Partners
Counsels
Associates
Assistants
Angela Ramadan
Jenny Rizk
Dunia Bejjani
Marwan Sakr
Partner
T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3775774
msakr@saas-law.com
Saifi 311 Building, 145, Place Gebran Tuéni, Beirut 1100 2070.
B01_G19, Service Block. Al Hulaila Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al-Khaimah.
Marwan Sakr is a partner of SAAS Lawyers | Avocats. Admitted to the Bars of Beirut (1989) and Paris (2006), and as an advocate before the DIFC Courts in Dubai (2009), he has been a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb, UK) since 2011, a Legal Consultant in the UAE (RAK) since 2017 and was appointed Avocat spécialiste in International, European and Arab Laws by the French National Council of the Bar (CNB) in 2020.
His practice covers international arbitration and litigation, banking and financial law, corporate and investment matters, insurance and reinsurance and major infrastructure and energy projects (Turnkey, EPC, and BOT). He has acted as counsel, arbitrator and expert witness in over seventy-five proceedings across Europe and the Middle East, under ICC, ICSID, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, QICCA, ADCCAC and UNCITRAL rules.
Marwan has advised entities including the Lebanese Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Lebanon, and the Investment Authority of Kurdistan on financial and economic legislation. He sits on the panels of leading arbitration institutions such as SCCA, DIAC, and the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre, is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Lebanon’s appointee to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators and practices as an international arbitrator from a Chambers in London.
Marwan began his career at a leading litigation firm in Beirut, later joining AMNCC in association with Gide Loyrette Nouel in Beirut and Riyadh, before becoming a partner at Hennaoui & Sakr and subsequently co-founding SAAS.
Author of “Non-signatories, Third Parties and the International Arbitration Agreement”.
Co-directed and contributed to a reference book on banking law.
Co-authored a book on the law of associations in Lebanon.
Published several book chapters, articles, reports, studies, chronicles, and case notes; frequent speaker on related subjects.
Lecturer in Project Finance Law and International Contract and Commercial Laws at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the Beirut Bar Institute.
Approved Faculty Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (International Arbitration) and member of its Education and Training Committee in London.
Lecturer in Multiparty Arbitrations and Conservatory Measures at the Swiss International Law School/Bond University’s LLM in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution, Basel.
Taught Module 1 of the Diploma in International Arbitration (Arabic edition) with the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) and CIArb UK (2019–2020).
Marwan acts as chairman, member of tribunal and sole arbitrator under several arbitration rules (ICC, BCCI, UNCITRAL, ad hoc and Lebanese CPR). He is on the panel of arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), DIFC‐LCIA, the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre in Bahrain, the Arbitration Centre of the French‐Arab Chamber of Commerce in Paris and the panel of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in London. He is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and its Task Force on Maximizing the Probative Value of Witness Evidence, ICC Arab Arbitration Group and ICC Lebanon’s Arbitration Group. Marwan is one of the Lebanese Government’s appointees to the ICSID panel of conciliators.
Marwan has been identified as a leading individual in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution by Who’s Who Legal and Legal 500. He has been described as “a smart lawyer with an excellent knowledge base” (WWL Arbitration 2016) and as “[t]he 'outstanding' Marwan Sakr boasts a broad knowledge base and is considered a real specialist when it comes to complex international matters” (WWL Arbitration 2017) and “Marwan Sakr is a distinguished name in the region who commentators laud as an 'outstanding arbitrator', with expertise covering a number of jurisdictions and all of the main arbitration rules” (WWL 2018) and as “a distinguished name in the region who commentators laud as an 'outstanding arbitrator', with expertise covering a number of jurisdictions and all of the main arbitration rules” (WWL 2019) and “Marwan Sakr is a top name for arbitration in the region, and enjoys a strong reputation for his knowledge of commercial and investment disputes” (WWL 2020). He was ranked as “Global leader” in Arbitration (WWL 2020).
Beirut Bar Association.
Paris Bar Association.
Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah (Legal Consultant).
Paris Bar Association.
Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah (Legal Consultant).
French, English, Arabic
Bar Admission
Beirut (Lebanon), Paris (France).
Education
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, LL.B in Lebanese Law and French Master in Private Law.
- Université Toulouse I Capitole, Master 2 in International, European, and Comparative Law, Specialisation in International Law.
- Haute école des avocats conseils (HEDAC), Versailles, France, Law Practice Certificate.
- University of Huddersfield, School of Law, UK, LL.M in International Law.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London: Fellowship in International Arbitration.
- Specialist Counsel, International, European and Arab Laws (CNB, France).
- Université Toulouse I Capitole, Master 2 in International, European, and Comparative Law, Specialisation in International Law.
- Haute école des avocats conseils (HEDAC), Versailles, France, Law Practice Certificate.
- University of Huddersfield, School of Law, UK, LL.M in International Law.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London: Fellowship in International Arbitration.
- Specialist Counsel, International, European and Arab Laws (CNB, France).
