About
Managing Partner at Obeid & Medawar Law Firm LLP in Lebanon. Provides legal advice across civil, corporate, commercial, transportation, shipping, banking, labor, finance, insurance, and family law, with particular expertise in comparative, international, financial, investment, real estate, construction, mergers, and tax law. Handles dispute resolution before Lebanese courts and international arbitration panels (ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL) as lead counsel and arbitrator. Represents leading banks, insurance companies, private funds, multinational companies, and high-net-worth individuals. Lecturer at Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth since 2000 on Business Law, Labor Law, and Comparative Social Security Law, and member of its Disciplinary Council. Previously lecturer at Lebanese University. Co-founded the firm after serving as Senior Associate at Assha & El Khoury Law Firm (2001–2007) and Junior Associate at Ibrahim Najjar Law Firm (1997–2001).
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Masters’ degree in Law, 1996, Université Saint Joseph of Beirut
- DEA degree in International Private Law and International Commercial Law, 1997, Université de Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
- Pursued a PHD in International Private Law, Université de Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Admissions
- Beirut Bar Association, 2001