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Faisal Al Rashdi Advocates & Legal Consultants (FALC) is an Omani law firm based in Muscat. Its practices include corporate and mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment funds, litigation, arbitration, energy and projects, government and regulatory work, banking and finance, employment, real estate, and white-collar and regulatory matters.
Yes. FALC advises on the laws of the Sultanate of Oman. Where a transaction or dispute involves another jurisdiction, the firm may coordinate with appropriately qualified foreign counsel.
Yes. The firm advises foreign investors and businesses on matters connected with Oman, including transactions, corporate structuring, investments, contractual arrangements, disputes and regulatory matters.
Read full answer: Does FALC work with international companies investing in Oman?
Yes. Cross-border matters commonly require lawyers in more than one jurisdiction. FALC coordinates foreign counsel through its international relationships so that the client can receive the different jurisdictional workstreams through a coordinated legal process.
Read full answer: Can an Omani law firm coordinate legal advice across several countries?
No. Sending an enquiry, using the website or speaking with the firm initially does not by itself create a lawyer-client relationship. FALC's website terms state that an engagement begins only after conflicts clearance, written terms of engagement and confirmation that the firm can act.
Read full answer: Does contacting FALC create a lawyer-client relationship?
Not before the firm confirms that it can receive it safely. FALC asks prospective clients not to send confidential or time-sensitive information before conflicts clearance and establishment of the engagement.
Read full answer: Should confidential information be included in an initial enquiry to a law firm?
A conflicts check helps determine whether professional obligations, existing or former engagements or other circumstances prevent the firm from acting. FALC performs a conflicts check before accepting an engagement.
Read full answer: Why does a law firm perform a conflict-of-interest check?
Yes. FALC describes its team as bilingual and advises clients in Arabic and English.
Yes. FALC's client-service offering includes legal training programmes on request. Subjects can include areas such as contract risk, claims management and employment-law issues relevant to corporate operations.
Read full answer: Can FALC provide legal training to companies?
No. General website information cannot take account of the particular facts, documents, deadlines and risks affecting an individual matter. Specific legal advice should be obtained before acting on a legal issue.
Read full answer: Does information on a law firm's website amount to legal advice?
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