On this occasion of Labor Day, we acknowledge the significant role played by workers in our societies and economies, and the ongoing fight for fair treatment, better working conditions, and labor rights across the globe.

As a law firm operating in multiple countries, including Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Italy, we at Eptalex recognize the unique challenges faced by workers in...

We are happy to announce that our Beirut office, Eptalex-Aziz Torbey Law Firm, has been recognised for its efforts by the IFLR1000 rankings for its Banking & Finance practice.
Furthermore, Managing Partner Ramy Torbey has one more year been recognised as a Highly Regarded practitioner in Banking and M&A.
Once again, we take this chance to thank our colleagues and clients...

Mondaq’s Comparative Guides provide an overview of some of the key points of law and practice and allow everyone to compare regulatory environments and laws across multiple jurisdictions.

This year, Eptalex-ATLF lead by Dr. Aline Tanielian, provided a detailed analysis to clarify where the Lebanese jurisdiction stands regarding Arbitration.

Check the following link for the full...

In her latest blog post, selected for publication by Columbia Law School’s American Review of International Arbitration, Dr. Tanielian Fadel wonders whether AI tools used in predictive analytics are truly diversity-friendly

G20 Countries Seek Never-Before-Seen Global Tax Reform in Ambitious Initiative

Introduction

Finance Ministers of the G20 countries have finalized a framework for the implementation of the most ambitious global tax reform since the beginning of the 20th Century. At least 8,000 companies across the globe are expected to be...

This year, we are thrilled to announce that our Firm has once again been featured in the Legal 500 EMEA edition.

Eptalex has been ranked as a TOP TIER FIRM in two Jurisdictions:

Lebanon; for our Commercial, Corporate and M&A practice.
Italy; for our Compliance practice.

In addition to Firm rankings, the guide also recognized outstanding individual practitioners....

This year too, we are happy to announce that Eptalex- Aziz Torbey Law Firm proudly earned a ranking on the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) EMEA, the guide to the world’s leading financial law firms and lawyers covering the Financial & Corporate practice of law firms in Lebanon.

The guide's firm rankings are based on three criteria: transactional evidence, peer feedback...

On July 20th, 2020 Eptalex organized a panel discussion on the Caesar Act, in coordination with Berliner Cororan & Rowe LLP, which was attended by more than 80 individuals from diverse fields, diplomats, politicians, bankers, retailers, construction companies and professional service firms.

The webinar panelists were Babak Hoghoughi, partner at Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP and...

Questions have been rising over the U.S. Caesar Act and its effects on the Lebanese economy and businesses. For that purpose, we are organizing, in coordination with Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, a Zoom webinar with sanction expert lawyers to address the Act’s sanctions and consequences. To join the legal and economic discussion, kindly register by clicking here or through this link

Eptalex, Aziz Torbey Law Firm has set up a devoted team of lawyers as part of our contingency plan to monitor the continuous challenges facing the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak and seek the interests of our clients by protecting their businesses worldwide.

For that, we have taken all the relevant measures to make sure we keep you updated on the latest legal news in Lebanon, the...

We would like to officially welcome you to our new website, your destination for everything law and tax related.  Our goal behind it is to create a user-friendly interface by portraying our spot-on image to the world. For that, we conceived to provide an insight into our Firm’s new corporate identity, entrenched diversity and values, and to highlight our...

From the 2nd until the 4th of October, the Eptalex members: Allessandra Nitti, Cristina Knupfer and Marie Achkar have attended the GBL Alliance Autumn conference in Istanbul. The conference has constituted a great opportunity for all the attendees to network, exchange knowledge and discuss the business developments of the Alliance.
Right after a very warm welcome from Umut Metin,...

On Thursday, the 27th of June, the Lebanese Association of Public- Private Partnership (PPP) cofounded by the French- based Law Firm, FIDAL, CBA Law Firm in Italy and Eptalex-Aziz Torbey Law Firm in Beirut, hosted its inaugural conference at le Gray Hotel, Beirut.

The Lebanese Association of PPP is an international NGO dedicated to support and promote the efforts of the Lebanese...

Eptalex, Aziz Torbey Law Firm (ATLF) is proud to have been acknowledged in the Legal 500’s ranking this year in the practice areas of Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Dispute Resolution.

Legal 500 is one of the world’s leading international legal directories which offers rankings based on information provided by the law firms and their clients’ feedbacks to analyze legal matters...