Celine Bsaibes, Associate

Celine Bsaibes

Associate

Tribonian Law Advisors

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, English and American Business Law
Experience
15 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 1 Months

Associate at Tribonian Law Advisors
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2013

My practice focuses on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions and other commercial and financial transactions as well as joint ventures and early stage investments.

Lawyer at Nabil Maad & Associates Law Firm
  • Lebanon
  • April 2010 to July 2012

- Negotiated and drafted agreements (i.e. MOU, Share Purchase Agreement, Shareholders Agreement, Bank
Guarantees, Agency Agreement, Rent Agreement, Cooperation Agreement, Distribution Agreement,
Consultancy Agreement, etc.);
- Researched and handled real estate projects in Lebanon and abroad (France- Cyprus etc..), reviewed and supervised banking operations (Opening Bank Accounts - Loan Agreements - Islamic Banking
Operations);
- Advised clients on labor matters concerning local and foreign employees and drafted employment
agreements, warnings and undertakings as per the Lebanese and foreign laws;
- Handled the establishment of new companies, branches, associations;
- Provided legal support and consultancy to all the office clients (companies and individuals) and advised
them on a day-to-day basis regarding legal rights, obligations, operations conducted with banks etc.;
- Drafted claims and submissions of all types and litigated before civil, commercial and criminal court as well as counseled clients in Lebanon and abroad on the legal proceedings to be adopted.

Intern, Litigation Department at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • France
  • September 2009 to January 2010

- Researched in commercial law and arbitration (enforcement of foreign awards - validity of arbitration
agreements - calculation of damages and allocation of costs, etc );
- Drafted briefs and notes relating to civil and commercial legal issues (Apple and Bouygues Telecom Case -
Barclays Bank Case etc )

Beirut, Lebanon - Trainee Lawyer at Boutros, Ziade and Associates Law Firm
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2007 to September 2008

- Prepared submissions and litigated before civil and commercial courts;
- Drafted briefs and legal opinions relating to commercial and company law;
- Worked on the incorporation of companies and accomplished all the related legal follow-up.

Intern - Scholarship Program at Paris Court of Appeal
  • France
  • June 2007 to July 2007

- Attended hearings in the civil and commercial courts;
- Participated in the deliberations related to the hearings;
- Contributed in mediations and conciliations directed by public service agencies.

Education

Master's degree, English and American Business Law
  • at University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne
  • September 2009

Masters in Anglo-American Business Law (Master 2 Recherche) Postgraduate studies in Private International Law - Company Law - Contract Law - Tort Law - U.S. Securities Law and Financial Markets

Master's degree, Masters in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • at Lebanese University - Filiere Francophone
  • September 2007

Masters in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Saint-Joseph University
  • June 2006

Bachelor Degree in Law - Private Law Section

High school or equivalent, French and Lebanese Baccalaureate (Economic Major)
  • at Notre Dame De Jamhour College
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Corporate law
Acquisitions
LEGAL SUPPORT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner

Memberships

The Lebanese Girl Guides Association
  • Member
  • January 1992
Member of the students' council at the Faculty of Law
  • Elected President of the Social Affairs Committe
  • January 2004