About us

For international clients navigating the uniquely challenging legal environment of Iran, Sabeti & Partners offers market-leading legal advice, superlative service and sophisticated solutions.We handle market-leading, highly challenging work and are trusted by the most discerning clients as counsel of choice on high-value, strategic and complex matters.We were organised in 2024 by most of the partners and associates from the highly respected Iranian legal practice of Sabeti & Khatami, which had been for the last few years ranked as a tier one firm in Iran by Legal 500 and Chambers, as well as Iran Law Firm of the Year for several years.We believe we offer a unique proposition for the Iran legal market:

We bring sophisticated experience from working at the highest level in the New York, London and Singapore legal markets to an Iran-focused practice. Our senior lawyers have been delivering superlative results to demanding clients on challenging cross-border matters involving some 30 jurisdictions for three decades. This is a distinction not shared by any firm in Iran.
We have the right people in the Iran market to speak authoritatively on the most challenging and novel issues of Iranian corporate and financial law. Our Iranian law expertise is rooted in a nuanced and scholarly understanding of the law.
As well as Iranian qualified lawyers, our team includes lawyers qualified in New York, Canada and England, another distinction in the market. In addition to our team in Iran, we also have lawyers based in Asia, the Gulf, Europe and North America.
If none of the usual domestic approaches to a problem will work and a solution has to be wholly invented, we can do it. If a matter has no margin for error, we can handle it.
We speak the language of sophisticated clients and co-counsel. If a client accustomed to matters in a dozen advanced and emerging markets working with leading global law firms wants to work with an Iranian practice who can keep up, we can do it.
For a legal practice, the highest standards of quality and professionalism are achieved from a strong technical as well as cultural foundation. Our founding partner brings his experience – both transactional as well as in law firm development – as a former partner of a global elite firm to our work and our culture, another distinction in the market.

Capabilities

We offer comprehensive advice on the legal matters encountered by foreign businesses operating in Iran, working directly with clients or with their foreign law firms.

Corporate

We specialise in complex corporate matters with a cross-border focus and in a wide range of industries, providing expert guidance on:

Mergers and acquisitions
Joint ventures
Restructuring
Market entry and exit
Corporate governance
Intra-shareholder arrangements
Foreign investment matters
Free/Economic zones
Competition

In recent years, we have handled market-leading corporate transactions and contributed significant innovations.

Finance and financial services

We bring extensive high-level international experience in cross-border financial transactions to bear on Iran-related matters, and can advise on:

Lending and banking
Fund formation, management and investment
Bonds and structured debt
Private and public equity offerings
Financial regulation and licensing
Project financing
Taxation

Our track record in finance includes developing novel instruments, shaping financial regulation and working on the most advanced financing transactions in the market.

Contentious matters

We regularly represent foreign clients in challenging contentious matters involving Iran, and offer capabilities in:

Pre-proceeding case assessment
Interim measures and injunctions
Civil and criminal litigation
Enforcement of foreign judgments and awards
Arbitration proceedings
Negotiation of settlements
Expert testimony on Iranian law

Projects and infrastructure

Although there has been a dearth of project activity in recent years, we can advise on various projects matters including:

Concession agreements
Off-take contracts
EPC arrangements
Public procurement, tenders and local content requirements
Project financing

Client highlights

We act for some of the top international businesses with Iran-related activity:

Korean conglomerates
Japanese industrial companies and trading houses
Asian auto manufacturers
European EPC contractors
European heavy manufacturers
Multinational F&B companies
Asian and European banks
Leading European investors in Iran
Multilateral development banks
Sovereign wealth funds
Asian development assistance agencies

We also routinely work with the top global law firms as well as leading national law firms in Korea, Japan, China, Russia, France, Italy, Germany, UAE, Singapore and other jurisdictions.

Work highlights

We regularly work on market-leading and other particularly challenging matters. Some recent highlights:

Designing and implementing one of the most complex financial restructurings in Iran, for a group of foreign and domestic investors
Devising innovative dormancy arrangements for exiting foreign businesses
Designing and implementing a highly challenging and entirely innovative divestment for foreign investors
Advising on arrangements for cross-border financing into Iran
Advising on a market-leading IPO
Advising on development of innovative public finance instruments
Negotiating a significant project concession agreement
Advising on O&G sector development contracts
Advising on structuring mining joint ventures
Consulting with financial regulators and legislative bodies on potential new laws and regulations
Advising foreign businesses on their disputes with former partners in Iran
Defending major Korean businesses against domestic claims and litigation
Advising on claims raising complex issues of maritime law
Advising on matters of comparative law in relation to trust arrangements implicated in cross-border litigation
Advising on defending unusual tax claims
Negotiating settlement of a nine-figure judgment
Negotiating a dispute among foreign and domestic bank shareholders with the central bank

JOIN US

We are distinguished by the treatment of our people, dedication to the development of lawyers, the collegiality and warmth of our team, and the standards of quality and professionalism we exhibit and expect. Our environment is challenging yet supportive.

With us, your growth will be driven by working with partners and senior lawyers who bring extensive international experience and a serious commitment to sharing their expertise. We provide a clear career progression path, rigorous training and a detailed performance framework to help ambitious young lawyers reach their potential.

In addition to working on high-level Iran-related matters, we offer the opportunity - unique in Iran - to work on cross-border transactions independent of Iran to develop polished international lawyering skills, which can serve you well practicing in any jurisdiction.

We seek lawyers who take initiative, think independently, and excel in problem-solving. If you have a law degree from a top university, fluency in English, strong analytical and writing skills, and a dedication to quality work, we invite you to apply by sending a letter describing the reasons for your interest and a resume to careers@sabetipartners.com.

Contact us

Second Alley, Hormozan Street, Shahrak Qarb, Tehran, Iran

+98 21 8836 4215

info@sabetipartners.com

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