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Zouha Sakr

Partner

Lebanese

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.

T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3719989

Profile & Experience

Zouha Sakr is a founding 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).

Zouha represents clients in management consulting, banking, insurance, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, government contracts, corporate and international trade matters, acting both as legal advisor and in court and arbitration proceedings.

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 also served as Senior Lawyer on the USAID-funded Booz Allen Hamilton Project advising the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Zouha is 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.
  • Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
  • International Bar Association.
  • American Bar Association.

French, English, Arabic

Zouha represented the Association for the Development of Rural Capacities, where she aided microcredit and labour market initiatives.

Bar Admission

Beirut (Lebanon)
DIFC Courts - Part 1 (Dubai, UAE)

Education & Qualifications

  • 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 Public International Law EU Law

Related Industries

Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure

Partners & Senior Counsel

Counsels & Of Counsels

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Zouha Sakr

Partner

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.

T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3719989

Profile & Experience

Zouha Sakr is a founding 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).

Zouha represents clients in management consulting, banking, insurance, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, government contracts, corporate and international trade matters, acting both as legal advisor and in court and arbitration proceedings.

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 also served as Senior Lawyer on the USAID-funded Booz Allen Hamilton Project advising the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Zouha is 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.
  • Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
  • International Bar Association.
  • American Bar Association.

French, English, Arabic

Zouha represented the Association for the Development of Rural Capacities, where she aided microcredit and labour market initiatives.

Bar Admission

Beirut (Lebanon)
DIFC Courts - Part 1 (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 Public International Law EU Law

Related Industries

Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure

Partners & Senior Counsel

Counsels & Of Counsels

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Zouha Sakr

Partner

CONTACT

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.

T : +961 1218444
M : +961 3719989

Profile & Experience

Zouha Sakr is a founding 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).

Zouha represents clients in management consulting, banking, insurance, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, government contracts, corporate and international trade matters, acting both as legal advisor and in court and arbitration proceedings.

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 also served as Senior Lawyer on the USAID-funded Booz Allen Hamilton Project advising the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Zouha is 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.
  • Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators .
  • International Bar Association.
  • American Bar Association.

French, English, Arabic

Zouha represented the Association for the Development of Rural Capacities, where she aided microcredit and labour market initiatives.

Bar Admission

Beirut (Lebanon)
DIFC Courts - Part 1 (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 Public International Law EU Law

Related Industries

Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure