Michele El Khoury

services

• Corporate & M&A
• Banking & Finance

industry

• Financial Institutions
• Construction and Engineering
• Real Estate

groups

• Private Client
• High Net Worth Individuals
• Family-owned Businesses

• Advising the Central Bank of Lebanon on a number of transactions including the development of the Beirut stock exchange, credit and payment cards and fiduciary contracts.
• Negotiating and drafting sale and purchase agreements in relation to the sale of shares of banks, oil, advertisement and airline companies.
• Advising German banks and financial institutions as to their compliance with French regulations when providing banking and investment services in France
• The acquisition of real estate properties in France through the conversion of a conventional loan into a Shari’a compliant financing, (ii) the development of the related structure through the creation of vehicles in France and the Luxembourg, and (iii) the creation of a refinancing product based on mudaraba;
• Representing the Lebanese branches of 2 English oil companies in (i) the negotiations with the Government of Lebanon in connection with fuel supply agreements at Beirut International Airport; and (ii) the negotiation and the drafting of their distribution agreements.
• Developing a USD 500 million global deposit programme on the Luxembourg stock exchange.
• Advising on the incorporation and scope of activities of foreign insurance companies in Lebanon and the UAE
• Acting on behalf of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) in Lebanon in an ICC arbitration opposing the Lebanese Government to the joint venture in charge of the rehabilitation of Beirut International Airport.

• Master in Law, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
• Diplome d’Etudes Superirures Specialisees (DESS), droit bancaire & financier, Universite Paris I, Pantheon, Sorbonne
• Doctorat d’Etat francais, La fiducie, etude de droit compare, Universite Paris II, Pantheon, Assas