Related Industries
- Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Client
- Technology and Telecommunications
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Client
- Technology and Telecommunications
Partners
Counsels
Associates
Assistants
Angela Ramadan
Jenny Rizk
Dunia Bejjani
Marwan Sakr
Partner
T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3775774
msakr@saas-law.com
ADDRESS
Saifi 311 Building, 145, Place Gebran Tuéni, Beirut 1100 2070.
B01_G19, Service Block. Al Hulaila Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al-Khaimah.
Marwan Sakr is a partner of SAAS Lawyers | Avocats. Admitted to the Bars of Beirut (1989) and Paris (2006), and as an advocate before the DIFC Courts in Dubai (2009), he has been a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb, UK) since 2011, a Legal Consultant in the UAE (RAK) since 2017 and was appointed Avocat spécialiste in International, European and Arab Laws by the French National Council of the Bar (CNB) in 2020.
His practice covers international arbitration and litigation, banking and financial law, corporate and investment matters, insurance and reinsurance and major infrastructure and energy projects (Turnkey, EPC, and BOT). He has acted as counsel, arbitrator and expert witness in over seventy-five proceedings across Europe and the Middle East, under ICC, ICSID, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, QICCA, ADCCAC and UNCITRAL rules.
Marwan has advised entities including the Lebanese Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Lebanon, and the Investment Authority of Kurdistan on financial and economic legislation. He sits on the panels of leading arbitration institutions such as SCCA, DIAC, and the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre, is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Lebanon’s appointee to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators and practices as an international arbitrator from a Chambers in London.
Marwan began his career at a leading litigation firm in Beirut, later joining AMNCC in association with Gide Loyrette Nouel in Beirut and Riyadh, before becoming a partner at Hennaoui & Sakr and subsequently co-founding SAAS.
Author of “Non-signatories, Third Parties and the International Arbitration Agreement”.
Co-directed and contributed to a reference book on banking law.
Co-authored a book on the law of associations in Lebanon.
Published several book chapters, articles, reports, studies, chronicles, and case notes; frequent speaker on related subjects.
Lecturer in Project Finance Law and International Contract and Commercial Laws at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the Beirut Bar Institute.
Approved Faculty Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (International Arbitration) and member of its Education and Training Committee in London.
Lecturer in Multiparty Arbitrations and Conservatory Measures at the Swiss International Law School/Bond University’s LLM in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution, Basel.
Taught Module 1 of the Diploma in International Arbitration (Arabic edition) with the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) and CIArb UK (2019–2020).
Marwan acts as chairman, member of tribunal and sole arbitrator under several arbitration rules (ICC, BCCI, UNCITRAL, ad hoc and Lebanese CPR). He is on the panel of arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), DIFC‐LCIA, the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre in Bahrain, the Arbitration Centre of the French‐Arab Chamber of Commerce in Paris and the panel of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in London. He is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and its Task Force on Maximizing the Probative Value of Witness Evidence, ICC Arab Arbitration Group and ICC Lebanon’s Arbitration Group. Marwan is one of the Lebanese Government’s appointees to the ICSID panel of conciliators.
Marwan has been identified as a leading individual in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution by Who’s Who Legal and Legal 500. He has been described as “a smart lawyer with an excellent knowledge base” (WWL Arbitration 2016) and as “[t]he 'outstanding' Marwan Sakr boasts a broad knowledge base and is considered a real specialist when it comes to complex international matters” (WWL Arbitration 2017) and “Marwan Sakr is a distinguished name in the region who commentators laud as an 'outstanding arbitrator', with expertise covering a number of jurisdictions and all of the main arbitration rules” (WWL 2018) and as “a distinguished name in the region who commentators laud as an 'outstanding arbitrator', with expertise covering a number of jurisdictions and all of the main arbitration rules” (WWL 2019) and “Marwan Sakr is a top name for arbitration in the region, and enjoys a strong reputation for his knowledge of commercial and investment disputes” (WWL 2020). He was ranked as “Global leader” in Arbitration (WWL 2020).
Beirut Bar Association.
Paris Bar Association.
Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah (Legal Consultant).
Paris Bar Association.
Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah (Legal Consultant).
French, English, Arabic
Bar Admission
Beirut (Lebanon), Paris (France).
Education
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, LL.B in Lebanese Law and French Master in Private Law.
- Université Toulouse I Capitole, Master 2 in International, European, and Comparative Law, Specialisation in International Law.
- Haute école des avocats conseils (HEDAC), Versailles, France, Law Practice Certificate.
- University of Huddersfield, School of Law, UK, LL.M in International Law.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London: Fellowship in International Arbitration.
- Specialist Counsel, International, European and Arab Laws (CNB, France).
- Université Toulouse I Capitole, Master 2 in International, European, and Comparative Law, Specialisation in International Law.
- Haute école des avocats conseils (HEDAC), Versailles, France, Law Practice Certificate.
- University of Huddersfield, School of Law, UK, LL.M in International Law.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London: Fellowship in International Arbitration.
- Specialist Counsel, International, European and Arab Laws (CNB, France).
