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Participated in national discussions concerning youth, public service, and civic engagement in Jordan, including a national discussion with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.
Managing Partner
Abdullah Jaradat
Managing Partner, Abdullah & Partners
Amman, Jordan · Admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association
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Education
LL.M., University of Derby United KingdomLL.B., Al-Ahliyya Amman University Jordan
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Jordanian Bar Association
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Role
Managing Partner
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Amman, Jordan
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Background
Abdullah Jaradat has led Abdullah & Partners since 2008. He assumed management of the firm that his father, the advocate Mohammad Jaradat, a former judge and President of the Court in the Jordanian judiciary, founded in Amman in 2000. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into a full-service corporate and commercial practice that serves corporations, financial institutions, founders, and private clients on the transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters that shape their business in the Kingdom.
Over more than eighteen years at the head of the firm, he has led transactions with aggregate consideration running into the tens of millions, and has advised many international corporations operating in Jordan on their market-entry structuring, corporate governance, and their ongoing contractual and regulatory affairs. Much of the firm's docket under his leadership has a cross-border dimension: matters originating in Amman routinely involve counterparties from the Gulf Cooperation Council, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe; the firm advises on the Jordanian-law aspects and coordinates with foreign counsel where appropriate.
He is admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association and practises within the ethical framework established by Jordanian Bar Association Law No. 11 of 1972.
Article 54 of that Law directs every lawyer to uphold the principles of "honour, uprightness, and integrity."
Jordanian Bar Association Law, Article 54
The firm treats that direction as a binding professional standard, and Abdullah's day-to-day management of client matters is organised around it.
Education and Qualifications
Abdullah holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Commercial Law from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan. His LLB provided the grounding in Jordanian civil law and in the statutory framework that governs practice in the Kingdom. His LLM placed him within the common-law tradition of international commercial drafting, negotiation, and dispute resolution, and it equipped him to work across the divide between Jordanian statute and the transactional style customary among international counterparties.
The practical result is that, on cross-border files, the firm is able to translate between what a Jordanian court, regulator, or registry requires and what an international board, investment committee, or financing counterparty expects. International clients entering Jordan accordingly do not have to choose between Jordanian-law competence and drafting in the register that their counterparties are accustomed to. The firm's work product is prepared to be read, and to hold up, in both environments.
Practice Focus
Abdullah's practice as a corporate lawyer in Jordan spans the full lifecycle of a client's engagement with the Kingdom, from the structuring and incorporation of the Jordanian entity, through day-to-day commercial operation, to an eventual exit or restructuring. Three principal lines of practice run through the work.
Corporate, commercial and transactional
Corporate formation and ownership structuring, shareholder and joint-venture documentation, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract drafting and negotiation, investment structuring and compliance with Jordanian ownership rules, banking and finance, real estate and construction, and maritime and aviation matters as they arise. On the transactional side, Abdullah serves as the primary relationship partner for international corporations and for Jordanian clients whose operations cross national borders.
Disputes and enforcement
Commercial litigation before the Jordanian courts, including the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Cassation; international commercial arbitration under institutional and ad hoc rules; and white-collar criminal defence, including matters of fraud. Abdullah leads the firm's dispute work on high-value and reputation-sensitive files and coordinates with foreign litigation or arbitration counsel where a matter spans more than one jurisdiction.
Intellectual property, regulatory and advisory
Intellectual property protection and enforcement in Jordan; regulatory advisory on banking, finance, investment, and data protection; and standing legal-counsel roles for institutional clients. The advisory side of Abdullah's practice is built on long-term relationships, with the firm retained on a continuing basis rather than engaged matter by matter.
Representative Experience
The representative matters below are categorical. Specific client names, transaction values, and individual matter descriptions are kept confidential under Jordanian Bar Association Law No. 11 of 1972 and the firm's engagement terms.
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Leading corporate and commercial transactions for international companies entering or operating in Jordan, including market-entry structuring, shareholder agreements, and long-form commercial contracts, with aggregate consideration running into the tens of millions.
