Naji Alfezzani
Counsel

Naji Abdelsalam is a Consultant at Eltumi Partners and a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Tripoli, where he teaches Civil and Commercial Procedure and Compulsory Enforcement. He brings extensive academic and practical experience in Libyan private law, with a particular focus on civil and commercial litigation, enforcement proceedings and dispute resolution.

Alongside his academic work, Naji has provided legal advice to a number of Libyan banks, companies and international organisations on a range of legal matters. He has also advised individuals and employees in connection with disputes and proceedings before the Libyan courts.

Naji has prepared legal opinions and memoranda in relation to a wide range of civil and commercial claims and appeals, advising on complex procedural and substantive legal issues. His experience includes matters relating to banking and finance, commercial disputes, employment disputes, enforcement proceedings, real estate disputes and arbitration.

Naji has acted as an arbitrator in a number of domestic disputes and has undertaken specialised training in commercial arbitration relating to intellectual property disputes at the University of Aberdeen. Alongside his legal and academic work, he has contributed legal articles to a number of newspapers and legal publications.

Naji is fluent in Arabic and English.

• Advising on claims brought against Libyan banks seeking payment under bank guarantees and documentary credits, including preparing legal opinions and memoranda in relation to such proceedings.
• Advising employees in disputes against Libyan manufacturing companies, including preparing legal opinions and providing legal advice in connection with employment-related claims.
• Providing legal advice and preparing legal opinions and memoranda for employees of Libyan banks in connection with disputes and proceedings before the Libyan courts.
• Providing legal advice to a national investment company on a range of legal matters.
• Providing legal advice and opinions to a Libyan oil company on a range of legal matters.
• Providing legal guidance and preparing legal opinions and memoranda in certain appeals before the Libyan Supreme Court.
• Advising on the challenge and lifting of attachments imposed over the assets of a Libyan company, including preparing legal opinions and memoranda in relation to the relevant enforcement proceedings.
• Advising private clients on real estate disputes and preparing legal opinions and memoranda in connection with property-related claims.
• Assisting in providing legal advice and support in negotiations aimed at reaching a settlement between a Lebanese company, a Libyan company and a Libyan public institution.
• Acting as an arbitrator in domestic disputes.