RABAB YASSEEN
Bar admission
Solicitor (England & Wales) 2001; Genva Bar 1986
Professional Experience
/ Mentha, Geneva (since 2005)
/ Lalive & Partners, Senior Associate (2003 – 2005)
/ University of Geneva, General Legal Counsel (2003)
/ Lalive & Partners, Consultant (2002)
/ Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Senior Associate (1989 – 1999)
Practice areas
In addition to Swiss general practice: International Commercial Arbitration; International Business Law; WTO/International Organizations; International Commercial Contracts and Transactions; Private International Law; Real Estate Transactions; Art Law; Trusts & Estates; Islamic Law
Education
/ LL.M. in International Business Law, King’s College London (2000)
/ Master of Arts, University of Geneva (1997 and 2002)
/ Master of Laws, University of Geneva (1986)
/ Private International Law course, Hague Academy of International Law (1985)
Other activities
/ Geneva Civil Court, Deputy Judge (since 2007)
Languages
French, English, Arabic, German
Memberships
/ Geneva and Swiss Bar Associations
/ Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
/ Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA)
/ International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Swiss Arbitrator
/ International Law Association (ILA)
/ The Law Society (England & Wales)
/ London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
/ Arab-Swiss Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Publications and Conferences
/ Co-author; ITC Incorporated Joint Venture Model Agreements and User’s Guide in: ITC Trade Law Series, UNCTAD/WTO Geneva 2005;
/ ITC Contractual Joint Venture Model Agreements and User’s Guide in: ITC Trade Law Series, UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva 2004.
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