Individuals and families
For family, employment, property, debt, and personal-rights matters requiring a clear understanding of options and deadlines.
A law firm since 1957
BaghdadiLaw: legal experience across two generations.
BaghdadiLaw is a family law firm established in Syria in 1957 by Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi and now led by Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and investors, combining experience in disputes, contracts, arbitration, and legal advice with a structured bilingual service for matters connected to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Syria.
011957Firm founded in Syria
0230+Years of Omar Al-Baghdadi’s experience
0320,000+Cases and matters handled by the firm
0440+Lawyers trained and supervised by Omar
From the firm’s founding in 1957 to online legal consultation today.
The firm’s history spans two generations: a practice established in Syria by Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi, joined by his son Lawyer Mosef Al-Baghdadi in 1983, before Omar Al-Baghdadi began his professional career in 1996. Today, dispute, contract, and arbitration experience is combined with a structured digital service that begins by identifying the facts and jurisdiction.
- 011957
BaghdadiLaw is founded
Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi established the firm in Syria, laying the foundation for a professional law practice carried across two generations.
- 021983
Mosef Al-Baghdadi begins practice
Lawyer Mosef Al-Baghdadi, Omar Al-Baghdadi’s brother, began working as a lawyer under the supervision of their father, Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi.
- 031996
Omar Al-Baghdadi begins practice
Omar graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University and began his career under his father’s supervision in a specialized legal environment.
- 042011
Regional expansion across Syria, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia
The firm’s professional experience expanded regionally across commercial, civil, administrative, arbitral, and cross-border matters, with local requirements identified for each engagement.
- 05Today
Direct leadership and online service
Omar leads the assessment and legal direction. A consultation can begin in Arabic or English by WhatsApp or email before any additional work is separately scoped.
Al-Baghdadi Law Firm
A law firm serving individuals, businesses, and investors through a clear legal process.
The firm works across commercial disputes, contracts, arbitration, administrative law, enforcement, investment, real estate, construction, employment, and personal status. Each matter begins by identifying the client, facts, documents, country, competent authority, and intended outcome.
The available options, strengths, weaknesses, risks, deadlines, and next step are then explained. The appropriate route may be advice, document review, negotiation, settlement, or formal action; every service and responsible professional is defined before the engagement begins.
Legal guidance shaped around the client and decision—not one template for every matter.
Priorities, documents, and risks differ between a personal matter, a business decision, and a cross-border investment, so the assessment begins by defining your need precisely.
Companies and business owners
For contracts, shareholder conflicts, commercial claims, enforcement, negotiation, and risk assessment before a business decision.
Investors and founders
For formation, licensing, investment, construction, property, regulatory, and cross-border matters.
Clients with multi-jurisdiction matters
When facts, parties, or assets connect more than one country and the competent authority or appropriate local professional must be identified.
Legal practice areas covering the questions individuals and businesses face most often.
Explore legal services →01
Commercial disputes
Contracts, companies, partnerships, and commercial litigation.
→02Local and international arbitration
Arbitration, mediation, and award enforcement.
→03Administrative matters
Administrative decisions, licensing, and compensation claims.
→04Enforcement and collection
Judgment enforcement, commercial instruments, and debt recovery.
→05Investment and business
Formation, licensing, and cross-border investment disputes.
→06Real estate and construction
Ownership, project, payment, and construction conflicts.
→07Employment and compensation
Wages, contracts, dismissal, and employment compensation.
→08Personal status
Divorce, custody, maintenance, and family rights.
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Professional leadership
A professional career that began after graduating from Damascus University in 1996.
Omar’s experience developed within a specialized legal family and expanded across litigation, commercial disputes, contracts, arbitration, settlement, civil and administrative matters, and cross-border work. Today, he leads the review of facts and documents, identifies the legal question, and directs the practical approach to each matter.
