SOUAIBY RASSI has an intimate knowledge in project finance. The firm's grounding in both the civil and common law systems has helped varied foreign investors understanding local laws, and the many languages spoken by its staff have eased communication.

Our lawyers counsel corporate clients on regulatory compliance with various provisions of the Lebanese laws and regulations affecting the financing and construction of infrastructure projects and assist project sponsors bidding to be awarded concessions and concession companies in each of the necessary elements for a successful project.

Our expertise covers the following areas:

• Negotiation and review of critical project contractual relationships
• Structuring relationships between multiple project participants through partnership agreements and joint ventures
• Transfer of facilities and functions from government ownership and control to private ownership and control
• Projects involving joint ownership by private sector investors and government agencies and which are operated by private enterprise
• Legal framework for projects with complex structure such as B.O.O., B.O.T. and B.O.O.T.

We pride ourselves on our capability of adapting the most innovative financing structures to the local laws and regulations.