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-Member of the Quebec (Canada) Bar Association
-Member of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
-Member of Beirut Bar Association
-Strong knowledge of Canadian, US & European laws with experience in the Gulf area and WTO rules
-Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, French and Arabic
-Practice skills in legislative drafting
-Deep knowledge of both Civil & Common law
-Strong leadership and managerial skills
-Proven interpersonal skills and ability to listen and work in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnical environment
-Teamwork player and self-starter
-Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
-Excellent commanding of the PC and the Internet
PROFESSIONNAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Main fields of practice are in:
International Trade and Business/Corporate Law
Drafting and reviewing International Contracts (Franchise, Distribution, Deeds of Assignment, Articles of Incorporation, Joint Ventures, Copyright Licensing Agreement, Investment Advisory Agreement, Labor Contracts, Real Estates contracts, Transportation Agreements, Settlement Agreements, Software development contracts, as well as Intellectual/Industrial property agreements)
Providing legal consultancies to foreign and local investors and setting up companies
IP consultancy
IP/IT/Telecom consultancy and litigation services (Confidentiality/Non Disclosure Agreements, End User License agreement, Software License Agreement, Trade Mark Assignments, Trade Name Assignments, Patents Assignments, IT Support and Maintenance Agreements, Distribution and Reseller Agreements, Negotiating telecommunications agreements …)
1- CISDL “ Centre For International Sustainable Development Law “ (2006-2007) located at McGill University (Montreal-Canada) where I enjoyed working on very specialized topics by preparing legal works, providing consultancies, studies, seminars and drafts in subjects related to the sustainable development in International Trade and Health law.
2- USAID (United States Agency for International Development) and WTO (World Trade Organization), project with the government of Lebanon (2001-2002), where I provided them with professional legal consultancies, conducted legal researches, meetings, analysis, drafted and played a key role in implementing legal reforms to bring Lebanon foreign trade regime into full conformity with the WTO rules in fields of International Trade and IP Law.
3- Net2Phone and Efonica FZ-LLC (1997 till 2004), two major American telecommunication companies, provided them with legal services for their operations in the Middle East.
4- Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Telecom in Lebanon (2003)
5- BERYTHECH Project (2002), a European Incubating project mainly for IT businesses, provided them with legal services in IP and International Trade law.
6-Dealing and providing legal services to International law firms and companies in the Gulf area, Lebanon as well as in Canada such as Clyde & Co. Norton Rose, McCarthy Tetrault, Atlas law firm, Saifam IP, Qatar National Bank, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi-Avantis (Pharmaceuticals), Saudi Pharmaceutical Indus. & Medical Appliances Corp. (SPIMACO), Habib Bank, and …
MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
-ADMITTED AS ARBITRATOR BEFORE THE G.C.C COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION CENTRE
-THE COALITION AGAINST COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY (CACP- USA)
-THE AMERCAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA)
-THE QUEBEC (CANADA) BAR ASSOCIATION
-THE CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION
- THE CANADIAN CORPORATE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION
- THE LAW SOCIETY OF ENGLAND AND WALES
- BEIRUT BAR ASSOCIATION
LAST ATTENDED SEMINARS
- International Human Rights and Investment Law Issues in International
Arbitration (American University – Washington College of Law- March 21,
2007)
- Intellectual Property Rights in China (U.S. Department of Commerce -Office
of China Economic Area-):
- IP Strategies for Negotiating Licensing Agreements and the Realities of
Enforcing the Terms of
Agreements - spotlight on China: A discussion of IP strategies for
businesses engaged in implementing
licensing agreements in China. (March 8.2007).
- Patent Protection in China: China's Proposed Patent Law Amendments, and a
Best Practices Panel discussion on Registration and Enforcement Strategies
(September 14, 2006)
- No Trade in Fakes Supply Chain (February, 2007)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
(CACP)
- Information Technology, Media & Telecom Law (Under U.S, Canadian &
European laws) February-March 2007
Prof. Pierre TRUDEL
UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, CANADA
- Law & Economics (The economics of intellectual property rights in civil
law systems)
January – February, 2007
Prof. Ejan MACKAAY
UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, CANADA
- Industrial Property Law, (Patents, Biotechnology & Nanotechnology - Under U.S, Canadian & European laws-)
September – December, 2006
Prof. Ejan MACKAAY
UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, CANADA
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