Dr. Karbal is an attorney licensed to practice law in New York, Washington D.C., and Libya. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Karbal & Co, a leading Libyan law firm with offices in Washington D.C., Libya and Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Karbal has extensive experience serving as an expert legal witness on various high profile cases involving Libyan law.

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

Dr. Karbal’s extensive experience includes:

Expert Legal Witness:

• Dr. Mohamed Karbal, served as an expert legal witness on Libyan law for Abdul Hakim Belhadj for the case Belhadj and another V. Straw and Others;
• Dr. Mohamed Karbal served as expert witness on Libyan law for Tekfen-TML Joint Venture v. Man-made River;
• Advised on multiple cases involving bilateral investment treaty disputes which were tried before the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland where the value of each case exceeded USD 300 million;
• Served as expert legal witness on Libyan maritime law before the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York;

Arbitration

• Dr. Karbal serves as a sole arbitrator for construction claims which was held before Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Center (ADCCA).

Oil & Gas

• Advises the national oil companies of multiple jurisdictions on Libyan oil & gas and energy laws.

Publications

• Human Rights in Libya: During and After GaddafiJanuary 10, 2022
  Violations of human rights are committed by all countries with varying degrees of severity.  Most states, especially third-world countries, such as Libya, openly violate human rights principles against their citizens without apologizing.  Other countries, such as the U.S. and Britain, as will be demonstrated in this article, violate their human rights laws but mainly againstContinue reading “Human Rights in Libya: During and After Gaddafi”
• Libya’s New Financial Regulatory Agency: Can it Boost Trading in LibyaNovember 21, 2021
   Libya’s New Financial Regulatory Agency’s aim to diversify its economic activity by strengthening its financial sector and encouraging investments may prove a success, as the creation of a new financial regulatory agency may restore investor confidence and increase liquidity on the Libyan Stock Market (LSM). Libya’s New Financial Regulatory Agency History of the Libyan StockContinue reading “Libya’s New Financial Regulatory Agency: Can it Boost Trading in Libya”
• The Latest Legal Row Over Libyan Oil -Laws Of LibyaAugust 24, 2020
  The Latest Legal Row over Libyan Oil: PC Clashes with NOC The Latest Legal Row Over Libyan Oil -Laws Of Libya By Dr. Mohamed Karbal Leading Libyan Lawyer Since the fall of Gaddafi in 2011, the Libyan oil industry has suffered a loss through the closure of its oil ports and the fall in oilContinue reading “The Latest Legal Row Over Libyan Oil -Laws Of Libya”