Firas Bakr
Bakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal ConsultantsBakr & Odeh Advocates & Legal Consultants‘client roster includes major regional and multinational banks from the energy, leisure, oil and gas, construction, and insurance sectors. The team carries a strong track record in advising clients in cases involving novel or distinct elements, including multijurisdictional commercial disputes, civil claims, and arbitrations. Firas Bakr leverages considerable experience in transactional, construction and financing disputes and co-heads the team with Aiman Odeh, a port of call for disputes related to concessions, banking, licensing, securities, investments, and regulations.
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‘The team is comprised of lawyers of exceptional strength and experience, very well-respected even outside Jordan. ’
‘Aiman Odeh is a lawyer of exceptional analytical ability, coupled with a love for detail and hard work. He is one of Jordan's best lawyers, if not the best. Firas Bakr is a very impressive lawyer, also devoted to detail. Both are a pleasure to work with and have excellent back up within the office. ’
‘Aiman Odeh and Firas Bakr are superstars in both the Jordanian market and the Middle East region more generally. They have very wide experience across virtually all sectors. They stand out for the quality of their client base, and the profile of the cases on which they are instructed.’
‘Aiman Odeh is extremely strong - his ability to manage cases and clients stands out in the jurisdiction. All others I know have unequivocally recommended him, as do I. Firas Bakr is also extremely capable - he adds very significant quality to the cases on which he works, and his client base is extraordinary. ’
‘Seniority, contacts, international perspective.’
‘Aiman Odeh is outstanding. A former Minister of Justice and an extremely well-connected, seasoned lawyer, who knows everyone in and everything about the Jordanian legal landscape. He is the lawyer to go to with important disputes in the Middle East that require a knowledge of local culture and conventions. He never puts a foot wrong.’
Key clients
- Ministry of Water & Irrigation
- Government of Kuwait
- Arab Potash Company
- Arab Bank
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Central Bank of Jordan
- Islamic Development Bank
- Standard Chartered Bank
- BLOM Bank
- Capital Bank of Jordan
- Kuwait Finance House
- Philip Morris Jordan
- Ernst & Young
- Sandoz
- Cementra – Jordan
- Arab Insurance Group (B.S.C)
- Jordan Insurance Company
- Grand Hyatt Amman
- Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
- Emirates Tourism Investment Company
- AYLA Oasis Development Company
- Arab Fertilizers and Chemicals Co Ltd
- ProgressSoft Corporation
- Globitel Co. Ltd.
- Umniah
- National Integrated Industrial Complex (a subsidiary of National Holding Abu Dhabi)
- DAMAS
- ART
- Dubai Contracting Company
- National Electric Power Company
Work highlights
- Represented the Government of Jordan and National Power Electricity Company (NEPCO) against Attarat Power Company.
- Represented Arab Potash Company against an international contractor in connection with the construction of a major dike in the Dead Sea area.
- Represented Grand Hyatt Amman and the owning company against claims brought by the victims of the terrorist bombing of the hotel in 2005.
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Aiman Odeh, Firas Bakr