Corporate & Commercial
Recognized year after year as a market leader in corporate and commercial law.
IBLAW's corporate and commercial practice has been recognized year after year as a leader in the market.
Under this practice group, we provide a broad range of corporate and commercial legal services to investors, including individuals companies, family businesses, founders, and multinational groups.
Our team routinely advises on ownership and governance transactions, including share transfers, shareholders' arrangements, and joint venture structures.
We also support publicly held corporations and government owned and controlled entities and agencies on corporate structuring and governance matters, where corporate decision-making converges with public-sector accountability. We serve as general counsel for corporations, supporting clients across the full corporate lifecycle - from the establishment of the enterprise through all stages of growth, operation, transformation and evolution.
IBLAW has extensive experience in advising boards of directors and corporate executives in connection with corporate governance, transactions, and disclosure requirements. We also manage the associated execution processes with the competent authorities (including regulatory filings and completion before the Companies Control Department and other regulatory bodies such as Competition Directorate, Ministry of Investment, as applicable).
We support clients with market-entry structuring and ongoing corporate advisory, assisting them in selecting the most suitable corporate vehicle (including LLCs, Private Shareholding Companies, Operating Foreign Companies and Non-operating Foreign Companies/ regional offices). Our advice covers the full spectrum of considerations related to operating in Jordan, including capital structuring, licensing, regulatory requirements, corporate governance, and key legal tax implications.
Our advisory also extends to corporate legal taxation and finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity investments, leasing and commercial arrangements, corporate compliance and governance, labor and employment matters, as well as securities and capital markets matters.
For cross-border businesses and regulated environments, we advise on corporate matters that intersect with securities and regulatory requirements, including employee share and incentive plans and the related Jordan Securities Commission pathways (no-objection letters and formal submissions).
We advise clients on restructuring and insolvency matters under Jordan’s evolving insolvency framework, including assessing eligibility for formal proceedings, preparing and filing insolvency applications, and guiding stakeholders through complex processes where local precedent remains limited. Our team supports financial institutions, investors, and corporates in managing distressed situations, issuing legal opinions grounded in the applicable insolvency legislation, and leading filing strategies and court- driven procedures before the competent judicial authorities.
Key Highlights
- Recognized year after year as a market leader in corporate and commercial law.
- Advising businesses across the full corporate lifecycle.
- Trusted on M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, and strategic investments.
- Strong on regulated and cross-border corporate matters.
- Counsel to founders, family businesses, multinationals, banks, and public entities.
- Practical advice where corporate, finance, tax, employment, and disputes intersect.
- Experienced in navigating approvals, filings, and execution before key regulators.
- Supporting complex transactions from structuring through closing and beyond.
The firm's services in the Corporate and Commercial Department include advising and representing our clients in the following areas:
- Corporate Structuring: Advising on fit-for-purpose corporate and investment structures across the full corporate lifecycle, including supporting legally robust structures for regional expansion and cross-border collaboration.
- Corporate Registration & Regulatory Filings: Managing company incorporation and related regulatory processes, including preparation and submission of the required documentation and liaison with official bodies to complete the process.
- Corporate Restructuring: Supporting corporate reorganizations and restructuring workstreams, including matters involving financial, governance and regulatory considerations.
- Corporate Disputes & Litigation: Representing clients in corporate and commercial disputes, including litigation and arbitration strategy, pleadings and submissions for proceedings involving complex commercial and corporate fraud issues.
- Strategic Partnership & Joint Ventures: Structuring and documenting strategic corporate partnerships, including joint ventures and other collaboration arrangements that support domestic and cross-border transactions.
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Advising on M&As and ownership change transactions, including share transfers and investment transactions, including structuring and execution of legally robust M&A arrangements.
- International Corporate Finance: Advising on cross-border finance, project finance, and structured financing transactions, including finance documentation and security packages aligned with local regulatory requirements.
- Cross-Border Corporate Advisory: Providing legal guidance on multi-jurisdictional corporate matters, including international incentive structures and transactions involving multiple regulatory regimes.
- Insolvency & Liquidation: Advising on insolvency, restructuring and liquidation processes, including assessment, filings, procedures before the competent authorities and courts.
- Capital Markets & Securitization: Advising on capital markets and securities matters, including securitization structures and related regulatory and legislative developments.