Our Team

MARCEL YAZBECK

MARCEL YAZBECK

MARCEL YAZBECK

Senior Partner - Founder of Yazconsult

Education :

Bachelor in Law, Université La Sagesse (Lebanon)

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Litigation, Negotiations, Real Estate Law

Email : info@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 1970

Former Legal Counsel at the Lebanese Ministry of Justice, Legal Counsel at the Lebanese Bar of Pharmacists

Drafted a number of Lebanese Legislations (Code of Civil Procedures, Law of Rent…..)

Alumni President of La Sagesse Law School

Legal Consultant of the Lebanese Government

JOSEPH YAZBECK

JOSEPH YAZBECK

JOSEPH YAZBECK

Senior Managing Partner
Head of Corporate Department

Education :

Master of Business Administration (MBA with emphasis on Finance)

American University of Beirut (Lebanon)

Master in Private Law (M2), Lebanese University (Lebanon)

Bachelor in Law, Université Saint Joseph (Lebanon)

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Corporate Law, Finance, Taxation, Structuring, Contracts, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Mediation…)

Email : joseph.yazbeck@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 1998

Drafted the suggested amendments to the Lebanese Code of Commerce (Presented by LCGTF)

Member of the Lebanese Corporate Governance Task Force (LCGTF)

Founder of BYZANTIUM (1997) 

RITA EID, Ph.D. , Lawyer

RITA EID, Ph.D. , Lawyer

RITA EID, Ph.D. , Lawyer

Partner

Education :

Ph.D. in International Criminal Law, Doctoral School of Law, Political, Administrative and Economic Sciences, Lebanese University (in collaboration with Université Pierre Mendès-France – Grenoble 2), 2012

DEA in Criminal Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2007 

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2004

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Criminal Law, International Law, International Corporate Law, Contracts, Legal Research

Email : rita.eid@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2013

Associate Professor at the Lebanese University (Faculty of Law and Political and Administrative Sciences and Institute of Social Science)

Dr. at the Center of Research and Studies in Legal Informatics, Lebanese University (Lebanon)

UNICEF Legal expert for the amendment of Law No 422

Member of the Ministry of Justice's legal committee tasked with the amendment of the Lebanese Prison Law

Publications :

Political Immunity between National Courts and International Justice, Sader Legal Publishers, 2009

International Criminal Ad Hoc Tribunals between Sovereignty and Justice, Al Halabi Legal Publications, 2015

Unrighteous Arrest and Indemnification: Between the Presumption of Innocence and the Discretion of the Penal Judge, Al-Adl Magazine, Issue No 4, 2016

The criminalization of torture between the aspirations of the international law and the hesitation of the Lebanese legislator, Al-Adl Magazine, Issue No 1, 2019

Alteration in the photocopy image - the criterion of guilt / criminalization in light of the conflict of precedents (a comparative study), Al-Adl Magazine, Issue No 4, 2019

Presumption of Innocence before the Judiciary: The Insuffiency of Doubt ( a comparative study), Al-Adl Magazine, Issue No 4, 2020

FABIOLA KABBAN

FABIOLA KABBAN

FABIOLA KABBAN

Senior Associate
Head of Litigation Department

Education :

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon)

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Litigation, Criminal Law, Execution Laws and Practices, Family Law

Email : fabiola.kabban@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2005

Granted the Certificate of Legitimacy of representing people within the Catholic and Maronite Personal Status Court

NICOLAS MATTAR

NICOLAS MATTAR

NICOLAS MATTAR

Senior Associate
Head of Bekaa Operations

Education :

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon)

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Litigation, Contracts, Administrative Law

Email : nicolas.mattar@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of Beirut Bar Association

Former Mayor, Kaa, Lebanon, 2004 - 2010

MAROUN AL MAHOULI

MAROUN AL MAHOULI

MAROUN AL MAHOULI

Senior Associate

Education :

Diplome d'études supérieures en droit privé, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2004

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University, 1999

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Banking Law with an emphasis on bank credits, loan recovery and related litigation, Cybersecurity, Labor Law, Civil Law, General Commercial Law

Email : maroun.almahouli@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2004

Member of the Information Technology Committee at the Beirut Bar Association

RANA BROUMANA

RANA BROUMANA

RANA BROUMANA

Senior Associate
Investment Consultant

Education :

Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2013

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2012

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Real Estate & Municipalities Procedures, Criminal Law, Real Estate Law

Email : rana.broumana@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2015

OMAR NASR

OMAR NASR

OMAR NASR

Head of Corporation's Department in Dubai Branch

Education :

Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business Law, Lebanese American University (Lebanon), 2015 

Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2014

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2013

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

UAE Corporate Law, UAE Free Zones Regulations, International Law, Litigation, Business Law

Email : omar.nasr@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2016

Participated in the Inter-University Programme on International Criminal Law and Procedure organized by the T.M.C. Asser Institute and the Outreach and Legacy Section of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Certificate of Completion)

RAWAD KHOURY

RAWAD KHOURY

RAWAD KHOURY

Managing Associate at YAZBECK Invest

Education :

Master in Public Law (M2), Lebanese University (Lebanon), present

Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2013

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2012

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Public Law, Municipalities Laws, Constitutional Laws, Investment & Taxation Laws

Email : info@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2015

Participated in the Inter-University Programme on International Criminal Law and Procedure organized by the T.M.C. Asser Institute and the Outreach and Legacy Section of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Certificate of Completion)

Coordinator of the Lebanese University Pastoral Work Group, Section 2, Jal el Dib (2009/2010)

Administrator and Member of “Jeunesse Mariale Vincentienne”, Clemenceau Branch

FARAH ABI ABDALLAH

FARAH ABI ABDALLAH

FARAH ABI ABDALLAH

Junior Associate

Education :

Master in Comparative Law, Université La Sagesse (Lebanon), 2018

Bachelor in Law, Université La Sagesse (Lebanon), 2016

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Civil Law, Criminal Law, Comparative Law

Email : farah.abiabdallah@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2019

SARA HAYEK

SARA HAYEK

SARA HAYEK

Junior Associate

Education :

Master in Private Law (M2), Lebanese University (Lebanon), present

Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2017

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2016

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Personal Status Law (Family Law), UAE Free Zones Regulations,
Commercial and Corporate Law (Companies’ Incorporation and Operations)

Email : sara.hayek@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2019

Participated in the 5th International Humanitarian Law Course organized by the Lebanese Army, Fouad Chehab Academy for Command and General Staff (Lebanon), 2017

RAWAD HAROUN

RAWAD HAROUN

RAWAD HAROUN

Junior Associate

Education :

Master in Private Law (M2), Lebanese University (Lebanon), present

Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2018

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2017

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Private Law, Civil Procedures, Commercial and Corporate Law

Email : rawad.haroun@yazconsult.com

Profile :

Participated in "La Réforme du Code de Commerce Libanais: Abandon de Mécanismes Désuets et Consécration de Nouveaux Concepts" Conference, 2019

NAJWA BOU KHEIR

NAJWA BOU KHEIR

NAJWA BOU KHEIR

Junior Associate

Education :

DEA " International Organizations" , Lebanese University, present
Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2019
Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2018 

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Criminal/Civil/Real Estate Procedures

Email : najwa.bk@hotmail.com

Profile :

Participated in the Defeat of Terrorism in the Region and its Impact on Africa Conference, 2019

Participated in the third international conference/training course on digital transformation and legal knowledge (Certificate of Attendance), 2018

Participated in “Free Connected Minds” Conference, 2017-2018 

MARIE MERHEJ

MARIE MERHEJ

MARIE MERHEJ

Junior Associate

Education :

Master in Law (M1), Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2019

Bachelor in Law, Lebanese University (Lebanon), 2018

Languages :

Arabic, French, English

Main Expertise :

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Criminal, civil, real estate procedures

Email : marymerhej322@gmail.com

Profile :

Participated in the International Humanitarian Law Course organized by the Lebanese Army, Fouad Chehab Academy for Command and General Staff (Lebanon), 2019

RITA HACHEM

RITA HACHEM

RITA HACHEM

Head of Accounting Department

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Accounting

Email : accounting@yazconsult.com

SHAZA KAYAL

SHAZA KAYAL

SHAZA KAYAL

Operations Officer

Languages :

Arabic, English, French

Main Expertise :

Operation Processes

Email : info@yazconsult.com

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