Tawfiq Tabbaa

Tawfiq’s experience focuses on corporate and commercial law as well as regulatory reform and litigation. Tawfiq has advised on a wide range of corporate transactions, including corporate structures and joint ventures investments including assisting clients with selecting the most suitable corporate entities for their operations, as well as advising on issues relating to foreign investment, investment promotion, intellectual property, labour law, contract law, competition law, and microfinance regulation.

Tawfiq set up the office in Baghdad and Erbil and he has advised on a steady stream of instructions for international clients in the field of oil and gas, transportation, supply management, real estate, telecommunications, media, agency, banking and contracting in Iraq.

In the area of litigation, Tawfiq has managed and supervised the litigation team in Baghdad on various high value and complex litigations on behalf of foreign clients, often litigating against the Government of Iraq or publicly owned companies.