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 in 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 a rendition case of a Libyan against the British government (Straw & 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 served as a sole arbitrator for construction claims that were heard before the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Center (ADCCA).

Oil & Gas

• Advises national oil companies across 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”
• 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”
• Libyan Maritime Law: Liability For CollisionsAugust 24, 2020
  By Dr. Mohamed Karbal It is a known fact that the Libyan people are still struggling to establish a strong central government to fulfill the hopes and aspirations that inspired the February 17, 2011, revolution and Libyan Maritime Law. At present, there are two parliaments and two governments claiming to be the legitimate representatives ofContinue reading “Libyan Maritime Law: Liability For Collisions”