Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners

Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners (“SAP”) is a full-service Qatar law firm that provides a wide range of services in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Our clients range from multinational companies and international law firms to Qatari private business and governmental entities. Founded in 1999, SAP is one of the longest established and largest law firms in Qatar.

SAP is ranked highly by international legal directories in all areas of legal practice. SAP is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners and Tier 1 by The Legal 500. The firm won the Qatar Domestic Law Firm of the Year Award 2021 by Chambers and Partners. Additionally, the firm was named Qatar Law Firm of the Year in 2017, 2020, 2021 and again in 2022, and Technology, Media & Telecommunications Team of the Year in 2019 and 2023 by the Qatar Business Law Forum presented by LexisNexis.  Our partners are also highly ranked individually for their corporate – commercial, energy, projects and disputes work.

Our corporate advisory team draws on its expertise to advise on all aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions. The advisory team invests time to understand the needs of its clients so it can deliver astute and effective advice. Our team not only advises on corporate structures but also gives sound commercial advice on company management, mergers and acquisitions and employment related issues, contract law, administrative law, intellectual property and IP registration. In addition to providing commercial and industry insight, the corporate advisory team, alongside the dispute resolution teams, supports its clients throughout the dispute resolution process, including litigation, mediation or arbitration.

Our dispute resolution team are highly experienced in local practice with a thorough grounding in procedural and substantive law. Our lawyers regularly appear before all courts and tribunals in the state of Qatar, including the Court of Cassation. Our dispute resolution team has an outstanding track record in complex, high stakes disputes arising from construction contracts, which includes disputes relating to works completed, change orders and variation, payment disputes and change of law claims.

Our arbitration team has extensive experience in commercial arbitration and represents clients in domestic and international arbitrations, both under major institutional rules and ad hoc. Our team has assisted arbitration on matters involving joint ventures, partnerships and disputes arising from banking and finance transactions. The team also advise on related court matters, such as the enforcement of arbitral awards.