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Advising boards, founders, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals on the Jordanian-law aspects of complex cross-border transactions, including matters with parties from the Gulf Cooperation Council, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe.
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Acting as legal representative for MoneyGram International before the Central Bank of Jordan on regulatory matters concerning MoneyGram's licensed financial-services activities in the Kingdom.
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Representing Jordanian and international clients in commercial disputes before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Cassation, and coordinating with foreign counsel where a dispute has a cross-border dimension.
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Acting in international commercial arbitration proceedings, including institutional arbitrations, on commercial and contractual disputes with a Jordanian nexus.
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Handling white-collar criminal defence, including fraud, breach of trust, and financial-crime matters for corporate and individual clients.
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Advising on intellectual property protection and enforcement in Jordan, including trademark filings, registered rights maintenance, and infringement action where required.
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Standing legal advisory relationships with institutional clients where the firm is the client's designated Jordanian counsel of record.
Institutional Contributions & Public Engagement
Alongside his private practice, Abdullah Jaradat has contributed to public-service, institutional, and rule-of-law initiatives in Jordan.
Election Observation
Represented the Jordanian Bar Association before the Independent Election Commission in parliamentary election observation work in 2016, 2020, and 2024.
Bar Association Committees
Served as Secretary of the Companies Committee and Secretary of the Young Lawyers Committee at the Jordanian Bar Association from 2015 to 2017.
International Institutional Contributions
Contributed to World Bank Group business-environment initiatives, including Doing Business and Business Ready, and to rule-of-law assessment work concerning Jordan.
Selected Institutional Contributions
- World Bank GroupBusiness Ready, expert contribution, 2024, 2025, and 2026
- World Bank GroupDoing Business 2018, contribution
- World Bank GroupEnabling the Business of Agriculture 2017, contribution
- KPMGLegal Risks for Corporates Workshop, 16 training hours
- World Justice ProjectRule of Law Index contributions concerning Jordan, 2018-2026
- USAID Jordan Competitiveness Program / NispanaMENA Women Empowerment & Leadership Conference, participation
Appointments and Public Engagements
Alongside his role at the firm, Abdullah has served, or serves, in the following appointments and public-facing engagements. Each is drawn from the firm's existing records and is set out here without embellishment.
- Legal Lecturer, Crown Prince Foundation: Abdullah has served as a legal lecturer with the Crown Prince Foundation, a national institution founded by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jordan to support the development of Jordan's youth and emerging leadership.
- Legal Representative in Jordan, MoneyGram International: Abdullah has acted as the legal representative in Jordan for MoneyGram International, one of the world's principal money-transfer operators.
- Legal Consultant, World Bank Group: Abdullah has acted as a legal consultant to the World Bank Group on matters arising in or touching Jordan.
- Legal Counsel, German Embassy in Amman: Abdullah has acted as legal counsel to the German Embassy in Amman.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of clients does Abdullah Jaradat advise?
Abdullah advises Jordanian and international corporations, financial institutions, founders, diplomatic missions, development-finance institutions, and high-net-worth private clients on corporate, commercial, investment, banking, real estate, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and white-collar criminal matters arising in Jordan.
In which Jordanian courts does Abdullah appear?
Abdullah appears for clients before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Cassation in Amman, and in specialised forums where a matter's subject-matter so requires. He also acts in commercial arbitration proceedings seated in Jordan and, where the governing agreement so provides, in international arbitration.
Where did Abdullah complete his legal education?
Abdullah holds an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom, and an LLB from Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan.
How long has Abdullah led Abdullah & Partners?
Abdullah has led the firm as Managing Partner since 2008, having assumed management from the firm's founder, his father, the advocate Mohammad Jaradat, a former judge and President of the Court in the Jordanian judiciary.
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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Media & Public Commentary
Al Mamlaka TV: National Service Programme Commentary
Abdullah Jaradat was hosted by Al Mamlaka TV following the announcement concerning the reactivation of Jordan's National Service Programme, providing legal and public-policy commentary on the national discussion.