Walid Nasser
senior partner & founder
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth:
Beirut, December 14, 1951
Education
- 1984 LL.M., Harvard Law School, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
- 1977 DEA, Jean Moulin University, Lyon, France
- 1975 License en Droit, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Bar Association
1975, Beirut Bar Association
Practice Areas
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Copyright
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law
- Contracts Law
- Anti-Trust
- Public Tenders
- Real Estate law
- Inheritance laws
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- ICC and DIAC Arbitration
- Commercial agency laws
- Medicine and pharmaceutical laws
- Audio-visual
- Film and Media law
- Litigation, oil and gas, international sanctions
- FATCA related matters
Languages
English, French, Arabic and Italian
Biography
Publications
- "Effectiveness of the Arab Boycott Office"
- "Reconstruction of Lebanon"
- "Lebanon, A New Tax Haven"
- "Trademarks Law in Lebanon"
- "Trademark Laws in the Middle East"
- "Lebanese Copyright Law"
- "New Broadcasting Law in Lebanon"
Legislation
- Member of the committee that drafted the copyright law of Lebanon that was enacted in 1999
- Member of the committee that drafted the patent law of Lebanon that was enacted in 2000
- Author of a draft biodiversity law and draft biosafety law.
Arbitration
- Co-arbitrator in three ICC arbitrations
- Sole arbitrator in one DIAC arbitration
- Co-counsel in two major ICC arbitrations
Transactions
- Lead counsel in a mega M&A deal involving the sale of the sports rights of a major Middle Eastern broadcaster to another major Middle Eastern broadcaster
- Lead counsel in a M&A involving the acquisition of a part of the assets of a Lebanese company by an American company
- Lead counsel in a M&A transaction involving the acquisition by an international organization of preferred shares issued by a Lebanese company
Former positions
- Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, 1984-1985
- Former vice-president and acting General Counsel, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.,1985-1997
- Former Chairperson, Intellectual Property Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Lebanon.
Sarah Fakhry
Partner
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth:
Beirut, April 1, 1987
Education
- Current: Doctorate in Philosophy of Law, Paris 2 Assas, Paris, France
- 2014 Master 2 Philosophy of Law, Paris 2, Assas, Paris, France
- 2012 DEA Droit des Affaires, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
- 2009 License libanaise en droit, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Bar Association
2009, Beirut Bar Association
2015, Paris Bar Association
Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law
- Contracts Law
- Civil Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- ICC and UNCITRAL Arbitration
- Audio-visual
- Oil and Gas
Languages
Arabic, French and English.
Biography
Publications
- Article on M&A transactions in Qatar for the Global Law and Business
- Article on Shareholders’ Agreements in Lebanon for the International Bar Association, guide on shareholders’ agreements
- Articles for the World Bank including Chapter entitled “Doing Business
- Getting credit 2012 and 2013” for Lebanon and Qatar
- Several Articles for “Getting the Deal Through”, including Chapters entitled “Arbitration” 2011, 2012 and 2013, “Anti-Corruption” 2012 and “Corporate Governance” 2012 for Lebanon – Article on Volunteering in Qatar for the IFRC
Former positions
- Trainee, Shearman and Sterling, Project Development Finance department (Oil and Gas), July 2015 – September 2015
- Badri and Salim El Meouchi law firm, Beirut, Lebanon (2010 – 2013)
- Rene Abirached Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon (2009 – 2010)
Yehia Ramadan
Partner
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth:
Biography
Maya Tebcherani
Partner
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth:
Biography
Darwich Ghandour
Associate
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth:
Biography