Languages

• Arabic

Law Firm Overview

For the past twenty years, Howard L. Stovall has been assisting multinational companies on commercial law matters throughout the Arab Middle East, including Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, The United Arab Emirates, UAE, and Yemen.

Mr. Stovall has also served as an expert on Middle East commercial law, both before the U.S. federal (district and appellate) courts and in International Chamber of Commerce and American Arbitration Association arbitration proceedings. Formerly a partner in a large international law firm, Mr. Stovall established his own (solo) law offices in Chicago, effective October 1996.

Areas of Practice

• Middle East Commercial Law 100%

Published Works

• Arab Commercial Law -- Into the Future, The International Lawyer, Fall, 2000
• Overview of Middle Eastern Anti-Bribery Rules, California International Practitioner, 1999
• Middle East Commercial Law Developments (1998), The International Lawyer, Fall, 1999
• Drafting Commercial Agency Agreements to Ameliorate Middle East "Dealer Protection" Laws, Corporate Counsel International Adviser, May, 1998
• Arab Labor Law Rules and Practices -- Termination of Employment, The Globe, August, 2001

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, International Law, Arbitration, International Dispute Resolution, Trade Regulation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Employment Law -- Employer, International Intellectual Property, Business & Trade, Foreign Investment, International Arbitration, Labor Legislation