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Ahmad El Lakkis

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Overview

Ahmad El Lakkis is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Doha office and a member of the firm's Corporate and Transactional Group. He advises clients on commercial transactions, corporate structuring, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions.

Trilingual in English, Arabic, and French, Ahmad brings cross-border experience from Qatar, France, and Lebanon to help clients navigate complex corporate matters.

Ahmad began his legal career practicing at a law firm in Beirut. He then worked with the M&A legal team at TotalEnergies in Paris on high-value, cross-border transactions and strategic corporate projects. Before joining Crowell, he was a senior corporate associate at a Doha-based law firm, advising clients across sectors including logistics, construction, real estate, hospitality, and education.

Career & Education

    • Toulouse Business School, M.S.
    • Lebanese University, LL.M., Business Law
    • Lebanese University, LL.B.
    • Toulouse Business School, M.S.
    • Lebanese University, LL.M., Business Law
    • Lebanese University, LL.B.

    • Beirut
    • Beirut

    • Arabic
    • French
    • English
    • Arabic
    • French
    • English

Ahmad's Insights

Publication | 09.01.26

Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues

On September 1, 2026, Crowell & Moring's Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis published a Practical Law UK Practice Note titled Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues. In the note, the authors discuss the principal legal and regulatory issues foreign lenders should consider in cross-border financings involving Qatar-based companies, including sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, currency exchange controls, licensing considerations, security and guarantees, enforcement, insolvency, and local compliance requirements. The note also highlights core considerations for lenders when structuring and documenting these transactions in Qatar.To read the full article, click here. For questions about cross-border lending transactions and related regulatory considerations in Qatar, please contact Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis....

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Representative Matters

  • Advised on the establishment of an international school in Qatar, including licensing arrangements, regulatory compliance, and contractual negotiations.
  • Supported a regional logistics group and its affiliates on cross-border contracts, governance transitions, and regulatory filings.
  • Provided ongoing legal support to a hotel-owning company in Qatar, including drafting and negotiating bilingual commercial and service agreements.
  • Assisted in numerous mergers and acquisitions across Europe and the Middle East, acting on both buy-side and sell-side transactions, with responsibility for due diligence, sales and purchase agreements (SPA), and joint venture structuring.
  • Represented corporate clients in arbitration proceedings and supported settlement negotiations before regional arbitration centers.
  • Advised on litigation strategy and coordinated with dispute resolution teams in commercial, contractual, and employment-related cases.
  • Counseled a multi-sector trading and contracting group spanning hospitality, retail, and real estate on joint ventures, partnership agreements, and dispute settlements.
  • Drafted and negotiated a wide range of bilingual agreements for companies in the fitness, leisure, and technology sectors, including employment, consultancy, confidentiality, and intellectual property contracts.

Ahmad's Insights

Publication | 09.01.26

Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues

On September 1, 2026, Crowell & Moring's Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis published a Practical Law UK Practice Note titled Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues. In the note, the authors discuss the principal legal and regulatory issues foreign lenders should consider in cross-border financings involving Qatar-based companies, including sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, currency exchange controls, licensing considerations, security and guarantees, enforcement, insolvency, and local compliance requirements. The note also highlights core considerations for lenders when structuring and documenting these transactions in Qatar.To read the full article, click here. For questions about cross-border lending transactions and related regulatory considerations in Qatar, please contact Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis....

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Practices

Ahmad's Insights

Publication | 09.01.26

Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues

On September 1, 2026, Crowell & Moring's Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis published a Practical Law UK Practice Note titled Lending to a Company in Qatar: Regulatory Issues. In the note, the authors discuss the principal legal and regulatory issues foreign lenders should consider in cross-border financings involving Qatar-based companies, including sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, currency exchange controls, licensing considerations, security and guarantees, enforcement, insolvency, and local compliance requirements. The note also highlights core considerations for lenders when structuring and documenting these transactions in Qatar.To read the full article, click here. For questions about cross-border lending transactions and related regulatory considerations in Qatar, please contact Charbel M. Maakaron, Catherine Martinez, and Ahmad El Lakkis....

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