Team

Dr. Mohamed Karbal

Managing Partner

Dr. Karbal is an attorney licensed to practice law in New York, Washington D.C., and Libya. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Karbal & Co, a leading Libyan law firm with offices in Washington D.C., Libya and Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Karbal has extensive experience serving as an expert legal witness on various high profile cases involving Libyan law.

Dr. Karbal’s extensive experience includes:

Expert Legal Witness:

  • Dr. Mohamed Karbal, served as an expert legal witness on Libyan law for Abdul Hakim Belhadj for the case Belhadj and another V. Straw and Others  (Libyan criminal law and criminal procedures); 
  • Dr. Mohamed Karbal served as expert witness on Libyan law for Tekfen-TML Joint Venture v. Man-made River;
  • Served as a legal expert witness in the case of MEDCO v. National Oil Company of Libya, Paris, France.
  • •erved as an expert witness for the defendants in Swift Spindrift v Alvada Insurance Inc., al., Southern District of New York.  (Libyan maritime law, civil law, and Libyan banking law).  
  • Served as a co-counsel/legal expert, Tekfen–T.M.L. JV (TTJV) V. Man-Made River. (Libyan administrative and civil laws). 
  • Dr. Karbal serves as a sole arbitrator for construction claims which was held before Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Center (ADCCA).

Legal Director.  

Dr. Karbal served as the legal director of the following agencies:

• Abu Dhabi Health Authority

• Abu Dhabi Transportation Department

• Abu Dhabi Education Council 

Mr. Seraj Khameas
Senior Associte

Seraj earned his L.L.B. from the University of Derna Law School in 2001 and has since served in various roles as a legal advisor at our office in Libya. Mr. Seraj specializes in legal research and corporate law. He has provided advice on legal issues related to administrative and commercial corporate law.

Ms. Halima Youssef
Legal Counsel

Halima graduated from Derna Law School in 2013 with an L.L.B. degree. She has held various positions with our Libyan firm since 2015. Ms. Halima specializes in commercial and corporate law. She has assisted foreign businesses in establishing a presence in Libya. Ms. Halima has also advised on issues related to corporate and civil law.