Introduction

The Team at Abdullah & Partners

Abdullah & Partners is a law firm based in Amman, Jordan. The lawyers practising at the firm advise on corporate and commercial counsel, investment and ownership matters, commercial litigation, international arbitration, banking and finance, real estate, and the cross-border advisory work that runs through each of these areas. A dedicated office administrator and IT director support the daily operations of the practice.

All lawyers practising at the firm are admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association, the profession's regulator established under Jordanian Bar Association Law No. 11 of 1972. Partners and senior associates lead the principal practice groups, and associates carry active files within those groups.

Article 54 of that Law directs every lawyer to uphold the principles of "honour, uprightness, and integrity." The firm reads that direction as a binding professional standard and applies it to every matter opened on behalf of a client.

The firm appears regularly for its clients before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Cassation in Amman, and before specialised administrative tribunals where a matter's subject-matter requires it. What follows is a short biographical summary for each lawyer. A longer biography, with representative matters and professional memberships, is set out on each lawyer's dedicated profile page.

Our People

Meet the Lawyers

Trained at Jordanian and international universities; admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association. Each lawyer carries a dedicated portfolio of client files; the leadership team coordinates the firm's docket.

Managing Partner

Abdullah Jaradat

Managing Partner since 2008. The firm was founded in 2000 by his father, the advocate Mohammad Jaradat. Abdullah’s practice spans corporate and commercial counsel, investment structuring, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, and international arbitration. He represents multinational corporations, regional groups, banks, and private clients on transactions ranging from market-entry structuring to multi-party disputes before Jordanian courts and international tribunals.

LLM, International Commercial Law, University of Derby, United Kingdom · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

Partner

Mamoun Qudah

Combines academic grounding in civil law with an active commercial practice. Covers commercial and criminal litigation, employment disputes, contract enforcement, debt recovery, fraud and financial-crime investigations, and banking law. Represents creditors, corporate clients, and financial institutions across the Jordanian courts and regulators, with a particular focus on contractual drafting precision that prevents or better positions later disputes.

LLM, Civil Law, Yarmouk University · LLB, Yarmouk University · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Senior Counsel

Rami Al Shawawrah

Senior litigation lawyer with a sustained record of Bar leadership: four consecutive terms as a Council Member of the Jordanian Bar Association, a term as the Association’s Deputy Head, and two consecutive terms as Secretary-General of the Professional Associations Council of Jordan. His practice covers civil, commercial, and administrative disputes for corporate, association, and private clients before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Cassation.

LLB, Mut’ah University · Former Deputy Head of the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Senior Associate

Rawan Mohammed

Brings private-law focus to the firm’s litigation and advisory teams. Practice covers contract law, dispute resolution, debt recovery, and private legal claims. Works on the enforcement of commercial contracts, recovery of sums due under loan and supply agreements, and representation in private-law claims before the Jordanian courts. Her postgraduate civil-law training informs her work on questions of obligation, liability, and remedy.

LLM, Private Law, Middle East University · LLB, Al-Balqa Applied University · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Senior Associate

Yazeed Al Alwan

Practice includes matters governed by Islamic commercial and finance law under Jordanian legal frameworks, alongside general commercial advisory work across the firm’s wider docket. Consulted on transactions structured to comply with Islamic commercial-law principles, including partnership and profit-sharing structures, finance arrangements, and contractual terms requiring review against both Jordanian statute and the relevant Islamic commercial-law framework.

LLB, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Senior Associate

Ghazal Alsharif

Civil and commercial litigation before the Jordanian courts, corporate and commercial advisory work, and matters with a private-international-law dimension where Jordanian law operates alongside foreign legal systems. Contributes to the firm’s analysis of conflict-of-laws questions, the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, and the documentation of cross-border commercial relationships. Academic background in private international law, evidence in civil law, contract law, maritime commercial law, and intellectual property law.

LLB, University of Jordan, Faculty of Law · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Associate

Mohammad Hourani

Civil and criminal litigation, with a supporting practice in commercial advisory work. Represents individual and corporate clients before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Cassation, and appears in other principal courts across the Kingdom when a matter’s venue or subject-matter requires it. Work spans contract drafting, labour and employment matters, debt collection, and dispute resolution.

