Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm maintains its strong position in the Lebanese legal market, with an excellent track record in assisting clients from the banking, travel, shipping and engineering sectors with tax issues relating to complex transactions. Carlos Abou Jaoude brings expertise in corporate tax matters and often assists with transfer pricing issues, while Souraya Machnouk advises on stamp duty cases, tax compliance issues and tax incentive matters. Ibrahim Barraj is well-versed in tax regulatory issues. The trio co-head the practice.

Alem advises local and international corporations on corporate-related tax issues. The practice is jointly led by Mohamed Y Alem, who has an excellent reputation for assisting with the tax aspects of restructurings, construction development matters and land acquisitions, and Nader Obeid, who is adept in handling domestic and cross-border tax litigation.

At Badri and Salim El Meouchi LLP, the team assists financial institutions, private banks, real estate developers and industrial companies with tax issues. The group's workload includes advising on the tax aspects of transactions and transferring assets, as well as handling issues relating to capital gains tax and stamps duties. The practice is jointly led by Chadia El Meouchi and Carine Farran, both experts in transactional matters. Other key lawyers include Walid Honein and Khalil Sarkis; the duo have extensive experience in real estate-related tax matters.

Baroudi & Associates' team is equipped to handle tax matters relating to employment issues, M&A deals and cross-border transactions, as well as transactions in the real estate sector. Led by managing partner Jean Baroudi, the group often acts for multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals in mandates. Baroudi brings expertise in advising on the tax aspects of corporate work and international capital markets, to name a couple of areas of instruction.