PERSONAL DETAILS Place & Date of birth :Beirut, April 12, 1965.Nationality : Lebanese.EDUCATION 1992-1993LL.M, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA (focus International Bus. Law & ADR).Board Member of the Harvard International Law Society (1992-1993).July 1992Habilitation 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 :oProf. at USJ Law School (Int. Bus. Law, Priv. Int. Law & Common Law), since 2001.oVisiting Professor, Hague Internat. Law Academy, Renvoi in Pr. Int. Law (July 2014).oVisiting Professor at Corte Law School, France, Corsica (Int. Bus. Law), since 2017.oAttorney at Law (Beirut Bar, since 1994), specialized in international legal matters.oInt. Legal Consultant (Int. Bus. Law, Priv. Int. Law, Bus. Law, ADR…).oSecretary General of Samir Kassir Foundation (Lebanese NGO), 2005-2023.B/ Past :oMember of Academic Board of St-Joseph Univ. Law School (2008-2011).oSubstitute President (Président Suppléant) of USJ Discipline Council (2006-2008).oMember of the Board of CEDROMA (Centre dEtudes des Droits du Monde Arabe, USJ)oProfessor at USJ Law School, Dubai (Introd. to Common Law), (2008-2009).oPart-Time Professor at LAU Business School (1994-2001), (Bus. Law).oLecturer at Saint-Joseph Univ. Law School (1994-2001) (Priv. Int. Law).oVisiting Professor at Puerto Rico Law School (USA, Summer 1993). oInstructor at Sorbonne Univ. Law School (1988-1992) (Civil Law).oCo-Founder/Senior Partner of Law Firm Kassir & Saghieh (2000-2007).oSenior 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.