Khattar Associates was established in 1958 in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded by Maître Michel Khattar
who was President of the Beirut Bar Association in 1994.
Naoum M. Khattar (1962-2001), graduate of Harvard Law School (LL.M. 1987), joined the firm in 1992.
Najib M. Khattar (LL.M, Harvard Law School) and Jihan Rizk Khattar (LL.M, Harvard Law School)
joined the firm in 2005.
Khattar Associates enjoys a reputation as one of the most prominent and well-respected law firms in Lebanon. We are a general law firm which provides expert services to its clients in a wide variety of legal fields. The firm mainly specializes in Litigation, Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Business Law and Real Estate Law.
We are well known for our expertise in litigation, having handled some of the most prominent cases in Lebanon.
We advise a diversified client base ranging from business men, entrepreneurs, NGOs and private individuals. Our team of lawyers always strives to favor negotiation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution; in fact we are always in the quest of reaching a consensual agreement as opposed to more formal processes of dispute resolution.
We have created a working culture at our office that enables us to provide our clients with a reliable and superior standard of service; a culture that has been inculpated to us by the founder of Khattar Associates and former President of the Beirut Bar Association, Maître Michel N. Khattar.
Our firm has correspondent offices in Cyprus, France, Britain and the Arab countries.
Attorneys at Khattar Associates are fluent in English, Arabic, French, Italian and Portuguese.
