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About CounselO
Syria's Specialized Online Legal Consultation Platform
CounselO delivers expert legal guidance online for individuals, businesses and investors across Syria — fast, professionally, and in both Arabic and English.
Our Mission
Democratising Legal Access in Syria
CounselO was established with a clear mission: to make expert legal advice accessible to every individual, business and investor in Syria — online, instantly, and without the barriers of traditional legal practice. No office visits, no waiting rooms, no geographic limitations. One platform. All practice areas. Professional quality on every consultation.
Syria's legal landscape demands experienced, reliable counsel — for individuals navigating personal status matters, businesses protecting their commercial interests, and foreign investors entering the Syrian market. CounselO puts specialist expertise within reach of every client across Syria, via WhatsApp or email, 24/7, in both Arabic and English. We are Syria's specialized online legal consultation platform — with 20 major practice areas, a professional legal team led by a 30-year senior advocate, and the ability to serve any client, anywhere in Syria, within a target 24-hour response window, subject to scope, urgency, completeness and availability.
From a single consultation to complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, CounselO delivers structured legal analysis, practical guidance, and expert representation across all major areas of Syrian law — online, fast, and with the professional quality that every client deserves.
Al-Baghdadi Law Firm — Est. 1957
A distinguished legal legacy spanning over 67 years in Syria — expertise passed from generation to generation in litigation and legal counsel.
Our Founder
Lawyer & Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi
Senior Advocate · Regional Legal Authority · Syria & the Region
Founder
Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi is one of the most distinguished senior advocates in the region — with 30+ years of legal practice of active legal practice spanning litigation, commercial disputes, arbitration, and dispute resolution across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Syria. He is widely regarded as a prominent legal authority at the regional level.
Omar Al-Baghdadi graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University in 1996 and began his professional career under the guidance of his father, the esteemed Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi — founder of Al-Baghdadi Law Firm, established in 1957. Raised in a distinguished legal family of this calibre, he acquired early mastery of litigation strategy, case management, and the nuances of civil, commercial, and administrative law.
Throughout his career, Omar Al-Baghdadi has managed and personally represented 20,000+ legal matters and consultations — for major corporations, investors, institutions, and individuals across the Saudi Arabian courts, UAE courts, and Syrian courts. His track record spans commercial litigation, contract disputes, arbitration proceedings, administrative matters, cross-border enforcement, and investor dispute resolution.
Beyond his courtroom practice, Omar Al-Baghdadi is recognised as a regional legal mentor and educator — having trained and supervised more than 40 lawyers across Syria, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. This rare combination of senior advocacy, cross-jurisdictional expertise, and leadership of a professional legal team makes CounselO uniquely positioned to deliver premium legal services to clients across Syria.
Credentials & Achievements
- Graduate, Faculty of Law — Damascus University (1996)
- Regional legal leadership; local representation separately scoped
- Holder of the title "Ustaz" (Senior Counsel), conferred by the Syrian Bar Association
- Senior legal experience across Saudi Arabia, UAE and Syria
- 20,000+ legal matters and consultations across civil, commercial, administrative, arbitration and criminal law
- Trained or supervised more than 40 lawyers
- Son of Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi, founder of Al-Baghdadi Law Firm (est. 1957)
- Expert in cross-border disputes, foreign judgment enforcement and multi-jurisdictional matters
Al-Baghdadi Law Firm was founded in 1957 by Lawyer Riyad Al-Baghdadi — father of Lawyer Omar Al-Baghdadi. Omar's upbringing within this distinguished legal legacy laid the foundation for his exceptional expertise and depth of legal knowledge.
Why CounselO
The CounselO Difference
Access to Justice
CounselO makes professional legal guidance accessible to all individuals, businesses and investors across Syria — online, without barriers, in both Arabic and English.
Physical Presence
Syria Offices — Field Presence
CounselO provides online legal consultation services, document analysis, and remote legal opinion preparation — enabling clients across all of Syria to access professional legal services without the need for in-person attendance.
Where a case requires court representation, appearances before courts or competent authorities, or document notarization and procedures requiring physical presence, CounselO works through its licensed legal partners in Syria to handle judicial representation proceedings before Syrian courts and government authorities.
Al-Baghdadi Law Firm Syria
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Who provides the work, and what is separately scoped
CounselO provides online consultation, document review and preliminary legal analysis for Syria matters. The applicable professional and court requirements are confirmed before any service begins.
Consultation provider
The consultation is provided through CounselO's legal team under the professional direction of Lawyer and Legal Counsel Omar Al-Baghdadi.
Professional licensing jurisdiction
Syrian-law work is assessed against Syrian professional and procedural requirements. Any reserved activity is assigned to an appropriately licensed Syrian professional or office.
Court representation
Court filing, attendance and representation in Syria are not created by browsing or consultation alone. They require a separate engagement with the professional authorized for that forum.
Cooperating counsel and terms
A cooperating Syrian lawyer or office may be involved where the service requires local representation or another reserved activity. Scope, fees, deliverables and responsible professional may differ by service and are confirmed in the engagement terms.
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