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Committed, focused and at pace. We work passionately as a trusted partner and operate with clarity and conviction to establish a clear pathway to achieving success. Combining proven experience, top-tier ability, and relentless drive across local and international energy and infrastructure matters.

Firm Overview:

Established in 2018 by Tarek Eltumi, Eltumi Partners (formerly Eltumi & Co.) is a premier law firm distinguished for its exceptional expertise in energy and infrastructure projects. With a robust track record of success, the firm operates from strategic EMEA locations in Libya, Bahrain, Amsterdam, and London, enabling it to handle large-scale international projects with agility and precision.

This strategic global presence empowers Eltumi Partners to deliver tailored legal solutions that meet the diverse needs of clients across various jurisdictions. By seamlessly integrating local insights with global reach, the firm ensures that its clients benefit from innovative and effective legal strategies. Under Tarek ElTumi's visionary leadership, supported by his extensive industry experience and profound legal acumen, Eltumi Partners excels in navigating complex legal landscapes and achieving clients' commercial and strategic objectives.

Firm Expertise:

Energy and Infrastructure: Eltumi Partners stands out as a specialist in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The firm excels in connecting markets across Libya, Europe, and the Middle East, and has successfully managed high-profile projects in these regions. Their extensive experience spans oil, gas, renewable energies, utilities, airports, and public housing projects, utilizing delivery models such as EPC, EPC+F, BOT/BOOT, and PPP/PFI.

Projects: Innovative financing structures, world-class bespoke legal documentation, and a deep understanding of commercial drivers are key to the success of large-scale, long-term energy and infrastructure projects. The firm understands these sectors inside-out, from the possibilities to the pitfalls, due to an extensive and successful track record in this area. Their clients have included sponsors, banks, government and administrative entities, and the projects have spanned both local and international spheres.

Dispute Resolution: Eltumi Partners is distinguished by its ability to handle complex disputes with conviction. The firm provides top-tier client service and market-leading advocacy, representing clients across trial, appellate, regulatory, and alternative dispute resolution tribunals, including the ICC. Their expertise extends to advising on compliance and regulatory requirements for dealings involving Libyan state-owned entities and navigating the international Libyan sanctions regime.

Transactions: The firm's transactional expertise is extensive, covering first-of-their-kind deals in both Libya and internationally. They have successfully advised international oil and gas companies, private equity firms, and contractors on corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholders agreements, and project and asset finance. Eltumi Partners is particularly skilled in integrating conventional and Islamic finance principles into binding and enforceable obligations within the Libyan context.

Advisory: Eltumi Partners offers exceptional and strategic advice on navigating new and complex business environments. Their advisory services encompass regulatory matters, local laws and customs, and bridging gaps between common and civil law systems. The firm's precise, commercially sound, and accessible legal advice helps clients form astute views of their positions, ensuring they stay ahead in challenging markets.

Business Operation: As your business begins, or continues, to operate in and around Libya, it will face varying local logistical and operational needs, including everything from local licenses to consents and government permits. Eltumi Partners provides comprehensive and dedicated support to help manage these practical and legal aspects. They work on local permits, consents, and necessary legal structures, ensuring every detail is handled efficiently and commercially.

About Eltumi Partners

Founded in 2018

4 Offices

9 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Corporate & Commercial
Lawsuits & Disputes
Energy, Environment & ESG

Languages spoken
English
Arabic

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Practice areas

Business

Meticulous navigation of the day-to-day.

As your business begins, or continues, to operate in and around Libya, it will face varying local logistical and operational needs, including everything from local licenses to consents and government permits. Our team can provide comprehensive and dedicated support to help you manage the practical and legal aspects of these needs.

Alongside working on local permits, consents and paperwork required for your matter, we can also work to set up the necessary legal structure, including in the establishment, licensing and winding up of corporate vehicles.

We formulate a meticulous action plan on these practical aspects, and take a diligent and efficient approach to ensuring every aspect is dealt with commercially and without delay.

International
Legal Document
New Business Formation
FDA Law

Corporate & Commercial

Sharp-eyed advisory work to keep you ahead.

We advise on Libyan law aspects of shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, mergers and acquisitions. We also act on establishing and licensing corporate vehicles according to local laws, as well as on winding them up. It’s not just the big picture that’s important; the day-to-day issues of running a business matter too. We also help with employment law, customs, and local banking and foreign exchange control regulations.

With us on your side, you’ll have exceptional and strategic advice on how to cope with any situation that your organisation faces. We understand the market nuances and legal and business principles like few others.

Whether you need help determining how best to navigate new and complex business environments, support on regulatory matters or help with interpreting local laws or customs, we will go out of our way to ensure that you come out on top every time.

Government Relations & Lobbying
International Trade Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Government Contract
Merger & Acquisition
Transportation
Sanctions & Export Controls
Private Equity
Corporate Governance

Lawsuits & Disputes

Resolving disputes with conviction.

We focus on litigating complex disputes while providing top-tier client service that is confident and clear – never forgetting that the optimal result might involve an alternative solution. Whatever stage your dispute is at, we’ll add real value. That might be providing market-leading advocacy, giving advice on discrete issues or being called as an expert witness on complex questions of Libyan law.

We have represented clients before an extensive range of trial, appellate, regulatory and alternative disputes resolution tribunals (including the ICC) across the EMEA region, and are particularly strong in advising on the growing compliance and regulatory requirements for dealings involving Libyan state-owned entities. We also understand the current international Libyan sanctions regime, and can advise closely on relevant risk mitigation measures.

ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
General Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Antitrust Litigation
Commercial Litigation

Energy, Environment & ESG

Projects built to last.

With an extensive track record in first-of-their-kind energy deals in both Libya and internationally, our team has the relentless drive and passion to innovate and negotiate on behalf of our clients.

We provide commercial legal and strategic advice across international energy and infrastructure projects. Combining proven experience, top-tier ability and relentless drive, we are Libyan market specialists – navigating the complex legal landscape to connect markets that intersect in and around Libya.

Innovative financing structures, world-class bespoke legal documentation, and a deep understanding of commercial drivers are key to the success of large-scale, long-term projects. The firm understands these challenges inside-out, from the possibilities to the pitfalls, due to an extensive and successful track record spanning both local and international spheres.

Importantly, in the Libyan context, we have the experience and legal acumen to import and restructure conventional and Islamic finance principles to form valid, binding and enforceable obligations.

Oil, Gas & Energy
ESG Advisory & Compliance
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Water Law
Climate Change Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Mining Law

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