1- Arbitration		2 - Banking & Finance		3 - Corporate
4 - Dispute Resolution		5 - Aviation & Maritime		6 - Medical malpractice
7 - Labor & Employment		8 - Real Estate		9 - Intellectual property
10 - Franchise		11 - Taxation		12 - Insurance & Reinsurance

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1- Arbitration:

"To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute" (Aristotle)

Arbitration is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons (the "arbitrator", "arbiters or arbitral tribunal"), by whose decision they agree to be bound.

Arbitration laws help resolve issues faster than a regular court trial. It allows more flexibility. Both parties agree to specific rules for the case and what types of evidence can be accepted. They can also decide how damages, expences, attorneys' fees and arbitration costs are determined.

Nevetheless, arbitration could not be proceeded unless a full consensus is realized between both parties, as well covering all parts of the arbitration process.

The firm handles the issue starting from the consensus stage between both parties, especially the type of arbitration that should be selected, untill the final decision " The Award" .


2 - Banking & Finance:

With a comprehensive banking and finance practice, we can clarify and recommend procedures for lenders and sellers. Advising both bank account holders and banking representatives, our lawyers are available to answer any of your questions regarding lending laws, mortgages, and debt disputes. We also handle real estate-related matters like the formalization of private mortgages.

We can provide you with the experienced legal counsel and representation for any banking, financial or real estate transaction.

As for financial services, H&H has negotiated, documented and provided counsel for numerous financing tools such as : Commodity swaps, currency swaps, leasing transactions, workouts of problem financing, derivatives, letter of credit.....


3 - Corporate:

H & H advise closely held businesses as well as publicly traded corporations in a wide variety of areas. We serve the needs of emerging businesses and the venture capital and investment banking firms that provide them with capital.

Formation of Business Entities
H & H assist you with the planning for and formation of new business entities to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks to you and your business. We identify, manage and solve a wide variety of legal issues that apply to the formation of new business entities, including issues related to antitrust laws (competition laws), corporate governance, employee benefits, executive compensation, information technology, intellectual property and tax matters.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
A number of our clients have also entered into joint ventures and other types of corporate partnering activities with domestic and international businesses.
As every business acquisition is different, we utilize a team to draw on the appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience of our lawyers. Depending upon the needs of your business and the nature of the transaction, a typical team handling a large corporate acquisition might include attorneys who are experienced in the securities, corporate finance, tax, antitrust, labor, environmental compliance, products liability, and real estate fields. We also help clients evaluate prospective strategic partners through due diligence investigations and ensure that relationships are established with careful attention to compliance with applicable laws.

Reorganizations
We provide innovative solutions to the needs of our clients, with a focus on minimizing tax costs and maximizing financial return. We can provide advice on structuring business acquisitions, tender offers, and share exchanges; optimizing tax-free transactions, including triangular mergers, reorganizations, and multiple-step acquisitions; evaluating divestiture strategies, including stock transfers and tax-free spin-offs; liquidations; stock redemptions; and recapitalizations.

Venture Capital
We assist clients with the formation of venture capital funds, raising capital, and documenting and structuring investments in portfolio companies. We have ambiant experience in all the legal fields necessary to provide this assistance, including tax, securities, and pass-through entities such as limited partnerships and limited liability companies. Our intellectual property, labor and employment law, litigation and real estate attorneys are also available to provide specialized advice as needed in evaluating and documenting investments.
We are also familiar with the legal and business issues facing growth companies at all stages of development. As companies grow, the need for capital is frequently provided by private financing arrangements during the early years of the enterprise. We have significant experience and can assist you with private placements of securities and creative finance arrangements. Our lawyers have extensive knowledge and experience on the structure and complexities of venture capital financing transactions.

International Business Transactions
Today there is a greater need than ever before for looking outside our national borders for markets. Many Arkansas businesses are finding foreign markets for the first time, while others are expanding and taking more aggressive equity positions abroad. We continue to grow with our clients and are working hard with the help of our contacts around the world to provide the information and legal assistance needed to compete in a global economy.

Insolvency
Companies that are unable to pay their debts, are considered in a state of Insolvency. In modern legislations, the attitude resides not only in finding ways to repay these debts, but on the remodeling of the financial and organizational structure of debtors experiencing financial distress so as to permit the rehabilitation and continuation of their business. This is known as Business Turnaround or Business Recovery. H&H assists in seeking solutions for preventing insolvency (debt restructuring) and recovering the financial status of the entity.


4 - Dispute Resolution:

Dispute resolution is the process of resolving conflicts between parties. As we have mentioned before about arbitration as a process for dispute resolution, in this area H&H assist you in the Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR). The basic parts in facing JDR are the 3 I's:

- Intensive follow-up
- Intensive research
- Intensive inquiry

JDR could be considered as annoying procedure by & for many parties, that's why H&H applies all practical means in order to prevent a JDR as a final stage, from mediation, conciliation and negotiation. In case no compromise is to be reached, we should never forget that "all polishing is done by friction".

5 - Aviation & Maritime:

Aviation & Maritime affairs are one of the basic areas of specialty at H & H. We have represented major airline & maritime companies since 1975. The Law Firm took deep knowledge of the concerned International Conventions related to Aviation affairs, like Warsaw Convention (1929) & Montreal Convention (1999), Tokyo Convention (1963) and IATA, and our experience extends in dispute resolutions ( Passenger, Cargo, Baggage) as well in handling agreements (Aircraft rental, Aircraft purchase, SGHA, GSA...). As for Maritime affairs, we had a long experience in dealing with major international agreements (Hamburg 1979).

As well, we experienced Freight Forwarding affairs (Air Freight Forwarding, Ocean Freight Forwarding and Trucking), and we handled different agreements related to that domain, especially Agency Agremements for Shipping and Aviation Companies.

6 - Medical malpractice:

Medical malpractice is the breach of a duty to provide patients with an accepted standard of care in diagnosing or treating a patient. Whether a nurse, doctor or hospital was negligent, they are liable for damages incurred when the treatment has deviated from a level of care accepted within the medical community. At H & H, we represent injury victims and families whose medical provider was negligent in diagnosis or treatment.

Our Experience
Birth injuries: Many birth injuries such as cerebral palsy, erb's palsy, and other injuries result from oxygen deprivation caused by medical negligence. Our attorneys will fully investigate your child's birth and injuries, using experts and medical documentation to pursue claims against every liable party.
Delayed diagnosis: We are experienced in cases of delayed or failed diagnosis particularly. Our Law Firm will strive to recover maximum compensation for your injuries and losses because of late diagnosis or a misdiagnosis.
Surgical errors: Surgical errors can be caused by operation on the wrong body part, negligence in anesthesiology, failure to disinfect, infections and complications arising out of negligent incisions.
Hospital negligence: It is common for injuries to occur, not because the actual provider is at fault, but because the hospital did not have the proper procedures or policies in place to protect each patient. Our attorneys are experienced in the investigation of injuries occurring in medical facilities, and can identify every potential source of liability.
Pharmaceutical negligence: An error in medication can lead to catastrophic results, even death. We will pursue claims against doctors negligent in prescriptions or pharmacists negligent in the dispensation of drugs. If you were injured by a harmful drug mixture, overmedication, undermedication, or the wrong medication, we can help you assert your rights.