Eptalex

  • Ramy Torbey

    Managing Partner
    UAE
  • Ramy is the Global Chairman of Eptalex and drives the Firm’s overall strategy. He represents Eptalex with clients around the world, key partners, business leaders and groups; and has played a pivotal role in the Firm’s program of rapid internationalization.As Co-Managing Partner of the UAE offices, Ramy oversees a diverse team spread across 3 offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Global Market. He advises a number of HNWI and families, focusing on the multifaceted aspects of wealth management and asset protection; and assists these clients in developing comprehensive strategies for wealth preservation, estate planning, and intergenerational wealth transfer, ensuring alignment with their long-term financial and personal goals.
    Ramy has further negotiated and been involved in some of the biggest local and international acquisitions and reorganizations, and his practice encompasses a broad array of corporate tax issues, joint ventures, and cross border projects. His business clients are spread across industries such as banking, technology, contractors, dealerships, energy, waste management, manufacturing, hospitality, and F&B.
    Market recognition

    • ITR World Tax Review – “Ramy Torbey’s individual leadership [and] hard work capacity is the big muscle of the firm which passionate team members”
    • IFLR1000 – Ranked “Highly Regarded” for the years 2016 to 2024
    • IFLR1000 – “Knowledgeable lawyer; quick and accurate to respond”, “Excellent work, excellent personality. He does what he says he will”, “Provides quick responses, instant transfer of opinions, and clarity”.
    • Legal 500 EMEA, Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Dispute Resolution– “ Eptalex handles heavyweight public procurement, with expertise in IP and corporate restructuring matters. Ramy Torbey is praised for his ‘business and legal acumen and flexibility with clients”

    Ramy serves as independent board member for a bank, multiple holding companies and various businesses. Some of his previous leadership positions include chairing the Young Presidents Organization chapter of YPO Mena One; board membership at GBL Alliance (Global Business Lawyers), cofounding and board membership at the Lebanese Association of PPP, membership of the Oil & Gas Committee and Information Technology Committee of the Beirut Bar Association.

    Ramy has been regularly lecturing on various topics, including financial law and project finance courses for LLM students at Saint Joseph University in Dubai; Financial Regulations in the UAE, Free zones in the UAE and Mergers & Acquisitions as part of a CLPD training with the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department; and various topics as part of entrepreneurs incubation programs or global conferences including entrepreneurship and governance, energy regulations, Sharia compliant investments, ADR, etc.

    He has further contributed to several publications on topics like mergers and acquisitions, securities, hedge funds, corporate governance, energy, information technology and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He has also given lectures and trainings on subjects such as business registration and protection, Sharia compliant projects (Islamic finance), taxes, ADR, and Corporate Social Responsibility in Lebanon, the Gulf and Europe.

    Ramy is a member of the Dubai Legal Affairs Department, of the Beirut Bar Association, and of the International Bar Association

     

     

    • Education
      Executive Program in Global Leadership - John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
      LLM (Transnational Commercial Practice), joint program with Boston University
      DEA (Financial Markets Law), Saint Joseph University (joint program with Paris II - Panthéon-Assas)
      MBA, École Supérieure des Affaires (Beirut) and ESCP-EAP (Paris)
      LLB (Private and Public Law), Saint Joseph University
      Diploma in IT/IP Law, Montpellier University
    • Languages
      Arabic, French, English
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