External Consultant- Finance and Banking Law
Expertise:
Adrian is an experienced legal and financial regulatory consultant with extensive international experience advising leading corporations and law firms across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His practice focuses on banking and financial regulation, corporate governance, compliance, M&A, corporate restructuring and banking transactions.
He has advised on major transactions in the banking, financial services, energy and telecommunications sectors, including the acquisition and integration of Groupama Banque (now Orange Bank) by Orange Group, covering regulatory approvals, compliance frameworks and corporate governance. He also advises financial institutions and corporate clients on banking operations, financing arrangements, regulatory obligations and related disputes.
Adrian holds a Ph.D. (Dr. jur.) from University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, awarded cum laude with distinction, a Master’s in International Law from Paris II Assas with honors, and a Law Degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), Lebanon. He is fluent in Arabic, English and French.
