Foreign company registration
- Review of corporate documents and final accounts
- Authentication of documents in Iraq
- Filing with the Companies Registrar
- Branch licence and registration decision
Foreign Companies & Investment
Where experience meets justice
An Iraqi law firm in Basra and Baghdad. We act for foreign and Iraqi companies and investors on market entry, corporate structuring, tax, employment and litigation — before the ministries, courts and registries where their files are decided.
Operating in Iraq generally requires a registered presence: a branch of the foreign parent, an Iraqi limited liability company, or an industrial project licence. Which route fits depends on your sector, the counterparty you are contracting with, and whether you intend to employ staff locally.
We help you identify the right route before time and money go into the wrong one, then handle the full procedure before the authorities — through the registration decision and everything that follows it.
Registering a branch of the parent company in Iraq while retaining its foreign legal personality. The usual route for companies contracting with government entities or field operators.
Foreign Companies & InvestmentA separate Iraqi entity, wholly or partly owned by the investor. Offers broader flexibility in local hiring, contracting and expansion of activity.
Iraqi CompaniesAn industrial project licence from the General Directorate for Industrial Development, together with security approvals and trademark registration.
Foreign Companies & InvestmentThese are the actual stages a file passes through from start to finish. We carry them out on your behalf and confirm each stage as it completes.
Review of corporate documents and final accounts before filing
Certified legal translation of company documents
Authentication of documents inside Iraq
Filing with the Companies Registrar
Issue of the branch operating licence
Registration decision issued and collected
Opening the tax file and obtaining the tax identification, registering employees with social security, residency permits and work authorisations for expatriate staff, and the import/export licence where the business requires one.
Files are not passed around. Every practice sits with a specific department led by a named lawyer, so you know who is handling your matter from day one.
Foreign Companies & Investment
Iraqi Companies
Tax & Social Security
Tax & Social Security
Tax & Social Security
Foreign Companies & Investment
Residency for foreign and Arab nationals in Iraq, work authorisations, and opening employee files with the Social Security Department.
Legal Formalities
Issuing import and export licences for companies operating in Iraq, and handling their renewal.
Legal Formalities
Property registration and transfer of title, settlement of real estate disputes, and representation before the registration directorates.
Real Estate Registration
Defence and representation of clients in criminal matters, and attendance at investigative proceedings before the competent authorities.
Investigations & Criminal Matters
Professional legal translation across languages through a specialist partner office, with certification by the Translators' Association.
With a certified translation partner
Basra is Iraq's oil and maritime centre, and our client base reflects it. The sectors below are drawn from matters we have actually handled.
Field service companies and subcontractors, both Iraqi and international.
Import and export, customs clearance and marine supply through Basra's ports.
Gold and jewellery import and trade, and general trading.
General contracting, public and private contracts, and engineering services.
Property registration, transfer of title and dispute settlement.
Telecom services, technology solutions and trademark registration.
Industrial project licensing, security approvals and trademarks.
Residency, work permits and social security registration for workers.
A legal team organised into specialist departments. Every matter has a named lawyer responsible for it and a single point of contact that does not change.
General Manager
Oversees the firm's work, manages its legal and strategic files, and represents the firm before official authorities and clients.
Office Manager
Responsible for day-to-day management, workflow, and coordination between the legal and administrative departments.
Director of External Relations
Leads institutional relations and communication with local and international companies and bodies, and develops strategic partnerships.
Six specialist departments, each with a lawyer in charge.
Registration of foreign company branches, incorporation, corporate documentation, and follow-up of investor procedures inside Iraq.
Incorporation of Iraqi companies, amendment of articles of association, share transfers, capital increases and corporate restructuring.
All tax and social security formalities, final accounts, and settlement of tax disputes.
Handling legal and administrative formalities before official departments, documentation and authentication, and obtaining licences.
Defence and representation of clients in criminal cases, and attendance at investigative proceedings before the competent authorities.
Property registration and transfer of title, settlement of real estate disputes, and representation before the registration directorates.
Send us the details of your matter and the responsible lawyer will come back to you within one business day. The first consultation carries no obligation.