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Angela Ramadan
Jenny Rizk
Dunia Bejjani
Zouha Sakr
Partner
Lebanese
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).
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.
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)
DIFC Courts - Part 1 (Dubai, UAE)
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Partners
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Angela Ramadan
Jenny Rizk
Dunia Bejjani
Zouha Sakr
Partner
ADDRESS
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).
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.
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)
DIFC Courts - Part 1 (Dubai, UAE)
Education
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Partners
Counsels
Associates
Assistants
Dunia Bejjani
Jenny Rizk
Angela Ramadan
Zouha Sakr
Partner
CONTACT
ADDRESS
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).
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.
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)
DIFC Courts - Part 1 (Dubai, UAE)
Education
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