Partners

Counsels

Associates

Assistants

  • Angela Ramadan

  • Jenny Rizk

  • Dunia Bejjani

Zouha Sakr

Partner

T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3719989
zsakr@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.

Profile & Experience

Zouha Sakr is a partner of SAAS Lawyers | Avocats, with particular expertise in WTO accession, competition law, international trade and dispute resolution. She has advised Lebanon’s Minister of Economy as part of a UNDP-funded team on trade facilitation, EU partnership agreements, WTO accession and regional integration initiatives, notably leading Lebanon’s services negotiations under the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA). She also served as Senior Lawyer on the USAID-funded Booz Allen Hamilton Project advising the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Zouha represents clients in banking, insurance, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, government contracts, corporate and international trade matters, acting both as legal advisor and in court and arbitration proceedings. She has served as Secretary for Arbitral Tribunals under ICC and BCCI rules and also practises as a commercial mediator. Prior to joining SAAS, Zouha was a senior international trade law expert with the United Nations Development Program and a senior lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising the Lebanese government on complex trade law issues. She is also a Part I Legal Practitioner at DIFC Courts, Dubai (2014).

- Author of several articles, reports, and book chapters on international trade and dispute resolution. - Conducted a comparative study commissioned by ESCWA (2012) on the Liberalization of Trade in Four Key Services Sectors (Transportation, Telecommunication, Financial Services, and Tourism) across Jordan, Oman, UAE, and Egypt. - Lecturer in International Trade Regulations and Dispute Resolution at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth – School of Economics. - Lecturer in Banking Law and Regulations at ISSED School of Law, Beirut.

- Beirut Bar Association.
- Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
- Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
- International Bar Association.
- American Bar Association.

French, English, Arabic

Bar Admission

Beirut (Lebanon), DIFC Courts (Dubai, UAE).

Education

- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, LL.B in Lebanese Law (with Distinction) and French Master in Private Law (1991).
- ESCP-EAP, Paris, France, MBA (2002).
- École Supérieure des Affaires, Beirut, Master in Business Administration (2002).
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, UK: Diploma in International Arbitration (2013), Fellowship (2013).
Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, CPM, Professional Diploma in Mediation (2013).

Related Practices

- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Public and Administrative Law
- Taxation and Double Tax Treaties
- White Collar Crime and Compliance
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Technology and Telecommunications

Related Industries

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Partners

Counsels

Associates

Assistants

  • Angela Ramadan

  • Jenny Rizk

  • Dunia Bejjani

Zouha Sakr

Partner

T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3719989
zsakr@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.

Profile & Experience

Zouha Sakr is a partner of SAAS Lawyers | Avocats, with particular expertise in WTO accession, competition law, international trade and dispute resolution. She has advised Lebanon’s Minister of Economy as part of a UNDP-funded team on trade facilitation, EU partnership agreements, WTO accession and regional integration initiatives, notably leading Lebanon’s services negotiations under the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA). She also served as Senior Lawyer on the USAID-funded Booz Allen Hamilton Project advising the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Zouha represents clients in banking, insurance, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, government contracts, corporate and international trade matters, acting both as legal advisor and in court and arbitration proceedings. She has served as Secretary for Arbitral Tribunals under ICC and BCCI rules and also practises as a commercial mediator. Prior to joining SAAS, Zouha was a senior international trade law expert with the United Nations Development Program and a senior lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising the Lebanese government on complex trade law issues. She is also a Part I Legal Practitioner at DIFC Courts, Dubai (2014).

- Author of several articles, reports, and book chapters on international trade and dispute resolution. - Conducted a comparative study commissioned by ESCWA (2012) on the Liberalization of Trade in Four Key Services Sectors (Transportation, Telecommunication, Financial Services, and Tourism) across Jordan, Oman, UAE, and Egypt. - Lecturer in International Trade Regulations and Dispute Resolution at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth – School of Economics. - Lecturer in Banking Law and Regulations at ISSED School of Law, Beirut.

- Beirut Bar Association.
- Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
- Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
- International Bar Association.
- American Bar Association.

French, English, Arabic

Bar Admission

Beirut (Lebanon), DIFC Courts (Dubai, UAE).

Education

- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, LL.B in Lebanese Law (with Distinction) and French Master in Private Law (1991).
- ESCP-EAP, Paris, France, MBA (2002).
- École Supérieure des Affaires, Beirut, Master in Business Administration (2002).
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, UK: Diploma in International Arbitration (2013), Fellowship (2013).
Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, CPM, Professional Diploma in Mediation (2013).

Related Practices

- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Public and Administrative Law
- Taxation and Double Tax Treaties
- White Collar Crime and Compliance
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Technology and Telecommunications

Related Industries

-

Partners

Counsels

Associates

Assistants

  • Angela Ramadan

  • Jenny Rizk

  • Dunia Bejjani

Zouha Sakr

Partner

CONTACT

T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3719989
zsakr@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.

Profile & Experience

Zouha Sakr is a partner of SAAS Lawyers | Avocats, with particular expertise in WTO accession, competition law, international trade and dispute resolution. She has advised Lebanon’s Minister of Economy as part of a UNDP-funded team on trade facilitation, EU partnership agreements, WTO accession and regional integration initiatives, notably leading Lebanon’s services negotiations under the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA). She also served as Senior Lawyer on the USAID-funded Booz Allen Hamilton Project advising the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Zouha represents clients in banking, insurance, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, government contracts, corporate and international trade matters, acting both as legal advisor and in court and arbitration proceedings. She has served as Secretary for Arbitral Tribunals under ICC and BCCI rules and also practises as a commercial mediator. Prior to joining SAAS, Zouha was a senior international trade law expert with the United Nations Development Program and a senior lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers, advising the Lebanese government on complex trade law issues. She is also a Part I Legal Practitioner at DIFC Courts, Dubai (2014).

- Author of several articles, reports, and book chapters on international trade and dispute resolution. - Conducted a comparative study commissioned by ESCWA (2012) on the Liberalization of Trade in Four Key Services Sectors (Transportation, Telecommunication, Financial Services, and Tourism) across Jordan, Oman, UAE, and Egypt. - Lecturer in International Trade Regulations and Dispute Resolution at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth – School of Economics. - Lecturer in Banking Law and Regulations at ISSED School of Law, Beirut.

- Beirut Bar Association.
- Dubai International Financial Centre (Advocate).
- Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
- International Bar Association.
- American Bar Association.

French, English, Arabic

Bar Admission

Beirut (Lebanon), DIFC Courts (Dubai, UAE).

Education

- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, LL.B in Lebanese Law (with Distinction) and French Master in Private Law (1991).
- ESCP-EAP, Paris, France, MBA (2002).
- École Supérieure des Affaires, Beirut, Master in Business Administration (2002).
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, UK: Diploma in International Arbitration (2013), Fellowship (2013).
Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth, CPM, Professional Diploma in Mediation (2013).

Related Practices

- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Public and Administrative Law
- Taxation and Double Tax Treaties
- White Collar Crime and Compliance
- Defence Industries and Aeronautics
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- In-house and Corporate Counsel Teams
- Management Consulting
- Non Govermental Organisations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Technology and Telecommunications

Related Industries

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