hannouche associates

Date: 28-Nov-2016
LONDON – Iraqi Tax Law Expert Before the High Court of London
Alain Hannouche acts as an Iraqi tax law expert before the High Court of London in a USD 257 Million lawsuit involving various international law firms and multinational companies.
 
Date: 9-May-2016
IRAQ – Bank License Issuance and Registration
Hannouche Associates successfully completes the license issuance and registration of a leading regional bank in Iraq, including ministerial and central bank approvals and licenses.
 
Date: 23-Mar-2016
IRAQ – Gas Field Development Tender
Hannouche Associates advises a multinational oil services company on its pre-bid agreements and subsequent bid for a USD 200 Million Gas Field development project.
 
Date: 30-Nov-2015
GENEVA - Litigation before Swiss courts
Hannouche Associates advises an international food commodities supplier in its litigation with the Iraqi government before Swiss courts regarding the performance of a governmental concession and its related letters of credit.
 
Date: 23-May-2015
PUBLICATION – Article on Social Security Exemptions for Oil Companies in Iraq
Alain Hannouche publishes an article on International Law Office and Kurdistan Review regarding "Social security exemptions for oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region".
 
Date: 13-Apr-2015
IRAQ - Labor Law Compliance
Hannouche Associates completes the restructuring plan of an 800 employees workforce for an international company through the redrafting of employment agreements, reorganization of social security registrations and personal income tax settlements.
 
Date: 14-Dec-2014
IRAQ – Government Concession Tax Regime
Hannouche Associates advises a multinational pharmaceutical company on the tax regime regulating the performance of its government concession agreement in Baghdad.
 
Date: 18-Oct-2014
PUBLICATION – Article on the registration of oil services companies in Iraq
Alain Hannouche publishes an article on International Law Office and Kurdistan Review regarding the "Registration of oil services companies in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region".
 
Date: 2-Aug-2014
ERBIL – Oil Services Company Acquisition
Hannouche Associates advises an international Oil Services Company on drafting the Stock Purchase Agreement and closing the acquisition of a subsidiary operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
 
Date: 5-April-2014
ERBIL – Investment License
Hannouche Associates secures the investment license and land parcel allocation for a 600 m3/Hour crushing plant under the Investment Law No. 4 of 2006.
 
Date: 9-Dec-2013
IRAQ – Oil & Gas Section – Iraq Legal Guide
Hannouche Associates contributed to the Iraq Legal Guide being prepared by one of the most reputable worldwide legal databases. The firm has completed drafting the Oil & Gas section of the guide.
 
Date: 4-Aug-2013
LEBANON – Residential and Commercial Complex Arbitration
Hannouche Associates represents a leading Jordanian real estate investment company in a Thirty Million USD arbitration regarding the valuation of its rights in a residential and commercial project in Lebanon.
 
Date: 3-May-2013
ERBIL – Ministry Of Transportation Concession
Hannouche Associates negotiates, drafts and closes a long-term concession agreement with the Ministry of Transportation in Kurdistan regarding airlines services at the Erbil International Airport.
 
Date: 1-Feb-2013
ERBIL – Fortune Global 500 Company
Hannouche Associates completes the registration of a Fortune Global 500 electrical energy company in Erbil.
 
Date: 16-Nov-2012
ERBIL – GAS POWER PLANT
Hannouche Associates advises a major regional construction company on Iraqi Laws and Regulations concerning the ongoing building of the largest Power Plant in the Kurdistan region, a 1,500 MW combined cycle Independent Power Project.
 
Date: 7-Sep-2012
ERBIL – MERGER OF TWO UNIVERSITIES
Hannouche Associates closes a multi-million dollars merger between two leading universities in Iraqi Kurdistan.
 
Date: 9-May-2012
DUBAI – ACQUISITION OF AN INVESTMENT COMPANY
Hannouche Associates counsels a Dubai-based Investment Company on its one Billion US Dollars acquisition by Qatari investors.
 
Date: 13-Mar-2012
KURDISTAN – INCORPORATION OF A US OIL SERVICES COMPANY
Hannouche Associates advises a leading US Oil Services Company on its registration in Iraqi Kurdistan and effectively completes the incorporation and ministerial permits process.
 
Date: 10-Jan-2012
KURDISTAN AND FEDERAL IRAQ – INCORPORATION OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Hannouche Associates advises a regional financial institution on the process of establishing a presence in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Governorate, and, subsequently secures all necessary permits and registrations.
 
Date: 28-Oct-2011
QATAR – REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IN CALIFORNIA
Hannouche Associates represents a Qatari real estate Investment Company in the negotiations and closing stages of the purchase of a major residential project in downtown Los Angeles, California.
 
Date: 15-Aug-2011
KURDISTAN AND FEDERAL IRAQ – ACQUISITION OF REAL ESTATE COMPANIES
Hannouche Associates advises a leading international construction company on the acquisition of several local construction companies in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Governorate.
 
Date: 24-May-2011
SAUDI ARABIA – REPRESENTATION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Hannouche Associates acts as the legal consultant of a Saudi Investment Company in connection with the commercial representation of a leading Swiss pharmaceutical company in the Middle East.
 
Date: 22-Feb-2011
KURDISTAN – INVESTMENT LICENSE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL MEGAPROJECT
Hannouche Associates successfully secures the admission of the Kurdistan Board of Investment of the investment License application for an industrial megaproject in Erbil.
 
Date: 14-Sep-2010
KURDISTAN AND FEDERAL IRAQ – HANNOUCHE ASSOCIATES OPENS ITS IRAQI BRANCH
Hannouche Associates establishes its offices in Iraq. Located in Erbil, with local partners and affiliated law firms in both Kurdistan and Federal Iraq, Hannouche Associates' new branch will provide comprehensive legal services for all its clients in Iraq
 
Date: 7-Jul-2010
ABU DHABI – ACQUISITION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CHAIN OF DEPARTMENT STORES
Hannouche Associates counsels an Abu Dhabi-based Investment Company on a stock purchase agreement and a subsequent promissory notes issuance with regards to the buyout of an international chain of department stores.
 
Date: 2-Apr-2010
LEBANON – ARBITRATION OVER A BANK'S OWNERSHIP INTEREST
Hannouche Associates represents a majority shareholder at a leading Lebanese bank in the arbitration process concerning its ownership interest.
 
Date: 19-Jan-2010
LEBANON – EQUITY FINANCING OF A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Hannouche Associates advises a Luxembourg-based Holding Company on its equity financing of a major residential project in Lebanon.