LLB, Yarmouk University · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Associate

Raya Damiri

Practice focuses on corporate and commercial work and on insurance law, including the litigation that arises under it. Advises companies on formation, governance, shareholding, and the contracts and day-to-day legal questions of corporate life, and represents clients in insurance disputes before the Jordanian courts. Postgraduate work in cybersecurity law informs her advice on data protection, digital risk, and the regulatory questions that now sit alongside ordinary corporate practice.

LLM, Cybersecurity Law · LLB, Applied Science Private University · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Associate

Raghad Qasem

Practice focuses on corporate and commercial work for international clients. Covers contract drafting and negotiation, investment and banking law, financial regulation, debt recovery, and alternative dispute resolution. Serves as a primary point of contact for international clients at the deal-execution stage on transactions that require close coordination between Jordanian counsel and foreign transaction counsel.

LLB, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Operations

Operations & Technology

The firm’s legal practice is supported by dedicated administrative and technology functions, separate from its legal work.

Portrait of Shatha Alawi, Office Administrator at Abdullah & Partners

Shatha Alawi

Office Administrator

Coordinates the firm’s office operations: client meeting and court scheduling, case-preparation support for the firm’s lawyers, internal administration, and the day-to-day matters that keep client files moving on schedule.

BBA, Yarmouk University · Not admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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Portrait of Idrees Mohammad, IT Director at Abdullah & Partners

Idrees Mohammad

IT Director

Leads the firm’s technology and IT function: the secure case-file systems, digital infrastructure, and communications networks the practice runs on, technical support for the firm’s lawyers, and the day-to-day systems that keep client files moving reliably and securely.

BSc, Communication Networks & IT, Al-Ahliyya Amman University · Not admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association.

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In Brief

Frequently Asked Questions

In which Jordanian courts does the firm appear?

The courts and tribunals before which the firm appears depend on the nature of the matter and on the rights of audience the law requires. They include the civil, commercial, criminal, administrative and execution courts, among other competent courts, together with arbitration-related proceedings where the assistance or enforcement of a court is needed.

How does the firm decide which lawyer or team should handle a matter?

How a matter is assigned turns on its subject, its complexity, and the experience it demands. A partner reviews it at the outset and selects the lawyer, or the combination of lawyers, whose practice best fits the work. Where a matter reaches across more than one area of law, a focused team is formed under partner supervision, with the Managing Partner exercising overall professional oversight.

Will a client work with one lawyer or with a team?

That depends on the matter. A straightforward instruction may sit with a single lawyer under partner supervision, while a larger or multi-disciplinary matter may call for a team. Either way, responsibility stays at partner level, with the Managing Partner retaining overall oversight, so a client draws on the firm's collective experience rather than on any one individual.

Can a client ask to work with a particular lawyer from the team?

Yes. A client who has read a lawyer's profile and would like to work with that lawyer may ask for them by name, and the firm will accommodate the request where that lawyer's experience suits the matter. Should another lawyer be better placed for part of the work, the firm will say so and, where appropriate, bring them in alongside.

What should a client prepare before the first meeting?

A short account of the matter, together with any documents that bear on it, lets the firm give focused advice from the first meeting. These might include contracts, correspondence, company records, court or official papers, and a note of any deadlines. A client who is unsure what is relevant may simply bring what they have, and the firm will point out anything further that is needed.

Is the information a client shares treated in confidence?

Yes. Confidentiality is a professional duty under Jordanian law and the rules governing the legal profession, and the firm treats every communication on that footing. Whatever a client shares, whether or not it leads to a formal engagement, stays confidential and is used only to assess, advise on, or represent the client's matter.

Does the firm act for individuals, companies, and clients outside Jordan?

Yes. The firm acts for individuals, for Jordanian and international companies, and for institutional clients, and over more than two decades it has represented parties from a range of jurisdictions. Working in both Arabic and English, it regularly assists clients based outside Jordan, including on cross-border matters and on investments into the country.

Can the scope of work and fees be agreed before representation begins?

Yes. Before it takes a matter on, the firm sets out the scope of the work and the basis of its fees, so a client understands what will be done, and how charges are calculated, before the engagement begins. That basis is revisited with the client should the scope of the matter later change.

Abdullah & Partners

Abdullah & Partners is a law firm in Jordan, based in Amman, providing legal services in accordance with the laws of Jordan, the Jordanian Bar Association Law, and international conventions in force.

Established in Amman · Member of the Jordanian Bar Association

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