Testimonials
Chambers and Partners 2009:
Luqman Legal, Advocates & Legal Consultants. This
"immensely proactive, knowledgeable firm" is part of the Emirates-based Al
Suwaidi & Company, and therefore has access to outstanding resources. Over the
past year the team has been busy with an array of financial, real estate and
corporate matters, and it recently advised a consortium of financiers on a large
metal mining project in Yemen. Clients praise the group for its "thorough
understanding of the framework that is required by international companies
investing in Yemen." The foreign experience of the group's lawyers, and the
firm's connections in the region, have attracted a substantial international
client base. Sources say that Abdulla Luqman "approaches his work with the level
of meticulousness and high quality that's expected by top international clients"
and praise him as an influential player in the market who is "setting immensely
high standards of service."
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Chambers and Partners 2008:
The Firm: With offices in Yemen, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, this UAE-based firm
offers a multilingual service to international clients across a variety of
areas. Clients praise the quality of work at the firm, recognising it as “a
strong outfit in an often difficult jurisdiction.” The four-lawyer team
consistently receives positive recommendations from clients and peers; these are
reflected in the group’s workload, which includes many high-profile projects and
finance deals.
The Lawyers: Abdulla Luqman has impressed clients with his “great commercial
awareness and professionalism.” Providing an “efficient, helpful and practical”
service, his responsiveness and knowledge are particularly useful in the Yemeni
jurisdiction, where he is “completely dedicated to his clients.”
Clients/Work Highlights: The firm is primary legal counsel for Yemgas in the
construction of the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Project. Diversified involvement
also includes acting on a joint venture to establish a Yemeni domestic airline
in 2007 and on the acquisition of a domestic bank on behalf of the Commercial
Bank of Kuwait.
Chambers and Partners 2007:
The Firm: In conjunction with its Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices, this growing
firm provides a broad, multilingual service across the Gulf. In Sana'a, the
"helpful, responsive and quick" team of three full-time lawyers has been
increasingly successful in attracting a client base of international companies
and multilateral finance organisations. With high-profile work relating to legal
reform, the group is positioning itself confidently in Yemen's changing
marketplace. It also provides crucial specialist services, including certified
legal translation, aimed at the foreign market.
The Lawyers: The outstanding Abdulla Luqman provides "proactive and
reasonably-priced" advice that has left a positive impression on clients. A
former legal consultant at Al Tamimi, and Richards Butler lawyer, he "comes
across as very professional" and is one of the more promising lawyers of his
generation.
Clients/Work Highlights: Luqman was appointed as an expert witness in a USD10
million arbitration conducted under the rules of the Stockholm Chamber of
Commerce (SCC). The team was appointed by the IFC to advise on the drafting of a
lease law for Yemen. Other clients include: Coca-Cola; Citibank; Occidental
Middle East and Tetra Pak".
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