Hussam Attereh Group for Legal Services

HAG’s litigation team has developed a strong reputation for providing high-quality representation in complex litigation matters. Indeed, as our clients testify, our lawyers are well-prepared and qualified for handling the “more complex issues”.

Our team of lawyers has a considerable experience in litigating at all court levels in actions ranging from insurance, banking, tax, and intellectual property disputes. Not only do we take all legal necessary means to ensure victory for our clients, our efforts over the years have had an impact on the Palestinian legal system. Indeed, our team of litigators’ have been able to secure various precedents which had a considerable impact on the efficiency and rights’ protection in the Palestinian legal system.

However, at HAG, the adversarial nature of our lawyers is finely balanced with our ethos of presenting a just, speedy and efficient solution to our clients. Indeed, the choice of litigation is never the first, nor the only choice. Our team of experts has developed a valuable experience on advising and representing our clients on the appropriate alternative dispute method that suits their needs. Therefore, we aim to understand our clients’ commercial objectives from the outset in order to achieve a speedy, cost-effective and efficient resolution to their dispute. By way of example, 80% of the intellectual property infringement cases referred to us are settled by negotiations out of court.

From advising major mergers and acquisitions, to guiding start-ups through investment rounds, HAG’s corporate and commercial transactions’ specialists have done it all. With a wealth of experience covering all corners of the practice, the team regularly deals with franchise agreements, corporate governance, corporate structuring and the day-to-day operation of it. HAG works with start-ups, investors and entrepreneurs along with an established variety of SME’s, many of whom have grown with the group. The team offers an array of services to its corporate clients, covering niche areas of company and commercial laws, with particular specialism in negotiating commercial agreements for the technology, financial, telecommunication, and retail industries.

Not only has our approach gained the confidence and the continued relationship with our clients, our team’s expertise and dedication has enabled HAG to secure groundbreaking victories, and on one occasion, secure a precedent by the Palestinian Court of Appeal.

HAG, has worked alongside, and represented, some of the largest and most prominent insurance companies in Palestine. With its accumulated experience in insurance law and dominant presence in courts, HAG has advised insurance companies on various challenging matters and managed, throughout the years, to attain multiple judicial precedents in the field of insurance. Moreover, we have a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners with a formidable blend of legal and regulatory expertise; it is the reason we consider ourselves a market-leader in insurance advice, with a client base holding many of the main actors in the Palestinian insurance sector.

Through its representation and provision of legal services to numerous institutions and local and foreign corporations, HAG has continuously provided extensive legal services in the field of labor law and has assisted in providing solutions to employment issues which hindered the productivity of an establishment.
Additionally, HAG advises on a wide variety of matters in this field, including the restructuring of the entity, ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations, managing disputes between employees and employers, advising on wage and indemnity matters, and drafts internal policies and procedures.

Due to the significance of real estate in the commercial sector and the economy, HAG has employed a great amount of attention to this field. As such, the group prides itself with its land and property specialized attorneys practicing in the entirety of Palestine. Their experience in this field covers, advice to land owners, buyers and sellers, land settlement, implementation of land and property transactions, mortgages, property tax and all related land litigation and disputes.

HAG advises its clients on matters related to consumer protection and privacy laws and regulations in order to avoid any breach of these legislations in their business activities. Our legal advice ranges from advising on the legal duties of companies intending to promote or advertise services or goods, including product bundling, to privacy law matters that may affect our international clients’ operations in Palestine.

HAG’s unapparelled experience in intellectual property is supported up by its years of experience and adaptation to the growing laws and regulations in the region and world. The latter is supported by our accomplishments in the intellectual property department and courts. Through our specialized and highly focused intellectual property attorneys, we will help protect your brand and business’ growth by providing you with the necessary protection and advice on all related, ideas, inventions, innovations and, specially, your creative works.

HAG has represented and provided specialist advise to multiple cross-border, multi-national entities on their intellectual property rights in Palestine and has safely, yet successfully, guided them through an array of services, ranging from a simple trademark registration to resolving complex disputes and litigation.

The group, through its offices, partner firms, and associated entities including its sister firm, Firas Attereh Intellectual Property LLC, manages a substantial portfolio of clients that it represents in Palestine, including the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, as well as various other countries including the United Arab Emirates.