Mr. Al Mannai was our Founding and our Chief Managing Partner, after he served and worked in the Public Prosecution, He established the firm in 1999 and was on the top of it, till his passed away in 2015.

His dedication and passion, vision and hard work was the founding of Our Firm, he has devoted all his professional life and career as a lawyer to two related things.

First, the law firm he created, nurtured and grew to make it one of the most Qatari and Middle East reginal leading law firms, a goal that he set to himself some 20 years ago.

The second, to fight for social justice and defend and protect fundamental human rights whenever they were being challenged.

Mr. Essa made other significant contributions to the wider community along the way as well, and has left an extraordinary legacy which we are sure he and his family are proud of.

He was a great leader, partner, confidante, friend and mentor and supporter to the partners and to the many people who were fortunate to know him.

There is no doubt that Essa has left his mark and that we are all worse off for his passing.

He was truly unique and very passionate about the things he believed in.

He had an unrelenting and extraordinary amount of drive to achieve the goals that he continued to set himself to the very end, and we are committed to execute and develop.

His good reputation and his integrity will always live and stay through his memory.

“Essa, may your soul now rest in peace.”