turmoil faced by the global economy due to the Covid-19 pandemic has caused many investors and stakeholders to abandon large deals and projects. As such, some companies have to face significant financial consequences. In this context, it is crucial to seek and use the advice of an experienced legal team to optimise your position in light of potential insolvency.

As a premier insolvency team in Bahrain, we specialise in representing every type of stakeholder in connection with insolvency matters. Our lawyers provide advice in all areas of debtors’ and creditors’ rights including restructuring agreements, administration, general insolvency issues, and strategic planning.  We are proud of our ability to achieve resolutions, either through mutual contractual agreement between the parties and regulatory approval, or through the Courts of Bahrain.

Working closely with our highly experienced litigation team, our bankruptcy lawyers continuously strive to provide the highest level of client service, underpinned by an empathetic understanding that declaring bankruptcy can often be an extremely difficult decision. We strive to relieve the stress that it creates.

Our bankruptcy lawyers have handled numerous bankruptcy cases over many years. A combination of robust representation and extensive experience has earned our bankruptcy team a national reputation for excellence in the representation of debtors in financial distress. Our experience in bankruptcy proceedings helps to put our clients back on the road to financial solvency, minimising the impact as much as possible.

The Kingdom of Bahrain has witnessed an unprecedented rate of construction activity in recent years due to land reclamation and infrastructure projects.

As the number of construction projects and related contracts has increased substantially, Bahrain in particular has witnessed an unprecedented construction boom.

Construction projects involve the drawing up of internationally recognised FIDIC agreements between the parties. At times, disputes arise either between contractors and owners/employers, or contractors and sub-contractors.

Our firm provides specialist contentious and non-contentious advice covering the local and international construction market. We are instructed on complex projects, acting for project sponsors, banks, financiers, investors, insurers, contractors and other participants.

As construction documentation needs to comply with the requirements of banks and financiers, our experience in construction and project finance translates into a unique ability to balance the interests of contractors, sponsors and financing institutions.

In construction claims, we have a team of specialists in local litigation, international arbitration and dispute resolution. We have extensive experience in all aspects of Bahrain Court and arbitration procedures and advocacy in all proceedings governed by international and local rules, as well as alternative dispute resolution techniques, such as local mediation and expert appointment.

Our corporate team has extensive corporate and commercial expertise, having developed very close working relationships with key Bahraini regulators and decision makers in this field, as well as with prominent law firms across the region and beyond.

OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE INCLUDE:

• agency, distributorship, franchising and licensing; including renegotiations and terminations
• business incorporations and licensing; company / share acquisitions, disposals and mergers and acquisitions
• capital markets, preparation of prospectuses and private placement memorandums
• corporate governance and regulatory compliance
• corporate restructuring and consolidation; shareholder, partnership and other forms of joint venture agreements
• de-mergers
• disposals
• general commercial agreements, including management agreements, consultancy arrangements and sales / support contracts
• joint ventures
• public and private M&A
• restructurings

In respect of acquisitions, we conduct the necessary legal reviews of trade and regulatory licences, any specific consents and approvals, on behalf of our clients.

With a particular focus on complicated cross-border transactions, our integrated team also includes regional experts in antitrust/competition law, funds and investment management, insurance, private equity and public policy.

Led by founding partner Saad Al Doseri, we represent clients in multiple types of litigation, arbitration and mediation. The strength of our dispute resolution team is internationally renowned and we have significant experience in the local Bahrain courts at every level.

Many of the disputes we handle involve international jurisdictions, which are often factually and procedurally complex. Our data gathering and in-house document handling procedures enable every case to be handled efficiently. We work with experts in many fields to ensure that all court related matters are dealt with effectively.

Our employment team helps clients to steer through the sophisticated landscape of local laws that govern the employer/employee relationship. We advise and assist in managing employment issues that affect the operation, efficiency and productivity of our clients’ businesses.

We advise both multinational companies and employees on various employment issues including but not limited to: drafting and reviewing of bilingual individual and collective employment contracts, transfer of employees, health and safety standards, HR policies, disciplinary policies, social insurance, trade unions, strikes, redundancy, non-competition, compensation for work injuries, settlement agreements and termination.

We are also frequently involved in employment counselling and litigation, complex employment and employee benefits litigation, LMRA matters, as well as complicated employee benefits matters.

We represent clients before courts, in arbitration, and before administrative agencies and other forums. We also assist clients in avoiding litigation, including counselling on every aspect of employment law.

The team has a track record of acting at the highest level for both organisations and senior executives, which puts us in a strong position when it comes to advising clients. In fact, with each new case we add to our deep understanding of the tactics deployed by both sides. Understanding an issue from your opponent’s point of view, knowing where they stand and how they are thinking, is a priceless asset for every one of our new clients.

Our work covers the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law and we work seamlessly with our dedicated incentives and business immigration teams. Acting at the forefront of employment law, we are regularly instructed on cases that raise the most important legal questions of the day, and we are recognised for our strategic approach and litigation expertise.