Ali & Partners
A Professional Limited Liability Company

1250 Connecticut Avenue Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202-347-2400
Fax: 202-347-2229

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Dear Clients and Friends

It is our pleasure to announce our firm’s partnership with the Libyan Law firm of Ibrahim Legwell & Partners. Ali & Partners is a Middle Eastern firm that offers a full range of legal services to a diversified client base, including well-known multi-national corporations resident in North America, Europe and Asia. As a Middle Eastern firm with offices in the United States, we offer particular value to our clients through our ability to serve them on Middle East law from both the US and the Middle East offices. In addition to serving our clients, our lawyers serve as experts on Middle Eastern laws to numerous US and English law firms in both transactional and litigation matters. Our firm is distinguished by the depth and scope of its legal advisory services and an unmatched understanding of the business cultures in the region. The firm's lawyers have decades of experience in multi-jurisdictional issues in numerous legal systems. Our clients depend on our effectiveness in accomplishing their objectives in matters others are unfamiliar with.

The law firm of Ibrahim Legwell was established in 1960. It is one of the oldest, most experienced and well respected firms in Libya. The firm has the expertise and experience to efficiently and competently meet the needs of both international corporations as well as private investors. The firm first built its international reputation after Libya's independence and maintained its international status to this present day. It includes seven partners, and several associates, including four female lawyers. All partners in the firm are highly qualified and can help international clients with strategic planning in all economic sectors in Libya, particularly banking and oil & gas. They are qualified and accredited to represent international clients in front of all Libyan judicial and governmental bodies, including the Supreme Court as well as international tribunals.

The firm was founded and is headed by Mr. Ibrahim Legwell, an internationally renowned lawyer, former Ambassador at large for Arab and African Affairs for Libya in the late 60s and the personal envoy for special missions of the President of the country in the early 1970s. After completing his law and post graduate degrees at Cairo University in Egypt, Mr. Legwell’s career started in 1958 as the head of the legal department for Shell Corporation in Libya. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Oil Company (of Libya) and legal advisor to the Central Bank. Mr. Legwell is also a co-founder and a member of the board of the International Islamic Call Society which enjoys observer status both at the UN and other international organizations, a member of the international society of Islamic law, a member of several constitutional and legal national committees, and the author of several books.

He built his reputation while undertaking the defense of some of the most important civil cases and international disputes involving Libya. Mr. Ibrahim Legwell represented Libya in a number of international disputes and routinely collaborates with distinguished and highly respected international law firms and legal experts from around the world. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Legwell served as the head of the defense team for the Lockerbie case and was instrumental in structuring the legal solution of setting up an international tribunal to try the Lockerbie suspects. The international defense team, headed by Mr. Ibrahim Legwell, included some of the most prominent lawyers and law firms in England, Scotland, France, Italy, Belgium, Tunisia, Egypt and the United States.

We are truly excited about our partnership in Libya and believe that collectively our firms resources bring an in depth knowledge and experience to our clients in a timely manner.

For more information please contact

Reema Ali reema@mideastlaw.com 1250 Connecticut Avenue Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-347-2400 Fax: 202-347-2229

Ibrahim Legewell Libyalaw@mideastlaw.com 189 First of September Street, Tripoli Libya P.O. Box 484 Tripoli, Libya Tel: + (218) 21–334.3729 / 333.6578 Fax: + (218) 21–334.3730