Related Industries
- Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Client
- Technology and Telecommunications
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Client
- Technology and Telecommunications
Partners
Counsels
Associates
Assistants
Angela Ramadan
Jenny Rizk
Dunia Bejjani
Marwan Sakr
Partner
CONTACT
T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3775774
msakr@saas-law.com
ADDRESS
Saifi 311 Building, 145, Place Gebran Tuéni, Beirut 1100 2070.
B01_G19, Service Block. Al Hulaila Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al-Khaimah.
Marwan Sakr is a partner of SAAS Lawyers | Avocats. Admitted to the Bars of Beirut (1989) and Paris (2006), and as an advocate before the DIFC Courts in Dubai (2009), he has been a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb, UK) since 2011, a Legal Consultant in the UAE (RAK) since 2017 and was appointed Avocat spécialiste in International, European and Arab Laws by the French National Council of the Bar (CNB) in 2020.
His practice covers international arbitration and litigation, banking and financial law, corporate and investment matters, insurance and reinsurance and major infrastructure and energy projects (Turnkey, EPC, and BOT). He has acted as counsel, arbitrator and expert witness in over seventy-five proceedings across Europe and the Middle East, under ICC, ICSID, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, QICCA, ADCCAC and UNCITRAL rules.
Marwan has advised entities including the Lebanese Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Lebanon, and the Investment Authority of Kurdistan on financial and economic legislation. He sits on the panels of leading arbitration institutions such as SCCA, DIAC, and the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre, is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Lebanon’s appointee to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators and practices as an international arbitrator from a Chambers in London.
Marwan began his career at a leading litigation firm in Beirut, later joining AMNCC in association with Gide Loyrette Nouel in Beirut and Riyadh, before becoming a partner at Hennaoui & Sakr and subsequently co-founding SAAS.
Author of “Non-signatories, Third Parties and the International Arbitration Agreement”.
Co-directed and contributed to a reference book on banking law.
Co-authored a book on the law of associations in Lebanon.
Published several book chapters, articles, reports, studies, chronicles, and case notes; frequent speaker on related subjects.
Lecturer in Project Finance Law and International Contract and Commercial Laws at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the Beirut Bar Institute.
Approved Faculty Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (International Arbitration) and member of its Education and Training Committee in London.
Lecturer in Multiparty Arbitrations and Conservatory Measures at the Swiss International Law School/Bond University’s LLM in International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution, Basel.
Taught Module 1 of the Diploma in International Arbitration (Arabic edition) with the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) and CIArb UK (2019–2020).
Marwan acts as chairman, member of tribunal and sole arbitrator under several arbitration rules (ICC, BCCI, UNCITRAL, ad hoc and Lebanese CPR). He is on the panel of arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), DIFC‐LCIA, the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre in Bahrain, the Arbitration Centre of the French‐Arab Chamber of Commerce in Paris and the panel of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in London. He is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and its Task Force on Maximizing the Probative Value of Witness Evidence, ICC Arab Arbitration Group and ICC Lebanon’s Arbitration Group. Marwan is one of the Lebanese Government’s appointees to the ICSID panel of conciliators.
Marwan has been identified as a leading individual in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution by Who’s Who Legal and Legal 500. He has been described as “a smart lawyer with an excellent knowledge base” (WWL Arbitration 2016) and as “[t]he 'outstanding' Marwan Sakr boasts a broad knowledge base and is considered a real specialist when it comes to complex international matters” (WWL Arbitration 2017) and “Marwan Sakr is a distinguished name in the region who commentators laud as an 'outstanding arbitrator', with expertise covering a number of jurisdictions and all of the main arbitration rules” (WWL 2018) and as “a distinguished name in the region who commentators laud as an 'outstanding arbitrator', with expertise covering a number of jurisdictions and all of the main arbitration rules” (WWL 2019) and “Marwan Sakr is a top name for arbitration in the region, and enjoys a strong reputation for his knowledge of commercial and investment disputes” (WWL 2020). He was ranked as “Global leader” in Arbitration (WWL 2020).
Beirut Bar Association.
Paris Bar Association.
Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah (Legal Consultant).
Paris Bar Association.
Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah (Legal Consultant).
French, English, Arabic
Bar Admission
Beirut (Lebanon), Paris (France).
Education
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, LL.B in Lebanese Law and French Master in Private Law.
- Université Toulouse I Capitole, Master 2 in International, European, and Comparative Law, Specialisation in International Law.
- Haute école des avocats conseils (HEDAC), Versailles, France, Law Practice Certificate.
- University of Huddersfield, School of Law, UK, LL.M in International Law.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London: Fellowship in International Arbitration.
- Specialist Counsel, International, European and Arab Laws (CNB, France).
- Université Toulouse I Capitole, Master 2 in International, European, and Comparative Law, Specialisation in International Law.
- Haute école des avocats conseils (HEDAC), Versailles, France, Law Practice Certificate.
- University of Huddersfield, School of Law, UK, LL.M in International Law.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London: Fellowship in International Arbitration.
- Specialist Counsel, International, European and Arab Laws (CNB, France).
Related Industries
- Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Client
- Technology and Telecommunications
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Entertainment, Tourism and Hospitality
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Client
- Technology and Telecommunications