Inheritance & Private Wealth
Securing the succession of estates across generations.
A few examples of what we can handle
- Inheritance and succession matters in Lebanon, including the identification of legal heirs, inheritance certificates, succession rights, legal shares, and the documents required to establish entitlement to an estate
- Wills and testamentary planning in Lebanon, including the drafting, review, interpretation, formalization, and implementation of wills, with attention to applicable succession rules, formal validity, and the portions legally available for testamentary disposition
- Estate administration and settlement in Lebanon, including the identification and collection of assets, estate inventories, liabilities, dealings with banks and public authorities, registration formalities, and distribution among heirs and beneficiaries
- Division and distribution of inherited property, including negotiated family arrangements, jointly owned assets, partition of estates, judicial partition, property sales, and the settlement of competing interests among heirs
- Inheritance disputes and estate litigation, including disputed heirship, the contestation of wills and other testamentary dispositions, concealed or transferred assets, mismanagement of estate property, accounting claims, and the recovery or protection of inheritance rights
- Lifetime gifts and intergenerational transfers in Lebanon, including gifts made during the donor’s lifetime, transfers of real property or business interests, the reservation of usufruct or other retained rights where appropriate, and planning that accounts for applicable inheritance shares, reduction rules, registration requirements, and the governing personal-status regime
- Family business and private wealth succession, including ownership transitions, governance arrangements, continuity planning, family decision-making, and safeguards against future deadlock or fragmentation
- Inheritance representation in Lebanon for heirs and beneficiaries abroad, including Lebanese diaspora clients requiring powers of attorney, dealings with banks, courts, registries, notaries, and public authorities, and trusted local coordination
- Cross-border inheritance and international estates, including foreign wills and records, assets located in several countries, heirs living abroad, multilingual documents, and coordination with foreign lawyers and advisers
Clarity for the estate. Continuity and order for the family.
Every estate brings together assets, liabilities, family relationships, and personal considerations that may differ according to the persons and property involved. We determine the applicable succession framework, identify the persons entitled to the estate and their respective rights, establish the documents required, and address the issues most likely to cause delay or conflict. We organize the estate and coordinate the steps required for its administration, transfer, or resolution. Whether planning ahead or acting after a death, our aim is to preserve value, secure lawful entitlements, keep the administration moving, and transfer the estate across generations with clarity, order, and continuity.