Across its history, BaghdadiLaw has handled more than 20,000 cases and legal matters for individuals, companies, investors, and institutions. Omar has also trained and professionally supervised more than 40 lawyers across Syria, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
- Faculty of Law, Damascus University — 1996
- Direct oversight of legal assessment and direction
- Experience in commercial disputes, arbitration, and cross-border matters
- Training and professional supervision of more than 40 lawyers
- Consultations and communication in Arabic and English
One professional identity, with a clear role for each website.
Omarbaghdadi.com is the authoritative professional profile; BaghdadiLaw presents the firm’s history and legal services; and CounselO provides a digital route to jurisdiction-specific consultation and legal knowledge. The provider, scope, representation and fees remain separately confirmed for every matter.
The country, authority, and jurisdiction are identified before recommendations are made.
The firm assesses matters connected to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Syria. An online consultation alone does not accept court or authority representation; any filing, appearance, notarisation, or reserved activity requires a separate engagement with the professional authorized for the relevant forum.
Saudi Arabia
The competent authority, matter type, and professional requirements are identified, with local or representational work separately engaged when needed.
United Arab Emirates
The Emirate, authority, and federal, local, mainland, or free-zone framework are reviewed before the route and required professional are defined.
Syria
The firm’s roots date to 1957, while consultation scope and any formal procedure or representation are accepted separately.
Online legal consultations
A consultation can begin and be completed without an office visit.
Send a matter summary and key documents by WhatsApp or email. The initial review identifies the legal question, missing information, relevant country and authority, and whether the matter falls within scope. What will be reviewed, what you will receive, the fee, and any need for local counsel are then explained before advice is prepared. Contact or consultation alone does not create a representation mandate.
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Send the brief
The essential facts, relevant country or authority, and key documents.
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Initial review
Define the legal question, information required, and work scope.
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Confirm scope and fee
Know what will be reviewed, what you will receive, and the cost before final work begins.
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Advice and next step
Receive practical analysis of options, risks, and the appropriate route within the agreed scope.
Frequently asked questions about BaghdadiLaw.
When was BaghdadiLaw founded?
BaghdadiLaw was founded in Syria in 1957 by Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi and continues today under the leadership of Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi.
Who leads the firm’s legal work today?
Omar Al-Baghdadi leads the firm’s legal work, directs the team, and directly oversees legal assessment and consultation scope. He has more than 30 years of professional experience.
What are Omar Al-Baghdadi’s qualifications and experience?
Omar graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University in 1996. His experience developed within a legal practice whose professional history began with BaghdadiLaw’s founding in 1957, and he now leads the assessment and legal direction of the firm’s matters.
Who does the firm advise?
The firm advises individuals, families, business owners, companies, investors, and institutions, subject to the matter, country, competent authority, and required service scope.
What areas of law does BaghdadiLaw cover?
The firm’s practice areas include commercial disputes, contracts, arbitration, construction, investment, administrative law, employment, enforcement and debt recovery, real estate, and personal status matters.
Which countries are connected to the firm’s experience?
The firm’s experience and legal matters are principally connected to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Syria, with professional coordination for cross-border matters when needed.
Can I request an online legal consultation?
Yes. Send a matter summary and documents by WhatsApp or email and complete the review and consultation remotely in Arabic or English. The consultation scope and fee are explained before final advice is prepared.
Does a consultation mean the firm represents me in court?
No. Contact or consultation alone does not create a representation mandate. Any filing, appearance, notarisation, or formal representation is separately engaged with the professional authorized for the competent forum.
How are submitted information and documents handled?
Information is handled confidentially under applicable professional, privacy, and data-protection obligations, subject to legally required or permitted disclosures. Only information needed to assess the matter and service scope should be requested.
Direct contact
Request an online consultation →Tell us about your matter so we can define the consultation and next step.
Send a short timeline, relevant country or authority, key documents, and any approaching deadline. The information is reviewed initially, then the service scope and fee are explained before final work begins.