Melissa Abboud

Melissa Abboud

Senior Associate

Legal Business Development Director

Education

  • Member of Beirut Bar Association
  • PHD in Laws – Holy Spirit University of Kaslik- USEK -Lebanon
  • Master’s Degree of International Business Law from La Sagesse University- Beirut -Honors List with a GPA of 3.77/4
  • Bachelor of laws from Notre Dame University- Lebanon, Curriculum of both the Civil and Common Law systems.
  • Certificates: “AI And Law” With Honors (Lund University) – “Trademark Law” (University of Pennsylvania) – “Arbitration in Construction Agreements” (Order of engineers and architects- Beirut) – “Business Foundations”, “Business Communication” (University of British Columbia) – “Justice”, “From Trust to Promise to Contract” (Harvard school of Law) – “International Criminal law and procedure” (The Asser Institute, The Hague)

    • Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Investment Funds, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Company Formation and Structuring, Joint Ventures, Foreign Investment, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Governance, Contract Drafting and Negotiation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Banking, Finance and Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Labor Law, Tax Law, Data Protection and Privacy, Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law, Franchising, Distribution and Agency Agreements, Public-Private Partnerships, Legal Due Diligence, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law, E-Commerce, FinTech and Digital Assets Law.

    Languages: Arabic, English, French.