Joseph Yazbeck

Joseph G. Yazbeck:

Partner at IT Laws Legal services and Consultation in Turkey

Partner at JUSTICIA Beirut Consult Law Firm in Lebanon

Legal advisor for several companies and entities in Lebanon and abroad.

Education:

– Enrolled in a doctorate program in Private Law at the University of Paris V – René Descartes in Paris
(October 2001-October 2004).
Holder of a Higher Studies diploma in "Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution & quot; in cooperation with the University of Panthéon – Assas (Paris 2)-Lebanese University – French section (September 2002).
– Holder of a Post-Graduate Diploma in Private Law – La Sagesse University (January 2000).
– Bachelor’s Degree in Law (June 1998).

Certifications:

– Certificate of attendance at an international law seminar presented by the Law Society of England and
Wales in partnership with the Arab Lawyer& Union, Beirut and Tripoli Bar Association and covering
international trade law, international commercial law, e-commerce, law firms, international human rights,
international standards for judges, lawyers and prosecutors and legal English. (May 2003).
– Certificate in the Practice of Mediation in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Agency for the French-
speaking Countries (A.I.F.), the Institute for Mediation and Negotiation ( I.F.O.M.E.N.E.) and the Institute
of Human Rights at the Association of Barristers in Beirut. (November 2002).

Work Experience:

Partner at JUSTICIA Beirut Consult Law Firm located in Beirut – Lebanon (May 2009 – Present). Yazbeck Law Offices located in Beirut – Lebanon (October 2007 – April 2009).- In collaboration with Macaron Law Offices. (July 2002 – September 2007)
– Training at the Court of Appeal in Paris, France (June 2002).
– Training and collaboration with law offices in Lebanon (October 1998 – May 2002).
– Jihad Georges Akl Law Offices – former member of the Board of Association of Barristers in Beirut.
– Michel Lyan Law Offices – former Chairman of the Board of Association of Barristers in Beirut.
– Legal advisor for several companies and entities in Lebanon and abroad (Joint stock companies, Limited Liability companies, Holding companies, Offshore companies, Establishments, Associations.

Negotiating and drafting all required legal documents and agreements for various mixed use real estate development projects.

Negotiating, structuring, implementing, establishing and registering required legal entities and vehicles in Lebanon and abroad, and conducting all legal matters related to the internal operation of a variety of corporate entities.
– Advising and assisting clients in many types of commercial and personal financial matters, including loans,
leases, sales, investments, acquisition of both real and personal property and various other transactions.
– Advising clients in all labor law issues and providing them with adequate solutions and agreements
pertaining to employer /employees relations including hiring, disciplinary actions, termination and other
workplace issues and assisting clients in preparing corporate policies and internal regulations.
– Drafting professional services contracts, brokerage agreements and employment contracts.
– Drafting and negotiating letters of intent, shareholders agreements, franchise agreements, joint venture
agreements, trademark and software license agreements, exclusive distributorship agreements,
memorandums of understanding and providing the required counseling in this respect.
– Handling numerous files and lawsuits and drafting rebuttals and court related material with regard to civil
law, commercial law, banking, labor law, penal law, lease and other matters.
– Incorporating companies in Lebanon, handling the entire companies’ corporate file and preparing the
minutes of meetings thereof.
– Counseling and drafting legal opinions with respect to banking, commercial, tax matters and others.
– Drafting and negotiating all kinds of agreements.

Legal Activities:
– Member of the Administrative Decentralization Committee at the Beirut Bar Association (December 2021 –
Present).
– Member of the Anti – Corruption Committee at the Beirut Bar Association (December 2021 – November
2021).
– Member of the Environmental Committee at the Beirut Bar Association (December 2007 – November
2009).
– Member of the Executive Committee of the Cross Culture Project Association (CCPA – Lebanon) and
Head of the Legal Committee (2007 – Present).
– Researcher, Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace – LFPCP (A civil association managed by
– Professeur Antoine Messarra). Beirut, Lebanon (2004).
– Member of the Young Barristers Committee at the Beirut Bar Association (January 2002 – November
2003).
– Study on How to make justice more accessible to citizens – Project financed by the Ministry of Justice –
Paris – France (2002).

– Assisting in coordinating of the National Plan for Human Rights, Lebanese Parliament, UNDP & High
Commission for Human Rights. The said plan aims at reviewing all the national legislation, amends them and enacts new legislations compatible with human rights and democratic values.
– Preparing a legal study on the right of mothers to open a bank account for her minor children. Discussed
the legal aspects with parliament members, judges, bankers, legal advisors, attorneys and insurance
professionals. (JUSTICIA)
– Drafted a project of law on religious discrimination (JUSTICIA).
– Drafted a project Law to allow Lebanese mothers to grant her nationality to her children (JUSTICIA).
– Drafted a project Law to establish the Beirut City for Affairs (JUSTICIA).
– Pleading in several cases referred by the Committee for Judicial Assistance in the Association of Barristers.

Sports Law Experience:
– Instructor in charge of the Sports Law Module at the Lebanese University in the Faculty of Economy and
Management and the Faculty of Tourism for the “Master 2 – Strategies Economie du Sport et du Tourisme”
in collaboration with the University of Grenoble Alpes in France (September 2016 – April 2019).
– Instructor in charge of the Sports Law Module at Notre Dame University – Louaize (NDU) in the
FIFA/CIES program in Sports Management (January 2013 – June 2015).
– Member of the Appeal Committee ruling on appeals filed against decisions rendered by the executive
committee of the Fédération Libanaise de Football (April 2011 – April 2013).
– Players’ Agent Licensed by the Lebanese Football Federation (March 2004 – March 2010).
– International license recognized by F.I.F.A. (Fédération Internationale de Football Association).
The main job was consisting in representing professional players and negotiating their contracts.
– Vice General Secretary of the Lebanese Canoe-Kayak Federation (September 2004 – October 2008).
– General Secretary of the Committee of FUTSAL in the Lebanese Football Federation (December 2002 –
March 2005)
– Negotiating and drafting all required legal documents and contracts.
– Structuring, implementing, establishing and registering required legal sports entities and NGOs in Lebanon,
and conducting all legal matters related to the internal operation of sports entities.
– Advising clients in sports law issues.
– Handling numerous files and lawsuits and drafting rebuttals to sport courts and to the Resolution Chamber at the Federation International de Football (F.I.F.A.) – Switzerland and to the Court of Arbitration for Sports
(CAS) and to the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) in Geneva – Switzerland.
– Counseling and drafting legal opinions.
– Advising and assisting in drafting the by-laws regulating Futsal in Lebanon.
– Drafting articles on sports law.
– Legal Counselor and member of the Board of Directors of the company Football Agency of the Middle
East S.A.L. (F.A.M.E.).

Publications:

– Drafted a booklet on labor law in Arabic titled “what are your rights in work” 24 questions and answers
with legal notices and lawsuit samples – printed and publicized by JUSTICIA Foundation for Development
and Human Rights with the assistance of USAID and AMIDEAST.
– Author of different articles published in legal books as in Al Adl 2004, nº 1, p.25 concerning the Access to
Justice, in French.
– Author of different articles published in legal books as in Hou Kouki, January 2006, nº 3, p.23 concerning
the Court of Arbitration for Sports, in Arabic.

Miscellaneous:

– In charge of preparing manuals concerning military instructions at the Ministry of Defense in the course of
military service when acting as officer (January 2001 – January 2002).

Language :

– Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing Arabic, English, and French.
– Fairness in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.