Mustafa Muayad

Mustafa Muayad, the distinguished Founder and Managing Partner of the Muayad & Associates, stands as a beacon of legal expertise with over 14 years of specialized experience in corporate and commercial law.

Mustafa Muayad

Founder & Managing Partner

00964 78 050 10222

mustafa@muayadandassociates.com

Languages

Fluent Arabic
Turkish
Fluent English

Education

L.L.M. in Business Law, Islamic University of Malaysia (2014).
B.A. in Law, Kirkuk University (2010).
Admitted to the Iraqi Bar Association (2010).

Mustafa Muayad

Biography

Mustafa Muayad is the Founder and Managing Partner of Muayad & Associates. He brings over 15 years of legal practice focused on corporate and commercial law in Iraq, with a strong emphasis on advising foreign and international companies on their investments and operations within the Iraqi market. His work covers entity formation, investment structuring, drafting of commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.

Core Practice Areas

Mustafa’s practice covers the establishment and structuring of companies from the planning stage through to implementation, alongside the drafting and review of commercial agreements across a wide range of sectors, including commercial companies, oilfield management projects, oil and gas service contracts, commercial agency arrangements, and joint ventures. He also acts as legal counsel and authorised representative for foreign and international companies in commercial litigation and in both domestic and international arbitration, and has represented numerous oil and gas companies, pharmaceutical companies, and real estate companies.

In addition to his advisory work, Mustafa provides strategic counsel to the senior management of international corporations, particularly in matters relating to commercial agency, franchising, and joint ventures. His practice covers both the Federal Iraq jurisdiction and the free zones.

Professional Background

Prior to founding his own firm, Mustafa served as in-house Legal Counsel for Huawei Technologies in Iraq, where he was responsible for legal compliance, contract management, and the resolution of employment disputes across the central and southern regions. From 2015 to 2018, he worked as an Associate in the Corporate and Commercial department of Al Tamimi & Company, advising clients across the banking, energy, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical sectors on operational strategies, regulatory compliance, and contract management in Iraq.

Litigation and Arbitration Experience

Mustafa has represented both local and international clients in complex disputes before various levels of the Iraqi judiciary, in sectors including oil and gas, banking, pharma, telecommunication, construction, and transportation, acting on behalf of both claimants and respondents. His experience also extends to representing foreign companies in matters relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments and the recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards in Iraq.

Academic Qualifications and Memberships

Master’s degree in Business Law, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2014
Bachelor of Law, University of Kirkuk, Iraq, 2010
Member of the Iraqi Bar Association since 2010

Key Professional Achievements

Represented a number of foreign and international corporations in complex commercial litigation before the Iraqi courts at various levels, in disputes relating to commercial contracts, agency arrangements, joint ventures, and claims for damages arising from breach of contractual obligations.
Represented foreign companies in commercial arbitration proceedings in Iraq and at regional arbitration centres across the Middle East, and assisted clients with the enforcement of foreign judgments and international arbitral awards in Iraq, in accordance with the international conventions to which Iraq is a party.
Participated in the establishment of an international bank in Iraq, advising on regulatory and corporate matters and on compliance with the prudential requirements of the Central Bank of Iraq.
Advised a number of banks and credit institutions on corporate, employment, and regulatory compliance matters.
Advised leading pharmaceutical companies on regulatory and licensing requirements set by the Iraqi Ministry of Health and other relevant supervisory authorities.
Assisted several international telecommunications companies in obtaining licences, establishing local entities, and securing the necessary permits to operate in Iraq, in addition to advising on contractual and compliance matters.
Reviewed and drafted commercial agency and franchise agreements for international companies operating in the Iraqi market, ensuring their compliance with the provisions of the Iraqi Commercial Agency Law No. 51 of 2000, as amended.
Former Founding Partner of Salt & Associates, where he co-founded and managed the firm before moving on to independently establish Muayad & Associates, which has since built a growing professional presence and was recognised as Leading Firm on the Legal 500 international platform within a short period of its establishment.

Mustafa Muayad combines an in-depth understanding of the Iraqi legal system with a practice grounded in international standards, positioning him as a trusted advisor to foreign companies seeking to operate in the Iraqi market with confidence and legal certainty.