Walid KASSIR

Enseignant Cadré - Professeur - LL.M, Harvard Law School (1993) - Doctorat en Droit (Sorbonne Paris I 1992)

(+961) 1 421 000 ext walid.kassir@usj.edu.lb

PERSONAL DETAILS Place & Date of birth : Beirut, April 12, 1965. Nationality : Lebanese. EDUCATION 1992-1993 LL.M, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA (focus International Bus. Law & ADR). Board Member of the Harvard International Law Society (1992-1993). July 1992 Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR, University Panthéon-Sorbonne/Paris I). 1988-1992 Ph.D (Doctorat en Droit, Paris I, Supervisor Prof. Paul Lagarde, Priv. Int. Law & Int. Bus. Law). Etude critique du contrat sans loi" (Mention Très Honorable, Félicitations du Jury, Proposition pour une Subvention, Nomination pour un Prix de Thèse). 1987-1988 D.E.A. Private International Law & Int. Business Law (Paris I), 2nd/70 (Moy. 14,67/20). 1983-1987 Licence en Droit (USJ), Mention Très Bien, Major de Promotion, French Scholarship. LANGUES: Arab, French English. Professional Positions : A/ Present : o Prof. at USJ Law School (Int. Bus. Law, Priv. Int. Law & Common Law), since 2001. o Visiting Professor, Hague Internat. Law Academy, Renvoi in Pr. Int. Law (July 2014). o Visiting Professor at Corte Law School, France, Corsica (Int. Bus. Law), since 2017. o Attorney at Law (Beirut Bar, since 1994), specialized in international legal matters. o Int. Legal Consultant (Int. Bus. Law, Priv. Int. Law, Bus. Law, ADR…). o Secretary General of Samir Kassir Foundation (Lebanese NGO), 2005-2023. B/ Past : o Member of Academic Board of St-Joseph Univ. Law School (2008-2011). o Substitute President (Président Suppléant) of USJ Discipline Council (2006-2008). o Member of the Board of CEDROMA (Centre dEtudes des Droits du Monde Arabe, USJ) o Professor at USJ Law School, Dubai (Introd. to Common Law), (2008-2009). o Part-Time Professor at LAU Business School (1994-2001), (Bus. Law). o Lecturer at Saint-Joseph Univ. Law School (1994-2001) (Priv. Int. Law). o Visiting Professor at Puerto Rico Law School (USA, Summer 1993). o Instructor at Sorbonne Univ. Law School (1988-1992) (Civil Law). o Co-Founder/Senior Partner of Law Firm Kassir & Saghieh (2000-2007). o Senior Associate in Law Firm R. Joreige & Partners (Beirut, 1993-1999). Legislative Activities : • Member of Commission of Modernization of Laws (Ministry of Justice), since 1995. • Member of Commission of Modernization of Laws (Beirut Bar) 2007-2009. • Coordinator Commission of Laws to Encourage Investments (World Bank & Min. Just. 94-95). Dispute Resolution Activities : • Chairman of the Middle East Delegation of the European Court of Arbitration (since 2013). • Involved in several international arbitrations, mediations and amicable settlements cases, as a lawyer, advisor or legal expert. • Listed in The Roster of International Arbitrators - 2nd Edition, Edited by Hans Smit, Thomas E. Carbonneau & Loukas Mistelis, Juris Publishing, NY, USA (since 2004). • Since 1995, "Lebanese Review of Arab & International Arbitration", Board Member. • Member of the Arbitration Commission of the ICC – Lebanon (2004-2012). • Frequent participation in International Arbitration & Mediation Seminars.