Souraya Machnouk
Partner
Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
More informationAbou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm‘s ’professional, reliable and efficient‘ corporate team continues to be instructed in high-profile acquisitions, multi-jurisdiction restructurings and joint ventures in the financial, tech, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals sectors. In a recent matter, Souraya Machnouk and Carlos Abou Jaoude advised a Lebanese-Swedish consortium on a private placement for a first-of-its kind start-up tech project; the duo lead the practice with Simon El Kai and Ibrahim Barraj.
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Testimonials
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- 'Professional team, reliable and efficient.'
- 'Souraya Machnouk is a stand-out partner and astute operator.'
- 'Outstanding professional capabilities, and a commercial business sense.'
- 'The individuals truly stand out in their field.'
- 'Souraya Machnouk and Ibrahim Barraj showed a high level of professionalism.'
- 'Simon El Kai is efficient and professional.'
Key clients
- Amazon
- Ericsson
- Thomson
- Reuters Corporation
- Moderna
- Epic
- Vorwerk International
- The Body Shop
- Mr. Carlos Ghosn
- Elie Saab Group
- Fadaat Media Group
- ALMAZA Group
- Benta Group
- AJA Group
- Sioufi Group
- Malia Group
Work highlights
- Advised NCR Corporation on an intra-group corporate reorganisation pursuant to the split of the group’s ATM and Commerce operations, spanning ten jurisdictions and involving the move of assets and agreements to a newly incorporated entity from an existing Lebanese branch.
- Advised BENTA on its contemplated multi-million cross-border acquisition of the KSA subsidiary of the French global pharma group Sanofi.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Carlos Abou Jaoude
Founder and Managing Partner
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ibrahim Barraj
Partner
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carlos Abou Jaoude, Souraya Machnouk, Simon El Kai, Ibrahim Barraj