Tarek Eltumi, Partner, Eltumi Partners
Tarek is the founder and a partner at Eltumi Partners. Driven by the aim to create a law firm that would meet the complex, fast-paced needs of both international and Libyan clients, Tarek brings his vision and wealth of legal and commercial expertise to the team. With a highly regarded career that has spanned multiple continents and legal systems, Tarek has acted for the biggest energy and infrastructure companies in the world on a range of innovative and complex contentious and non-contentious matters.

Formerly a partner at the London offices of Hogan Lovells International LLP and general counsel at the Libyan branch of AECOM Inc., Tarek has substantial experience advising international upstream energy companies, commercial banks, multilateral lending agencies, contractors, project sponsors and developers. He focuses on all aspects of upstream and downstream hydrocarbon matters, renewable energy and conventional power projects, corporate M&A and social and economic infrastructure. In addition, Tarek is regularly instructed as expert witness and counsel on major international arbitral and court disputes.

Clients benefit from his deep and nuanced understanding of civil and common law jurisdictions and international best practices, in addition to his clarity of thought and determination in achieving clients’ commercial and strategic objectives. He assists clients in preparing and negotiating agreements, identifying strategic objectives and risks, and applying a thoughtful and dynamic approach to representing their interests.

Based in our London office and regularly working from offices across our network, Tarek is fluent in English and Arabic and is a qualified lawyer in Libya, the State of New York and England and Wales.

Ahmed Gaddah, Partner, Eltumi Partners
Ahmed is a partner at Eltumi Partners. With a preceding, highly regarded international career in the energy sector as in-house counsel, Ahmed brings significant depth of knowledge and experience to the Eltumi Partners team. His career has played out at some of the biggest names in the energy industry, both in Libya and internationally, where he honed his legal and commercial skills and acumen advising on a range of major Libyan and international upstream and downstream projects.

Formerly General Counsel of the Libyan National Oil Corporation and of the European Oilinvest Group, Ahmed is an established and highly respected international energy lawyer and has worked across Libya, the Middle East and Europe. His in-house experience means that Ahmed knows what clients expect from external counsel and is equally comfortable advising chairmen, CEOs and boards of directors on the key legal, commercial and strategic aspects of major corporate decisions.

In addition to complex energy project work, such as working on European pipeline projects and the shutdown of a major oil refinery on the continent, Ahmed’s unique understanding of energy economics saw him develop Libya’s EPSA IV model contract and bidding rounds that attracted billions of dollars of inward investment from major international upstream players. His experience was brought to bear in negotiating Shell International’s licencing for operations over the USD 38 billion barrel “super-giant” Majnoon oilfield in Southern Iraq.

Clients benefit from Ahmed’s deep experience in multi-jurisdictional matters, and his application of a solution-oriented mindset to the most complex of issues. He assists clients in corporate M&A deals, day-to-day business operations including compliance related issues, as well as regulatory matters such as international sanctions, data-protection and tax structuring matters.

Ahmed’s skillset adds further depth and dimension to the energy and infrastructure expertise of the Eltumi Partners team, combined with his positive, welcoming approach which aligns with the firm’s goals of working as a trusted partner to our clients and creating a constructive atmosphere in which to train the next generation of Libyan legal talent.

Based in our Amsterdam office, Ahmed is fluent in English and Arabic and has a working knowledge of French. He is a qualified lawyer in Libya.