About
An Iraqi strategic support and corporate advisory company
STRATIQ Access provides strategic support and corporate advisory services to foreign and local investors and companies. Our work begins where a decision about Iraq is being taken — assessing the market, choosing a structure to enter it, signing a contract, meeting an obligation, delivering a project — and continues through the procedures that follow.
The platform covers four connected domains: legal, business, government relations, and project logistics. A client may engage one of them or all four. What does not change is that the same team stays accountable for the file from the first meeting to the closing report.
One platform, four connected domains
Much of what makes operating in Iraq difficult sits between disciplines. A licence depends on a corporate structure. A shipment depends on documents an authority has yet to approve. A dispute turns on a clause agreed during procurement. Splitting that work across providers who do not talk to each other is how deadlines slip and positions are lost.
We act as a local partner connecting law, business, administration, government relations, and logistics, so the handover between them is ours to manage rather than yours.
What a local platform is worth
Clarity of procedure
You know what is required, from whom, and in what order, before commitments are made.
Speed of response
Files, correspondence, and official follow-up are handled locally rather than managed from abroad on a delay.
Protection of interests
Contracts, obligations, and exposures are reviewed while they can still be changed, not after they become disputes.
Operational efficiency
Fewer separate counterparties to manage, and fewer procedural surprises during execution.
What we hold ourselves to
Integrity and transparency
Confidentiality and protection of client information and interests
Professionalism and disciplined follow-up
Practical, executable solutions
Responsiveness and accountability
Long-term partnership and trust
Respect for law, regulation, and proper procedure
Continuous development and innovation in service delivery
Haider Ali
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Principal Advisor — Legal Strategy & Risk Management
A practicing Iraqi lawyer with more than 12 years of experience, a Master's degree in Law, and full-practice authorization (الصلاحية المطلقة) from the Iraqi Bar Association.
His experience covers corporate legal advisory, commercial contracts, risk management, dispute resolution, negotiation, strategic legal matters, coordination with government entities, and high-value transactions and projects.
His professional approach is grounded in realistic analysis, recommendations that can actually be executed, disciplined follow-up, integrity and transparency in what is communicated, and building effective professional relationships that serve client interests within the law.
How the team is composed
Engagements are staffed from a standing multidisciplinary team and extended with specialists when the work calls for them.
Lawyers and legal advisers
Contract, risk, and compliance specialists
Accountants and advisers for corporate, tax, and social-security services
Arabic, English, Persian, and Turkish translators
Business-support and government-relations specialists
Logistics and field-coordination specialists
Technical experts, engineers, suppliers, and specialized companies engaged according to project needs
A six-step delivery method
The same sequence applies whether the engagement is a single legal opinion or a multi-year project file.
- 01
Understand the Need
An initial meeting to define objectives, scope, stakeholders, and constraints.
- 02
Gather Information
Review of the relevant documents, data, obligations, and priorities.
- 03
Assess & Analyze
Identify the legal and operational position, the risks attached to it, and the available options.
- 04
Build the Action Plan
Define tasks, owners, timeline, deliverables, and costs.
- 05
Execute & Follow Up
Manage correspondence, meetings, procedures, and coordination with the relevant parties.
- 06
Report
Report completed actions, results achieved, risks that remain, and practical recommendations.
How we take on work
No engagement is accepted before we check capability, competence, and conflicts of interest.
Scope, fees, duration, and deliverables are defined clearly in writing.
Client information and documents remain confidential and are used only for the assignment.
Risks, obstacles, and alternatives are communicated honestly and transparently.
No outcome is guaranteed where it depends on an independent authority or on action outside our control.
Work is conducted in accordance with applicable Iraqi laws, regulations, and professional licensing requirements.
Let Us Support Your Business in Iraq
We bring local experience and integrated legal, strategic, and operational capabilities to companies and investors establishing, developing, or protecting their business interests in Iraq.
We Make Business Possible in Iraq