ABOUT US
International Law Firm
About us
Osiris Law is a niche international law firm based in London committed to providing high-quality, comprehensive legal services for its clients around the globe.
Our team of experienced international lawyers are specialists in their fields of practice and have a successful track record of, working on challenging cross border transactions, navigating through regulatory landscapes and managing high value and legally complex national and international commercial disputes.
Our client-centric approach aims to ensure that we are not just legal advisors, but strategic partners acting as an extension of the in-house legal team, with the overriding objective of investing in the long-term success of our clients.
Osiris Law offers a personalised and seamless service and a deep understanding of the cultural and legal nuances that can impact local, regional or global business operations.
Osiris lawyers are always at hand to assist and support you.
Meet Us
Ayad is co-founder of Osiris Law and an accomplished international lawyer with over 22 years of experience focusing on the UK, Europe, MENA, Asia and Africa. He is a UK qualified solicitor and holds a law degree from Iraq as well as a Master’s degree in petroleum and natural resources laws. Previously, Ayad was one of the founding partners of LXL LLP, where he managed the firm’s Middle East desk primarily from Saudi Arabia, and led the Corporate Commercial and M&A team for over 19 years. In early 2024, Thomas and he set up Osiris Law.
Throughout his professional career, he has worked in a variety of sectors and practice areas covering corporate, commercial law, M&A, private equity, construction, infrastructure projects (including power, renewables, water, district cooling) project finance, oil and gas, petrochemicals, mining, shipping, defence, employment law, insurance, product liability, intellectual property, regulatory and compliance (including UK and International sanctions rules), media, telecoms, pharmaceuticals, and international dispute resolution.
Ayad has worked on a number of high-profile projects and contentious cases in different jurisdictions including Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Egypt, Mauritania, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Malaysia, China, Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia, UK and numerous offshore jurisdictions (covering Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Island, Isle of Man) to state a few. As part of his contentious work experience, Ayad has advised state companies and private corporations on a number of high profile international arbitrations (under UNCITRAL, ICC, DIAC, CIETAC, LCIA, LMAA, Saudi Arbitration (conducting the entire arbitration process in Arabic) and Ad Hoc Arbitration Rules) and mediation.
Ayad is fluent in Arabic, and has also practiced law regularly in Arabic especially during his time operating in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and Khobar).
Thomas is an international business lawyer with over 17 years of experience advising clients in multiple jurisdictions (including the UK, Africa, MENA and Asia). He has extensive expertise spanning various sectors including energy, power, mining, corporate and commercial, infrastructure, acquisitions and divestments, employment law and international dispute resolution.
Thomas has been involved in some of the largest M&A transactions and infrastructure projects but his passion lies primarily in international commercial dispute resolution, where he has managed legally complex and high value arbitral disputes (under UNCITRAL, SIAC, DIAC, ICC, LCIA Rules) relating to offshore drilling contracts, shipping and commodities, crude oil pipelines in Africa and Kazakhstan – Russia, tariffs under electricity bulk supply agreements in Africa, and requisition of a port under a concession and defective hydro power transformers in Africa.
Thomas has worked since in Africa (including Sudan, Zambia, Mauritius and Nigeria), Europe, Middle East and Kazakhstan as well as in the UK.
Thomas was a founding partner of LXL LLP (where he headed the international energy disputes department) before setting up Osiris Law in 2024. Recognised for his expertise, Thomas has featured in the Legal 500 as ‘excellent at managing large projects’.
Ramy is a dual-qualified lawyer in England and Egypt, fluent in both English and Arabic. Over the course of his 9 years career with multinational companies and international law firms in Dubai and London, Ramy has built a diverse legal career with experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, energy, commercial contracts, infrastructure and projects, regulatory and international law compliance, and employment law.
He is adept at navigating cross-border legal issues and has successfully managed complex legal matters in multiple jurisdictions including United Kingdom, Ukraine, Romania, Malta, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Zambia, Ghana, Malaysia and China, and working in a variety of practice areas.
In addition to his focus on corporate and energy law, Ramy maintains an active interest in sports law, occasionally advising clients on sports-related legal issues and regularly contributing articles on sports law developments.
Mowaffaq is an international insurance and reinsurance specialist and a qualified lawyer, who has under his belt over 50 years of experience within the legal sector, with particular focus on insurance, reinsurance, shipping, maritime law, and transportation. He has a bachelor’s degree in law from Baghdad University and a masters degree in company law from Leeds University.
His experiences stem from, his unique position as Chairman & General Manager of the National Insurance Co. of Iraq for 12 years, his involvement with the Ministries of Justice, Finance, and Commerce, as a member of various drafting committees of different laws, including Company Law, Maritime Law and Transportation Law, to state a few, his position as General Manager and board member of a number of GCC private insurance companies spanning over 25 years, and his continuous involvement as a board member of some insurance companies within the GCC.
Lately, Mowaffaq’s focus has been on working in highly complex arbitral disputes pertaining to insurance and reinsurance providing advice on policies for major oil and gas facilities, and shipping, with particular reference to GCC, English and International Law.
A 23 year senior lawyer with extensive experience in both private practice and in-house legal environments. With a career foundation built at the London offices of leading US law firms including LLGM and Hogan Lovells (formerly Hogan & Hartson), Sharon was able to hone her expertise in different sectors and practice areas including business law, M&A, intellectual property, employment law, corporate finance, corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance and pharmaceuticals. Transitioning to in-house roles, Sharon further developed strategic, business-focused legal acumen, culminating in serving as head of legal/senior in-house lawyer in private corporations within the telecom and fashion and food retail businesses allowing her to expand her areas of expertise to encompass GDPR, regulatory compliance, consumer protection, and most importantly ESG.
In addition to the above, Sharon has been involved in third sector activities including charities and CICs. She has been a trustee of various organisations and founded and ran a CIC for 2 years in parallel with her legal role. She was the CEO of Justice of Fashion and oversaw research projects, funding and corporate governance. She is also an author of articles and papers regarding the MSA 2015 (including co-author of the book Modern Slavery in the UK) and the impact on businesses and institutional investors. Sharon has recently been shortlisted for the 2024 Law Society’s Legal Heroes for her third sector work.