Our firm was founded by President Camille Chamoun, former president of Lebanon & Naim Moghabghab, former Member of Parliament and Minister.
GHASSAN N MOGHABGHAB
Partner
Admitted to the Beirut Bar Association in 1975
Ghassan has been with the firm since 1978. He previously served as the Legal Advisor to the Ministry of FInance in lebanon from 1983 to 1986, and was the personal legal advisor to President Camille Chamoun. From 1988 to 2000, he headed the Legal Department of the National Liberal Party.
With more than four decades of experience, Ghassan represents a wide range of domestic and international clients across the Levant, the GCC and the broader North Africa region. His practice spans complex arbitration and litigation, corporate and M&A transactions, and Energy Law.
DEA, Public Law, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France
LLB, Private Law, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
La Sagesse High School, Lebanon
SIMON M KARAM
Partner
Admitted to the Beirut Bar Association in 1975
Simon has had a distinguished career combining legal practice, public service, and international diplomacy. He previously served as Governor of the Bekaa District and subsequently of the City of Beirut, before being appointed Ambassador of Lebanon to the United States.
Simon represents a range of international and regional clients, particularly in the GCC, on complex cross-border matters. His main areas of practice include Corporate and Commercial law and litigation.
LLB, Private Law, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
La Sagesse High School, Lebanon
ELIAS ABDELNOUR
Senior Associate
Admitted to the Beirut Bar Association in 2007
At the Firm since 2006.
Elias has extensive experience advising clients on corporate and commercial matters, with a practice covering Corporate Law, Intellectual property, Banking and Finance, and Commercial Litigation. Elias has previously worked at the Legal and Compliance Department in Bank Audi SAL. His main areas of practice are Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Banking and Finance, and Commercial Litigation.
DEA, Banking and Finance Law, La Sagesse University, Lebanon
DEA, Judicial Data Processing - E-Commerce and Intellectual Property, La Sagesse University, Lebanon
LLB, Private and Public Law, La Sagesse University, Lebanon
Soeurs des Saint Coeurs High School, Lebanon
OMAR HAMADE
Senior Associate
At the Firm since 2005.
His main areas of practice are Criminal, Civil and Corporate Law.
Masters, Political Science, La Sagesse University, Lebanon
LLB, La Sagesse University, Lebanon
IGHAR BEJJANI
Senior Associate
Ighar is a senior associate at the firm. She provides robust legal support to clients across a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on civil and criminal litigation, corporate disputes and general corporate law.
LLB, Private Law, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
GEORGES MOUSSALLY
Associate
Admitted to the Beirut Bar Association in 2011
Georges is an associate at the firm whose practice focuses on corporate, commercial, and real estate matters. He advises on corporate and civil disputes, and family law issues, offering clients a precise, detail-oriented advice.
LB, Private Law, Sagesse University, Lebanon
LLB, Political Science, La Sagesse University, Lebanon
georges.m@moghabghablaw.com
SARAH SEIF
Associate
Admitted to the Beirut Bar Association in 2015
At the Firm since 2017.
Sarah previously worked at several local law firms before joining our team. Her main areas of practice are Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, and Family Law.
DESS, Diplome d'Etudes Superieures en Droit Bancaire, Universite La Sagesse, Beirut, Lebanon
LLB, Private Law, Universite La Sagesse, Beirut, Lebanon
TAREK MOGHABGHAB
Senior Consultant
Admitted to the New York State Bar and the Beirut Bar
Tarek serves as a Senior Consultant to the firm on an ad hoc basis, advising on cross-border corporate and transactional matters. He is currently with an international law firm in London, where his practice focuses on Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions with a particular emphasis on multi-jurisdictional work.
LL.M., Columbia Law School, New York, USA
LL.M., International Business Law, Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, France
LLB, Private Law, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
French Baccalaureate, College Notre Dame de Jamhour, Lebanon
GEORGES ASSAF
Senior Consultant
Georges started his professional journey at Moghabghab & Associates in 2015. He then joined a law firm in Paris within its M&A department, before moving to a Single Family Office where he developed solid expertise in Wealth Management and Private Equity. Today, based between Monaco and Beirut, he serves as a consultant to Moghabghab & Associates, advising UHNW families and Family Offices on wealth management, structuring, governance, and long-term wealth strategies.
International Business Management Diploma - INSEAD
LLM Internation Business Law, Université Paris 2 Panthéon Assas - France
Masters Business Law - Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth - Lebanon
LLB Private Law - Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth - Lebanon
French Baccalaureate, College Notre Dame de Jamhour - Lebanon