Abdel Ghani Hamdan is the managing partner of the Hamdan Law Firm, an international law firm, founded in 1965 ( www.hamdanlawfirm.com ), with a wide-ranging clientele looking for advice and representation in matters involving Lebanon and the GCC countries, and further afield, such as Europe and the United States, and also has a substantial practice handling off-shore matters.Abdel Ghani is able to offer his very broad experience in various sectors such as Corporate, Real Estate, Trusts, Dispute Resolution, M&A, Banking & Finance, Franchising and Distributorships, Joint Venture and other Alliances.Abdel Ghani has worked on a number of the largest and most complex cases in Jersey and the BVI, and has also a wealth of experience in acting for corporates, financial institutions and trust beneficiaries in commercial claims for breach of contract and fiduciary duty, breach of trust, negligence, fraud, undue influence and professional misconduct.Abdel Ghani understands how cultural and regulatory differences impact on a transaction and can immediately anticipate potential legal or commercial problems. He is particularly well known for his ability to bring the parties in transactions together so that the legal and cultural differences between Western and Middle Eastern clients can be bridged effectively, enabling cross-border transactions and projects to proceed quickly and smoothly. The Firm works in seamless integrated teams with leading counsels and correspondents to provide the best expertise and contacts for each transaction and to meet its clients’ international needs. Abdel Ghani has concluded cooperation arrangements with leading American and European law firms, and maintains a very close relationship with Hughes Hubbard & Reed, in whose Paris Office he practiced for 11 years and where he was Special Counsel in charge of the Middle Eastern & North African practice.Abdel Ghani is fluent in Arabic, French and English.