EPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2020 – Present

JUSTICIA Beirut Consult – Beirut, Lebanon
Consultant

• Advised on the EBL Murabaha Facility Agreement for the Red Sea Project (Energy Sector – KSA).
• Represented a leading Lebanese electromechanical company in a USD 5 million arbitration case before the Beirut Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Provided legal advice and support on a wide range of commercial contracts and arrangements.
• Issued legal opinions on banking and regulatory matters.
• Drafted and negotiated agreements for a production company in the context of an audiovisual project.
• Provided legal guidance on corporate structuring and restructuring.

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2007 – 2019

MENA City Lawyers – Beirut, Lebanon
Partner – Head of Commercial Law Department | Attorney at Law

• Assisted a major international energy company in its tender submission for Lebanon’s first offshore licensing round for oil and gas exploration.
• Represented a leading waste management company in negotiating a contract with the Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction for the export of municipal solid waste.
• Assisted a renewable energy firm in a tender for EPC contracting for a 1MW solar photovoltaic farm at Zahrani Oil Installations.
• Represented a property owner in legal opposition to a governmental expropriation in Beirut, citing environmental impact concerns.
• Conducted legal due diligence for the acquisition of a British energy company by a German conglomerate.
• Participated in the standardization of Lebanese government transaction forms in collaboration with OMSAR.
• Contributed to a financing project for the Pan Arab Highway construction.
• Worked on various real estate developments involving FIDIC contracts.
• Represented a leading hospitality company in the acquisition of a Beirut-based hotel from a major international chain.
• Provided comprehensive legal advice to a leading Middle Eastern hospital group regarding operations and regional expansion.
• Advised national and international clients on franchise development and implementation.
• Handled corporate structuring and restructuring for various entities.
• Advised on the USD 10 million acquisition of financial institutions in Lebanon and Geneva.
• Represented a major contractor in subcontract negotiations for the Fiber Optic Deployment Project awarded by OGERO.
• Advised a prominent hospital on the creation of an affiliation network across the Middle East.
• Managed litigation cases involving corporate governance, bankruptcy, and liquidation.

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2017 – 2018

Legal Advisor to the Minister of Environment – Lebanon

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CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

• 2017: INTA Annual Meeting – Barcelona, Spain
• 2016: INTA Annual Meeting – Orlando, Florida, USA
• 2016: FIDIC Contracts Workshop – Cornerstone Training Center, Beirut
• 2015: Mediation Workshop – Lebanese Association for Mediation and Conciliation (LAMAC), Beirut
• 2015: INTA Annual Meeting – San Diego, California, USA
• 2014: Oil & Gas Law Training – IDRAC, Beirut (Completed Levels 1 & 2)
• 2013: Certified Mediator – LAMAC & International Academy of Training and Consulting (IATC), Beirut
• 2012: Mediation Seminar: Mastering the Art of Communication – LAMAC, Beirut

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PUBLICATIONS

• 2011–2017: Contributor to the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report on various legal topics.
• 2013: Authored a research paper titled La Médiation dans les Contrats de Franchise as part of mediation training by LAMAC & IATC.
• 2008: Co-authored Tax on Inbound Investments in Lebanon for Getting the Deal Through.

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Beirut Bar Association (since 2005)
• Member of the Lebanese Association for Mediation and Conciliation (LAMAC) (since 2013)

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EDUCATION

• 2005: Master’s Degree in National and International Business Law
  Lebanese University – Filière Francophone de Droit (in partnership with Aix-Marseille University)
• 2004: Bachelor of Law
  Lebanese University – Filière Francophone de Droit

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COMPUTER SKILLS

• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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LANGUAGES

French – Fluent

Arabic – Native

English – Fluent