HNS Legal

Corporate and M&A

Founding Partner

A Founding Partner at HNS Legal, Jad has extensive experience in general corporate, finance and cross-border transactions and is recognized by his peers for his broad legal knowledge and commercial sense, earning a reputation for practical solutions and responsiveness.

He has been involved in handling complex corporate and financial transactions across the region and has an established track record advising clients in the Middle East and Africa.

Jad’s clients include companies, corporate and individual developers, and entrepreneurs. He regularly advises them on their day-to-day legal and corporate matters, including corporate governance, and has extensive experience in the fields of FMCG, real estate, renewable energy, entertainment and media.

Having practiced at two leading Lebanese law firms, Jad has handled multiple M&A and banking & finance matters. Additionally, he served as a visiting professor of international finance law at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon.

Areas of Expertise: • International Transactions & Cross-Border Investments • Mergers & Acquisitions • Private Equity & Startups • Banking, Finance & Capital Markets • Corporate & Financial Restructuring • Technology & Telecom • Corporate Governance • IP, Entertainment & Media • Airport Services • Energy • FMCG • Agency & Distribution • Construction & Real Estate Investments • Litigation & Arbitration

English; Arabic; French

• Member of the Beirut Bar Association • Member of the International Bar Association

• LL.M. in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK • Master's Degree in International Business Law, Rennes 1 University, France • Bachelor’s Degree in Private Law, Université Saint-Joseph, Lebanon