Josephine Khoury, Senior Associate

Josephine Khoury

Senior Associate

Eptalex

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Internal and International Business Law
Experience
11 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 7 Months

Senior Associate at Eptalex
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since June 2018

Handling merger and acquisition deals and restructuring of companies;
Drafting and reviewing all kind of agreements related to corporate day to day business, and transactions;
Carrying out legal due diligence process and preparing the related documents and reports;
Drafting legal opinions about administrative law, taxes, corporate issues, banking and real estate matters;
Translating legal documents and agreements;
Handling litigation cases (drafting warnings, motions and rejoinders);
Handling the compliance department at the firm, and following up on legal and regulatory updates;
Supervising, training and instructing trainee lawyers in order to help them develop their professional skills.

Senior Attorney at Law at Roger Najjar Law Firm
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2012 to May 2018

Writing legal advices, consultations and studies related to different fields of law;
Handling preparation of all documents for incorporation process of companies, financial institutions, non-profit organizations before the Commercial Registrar and other competent authorities;
Handling a variety of legal works for several companies (SARL, SAL, Holding, Offshore…) and NGOs/INGOs: follow up, attending and writing minutes of meetings, personnel’s issues drafting agreements and legal opinions and other actions;
Responsible of the legal work in a Financial Institution: drafting contracts and minutes, communicating with the Central Bank and other actions, supporting claim department by perusing files and advising;
Responsible of the legal work in a Credit Insurance company: drafting contracts and minutes, communicating with the client/debtors and other actions, supporting claim department by perusing files, advising, and taking legal measures;
Drafting all kind of agreements and transactions related to corporate day to day business;
Drafting business agreements and international sales of goods agreements;
Drafting distribution and franchising agreements, website legal terms and privacy policy, structuring and drafting partnerships agreements, mergers, memorandum of understanding, non-disclosure agreements…etc.
Reviewing all kind of contracts, commenting and analyzing information;
Translating all kind of legal documents and agreements;
Undertaking due diligence investigation and writing reports exposing the findings;

In-house legal advisor for a credit insurance company
Reviewing policies wording and all related documents (applications, registration forms,
Following up the compliance of the company’s policies and procedures with legal requirements,
Liaising with the Insurance Control Commission (the regulatory body of insurance companies in Lebanon)
Drafting all kind of agreements (reschedule agreements, settlement agreements…) and all legal documents (memos, warning letters…),
Studying claims and advising as to the measures to be taken.
Collaborating and follow up with law firms in different countries regarding claims and legal actions in these countries.
Cooperating with other departments (Risk Management, Data collection, Recovery, Claims, Human Ressources, etc.)

Notre Dame University Spring 2012 - Fall 2013 - Spring 2016
Lecturer, part-time basis
Teaching Music Law - Intellectual property at the Faculty of Architecture, Art and Design

Education

Master's degree, Internal and International Business Law
  • at Lebanese University - Filiere Francophone de Droit
  • February 2019
Master's degree, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • at Lebanese University - Filiere Francophone de Droit
  • June 2006
Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Saint-joseph University
  • June 2003

Specialties & Skills

Insurance Law
Legal Advice
Legal Agreements
Corporate Law
Intellectual Property
Windows, Ms Office.

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Expert

Memberships

Beirut Bar Association
  • Lawyer
  • May 2005

Training and Certifications

Introduction to Oil and Gas Law (Training)
Training Institute:
Beirut Bar Association
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
15 hours
Intensive course on Human Rights (Training)
Training Institute:
Beirut Bar Association in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation
Date Attended:
March 2018
Duration:
12 hours