OMAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Sultan Al Ghafri, Nasser Al Riyami, Abdullah Al Aufi and Joud Lashko, Al Khalili, Al Ghailani & Co. LLP (K&Co.)
Al Khalili, Al Ghailani & Co. LLP (K&Co.) is a full- service Omani law firm established in Muscat in 2018, with a team of around 15 lawyers led by four founding partners. The firm’s dispute resolution and arbitration practice, headed by managing partner Sultan Al Ghafri FCIArb, advises Omani and inter - national clients across the full arbitral process, from pre-arbitration strategy through to enforcement. The team regularly acts in FIDIC-based construction and infrastructure disputes, and has represented parties
in claims valued up to OMR25 million, including the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards issued under DIFC and international rules. K&Co. also advises Oman’s leading tourism and hospitality developers on ongoing arbitral disputes concerning major inte - grated projects. Beyond arbitration, the firm covers corporate, banking and finance, real estate, aviation and technology law, combining Omani foundations with international practice standards.
Authors
Sultan Al Ghafri is the managing partner of K&Co. and head of Arbitration, having co-founded the firm in 2018. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has extensive experience in
Abdullah Al Aufi is an associate at K&Co. and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He holds an LLB from Sultan Qaboos University and is licensed before the Primary Courts in Oman. His practice
commercial arbitration, with a particular focus on construction disputes under FIDIC contracts and Omani Standard Terms and Conditions, as well as financial and shareholder disputes. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Law from Sultan Qaboos University and a Master’s in International Trade Law from Université Paris-Descartes, alongside further qualifications from the London School of Economics. Sultan regularly advises clients on complex, high-value commercial arbitrations across the region.
covers international arbitration, commercial litigation, and construction and real estate disputes, and he has been involved in over 20 arbitration matters relating to development and infrastructure projects conducted under ICC and UNCITRAL rules. Abdullah has served as Secretary to arbitral tribunals in two international arbitrations, each exceeding USD52 million, managing procedural timelines and tribunal processes to international standards.
Joud Lashko is a junior associate at K&Co., training across the firm’s corporate and litigation teams. She holds an LLB from the University of Reading and an LLM from the University of Law, and is currently
Nasser Al Riyami is a partner at K&Co. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he advises on arbitration alongside a broad corporate practice spanning company establishment, cross-border M&A and
completing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination. Her work focuses on legal research, contract drafting and review, and cross-border disputes, supporting the firm’s wider dispute resolution practice. She previously gained experience during an internship at Stephenson Harwood in London, and is also contributing to the development of Oman’s emerging space law and regulatory framework.
financial matters. He holds a degree in Commercial Law from Sultan Qaboos University and an LLM with Merit in Corporate and Financial Law from Kingston University London. Nasser has advised on high- value corporate transactions, including hotel establishments and major logistics agreements, and regularly lectures on business law, bringing a commercial perspective to the firm’s arbitration practice.
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