Ali Al-Musawi

Ali Al-Musawi is a Senior Associate in the Corporate & Commercial practice at Babilian & Associates, advising on corporate law, commercial law, and cross-border business matters in Iraq. He serves as the firm's primary point of contact for Chinese clients and companies operating in Iraq, combining advanced Chinese language capability with direct experience advising major Chinese corporations on the legal and regulatory requirements governing their operations in the Iraqi market.

His experience covers company structuring and establishment, commercial contract drafting and review, corporate governance and compliance under the Iraqi Companies Law No. 21 of 1997, and legal advisory on cross-border transactions involving multinational and Chinese entities operating in Iraq. He works directly with the Registrar of Companies under the Ministry of Trade and the relevant governmental authorities involved in the licensing, structuring, and ongoing compliance of foreign companies in Iraq. His trilingual capability in Arabic, Chinese, and English enables him to manage legal matters, conduct negotiations, and provide specialist legal translation across all three languages within complex, multicultural business environments.