Jean S. Baroudi

BAA is preeminent in Maritime and Transportation law in Lebanon, with a long and distinguished history of serving an international and exclusive clientele, including shipowners, operators and charterers, marine underwriters including P&I insurers, FD&D associations, hull and machinery underwriters and war risk insurers; NVOCC's, freight forwarders, shipping agents, financing institutions and land transporters; The firm acts as legal correspondent for many P&I Clubs and maintains very strong ties with many key players in the shipping industry. The firm regularly handles complex, jurisdictional and international maritime litigation cases. We are experienced in all aspects of maritime litigation and dispute resolution, including cargo claims, marine injury claims, marine casualty, charter-party disputes, shipbuilding disputes, sale and purchase disputes, marine insurance. We are highly experienced in admiralty matters, including collision and pilotage claims, general average salvage and pollution.

Baroudi & Associates (previously known as Eddé & Baroudi Law Firm) ("BAA") was founded in 1912 by Emile Eddé, who was President of the Republic of Lebanon from 1936 to 1941.

BAA provides a complete package of legal services to foreign and domestic clients. As a Full Service Law Firm, with a diversified commercial practice, BAA has particular expertise in handling complex matters in various fields of law including Banking, Corporate, Insurance, Shipping, Aviation, Bankruptcy, M&A, Litigation, Arbitration, Contract, Structured Finance, Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Securitization, Employment Disputes, Intellectual Property, Construction, Taxation and Litigation. BAA has been active in the drafting process of various bills and regulations that have shaped the Lebanese market.

Our lawyers are supported by a broad range of service providers in Lebanon and abroad. The collective knowledge of several practice areas and BAA's close working relations with leading law firms abroad ensures that the clients receive the most up to date, practical, and efficient legal advice. This diverse and global scope gives the lawyers at BAA the ability to resolve complex legal issues in a highly skilled and satisfactory manner.

In almost 100 years of practice, the firm has gained a national and international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before regulatory authorities and official agencies, and successful advocacy in litigation and practical and efficient advice in guiding business transactions.