Erbil

The economic potential of Iraq and its cities including Erbil are enormous. Investment is increasing in new sectors, including communications, technology and infrastructure, complementing the well-established oil & gas sector.

Our office in Ebril opened in 2013, we are part of only a handful of firms that have a presence in Iraq.

The strength of our legal expertise, and having the capacity to access our full service footprint from across the region, often sees us appointed as local counsel on Iraq’s most complex and significant matters, including advising Iraqi governmental departments and courts, which helps to ensure that we stay informed of changes in the law, as well as local practice and procedure.

We have excellent local contacts and an unrivalled understanding of the nuances of the national and regional governments. Our clients have access to a unique combination of local knowledge and international expertise to ensure they make the most of these opportunities, something that is not widely available in Iraq.

We act for clients of all sizes, from multinational corporations and financial institutions to start-ups in many sectors, including education, banking and finance.

We have advised on many significant transactions. Recent projects include.

• Represent a client in bank’s acquisitions in Iraq including due diligence procedures.
• Advising a major regional telecommunication company in its acquisition of passive infrastructure in Iraq including conducting due diligence on the seller and the assets.
• Acting as local counsel to a major oil and gas service company in the transfer of its business assets in Iraq
• Al Tamimi was appointed to support a major international bank on the first international bond offering by a private company in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This included drafting sections of the offering memorandum, advising on enforceability of transaction documents and the review of machine pledges.
• Advising banks as lead arrangers on the first IPO of a major Iraqi telecommunication company including leading the due diligence transaction, and advising on the structuring and implementation of the deal.