Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE for Fawaz S. Kabbara
   
2003 Professor of International Business Law, Business Law, Banking Law and technique, and Enterprise Creation at University of Balamand, North of Lebanon.
   
1999 Attorney at law
Advisor at Moghaizel Law Firm, Attorney and Adviser for several Lebanese and foreign banks and commercial corporations in Lebanon and Arab Countries.

Correspondent for foreign law firms in several Arab, European Countries and USA, specialized for International Contracts, International Trade relations, negotiations, arbitrations, WTO – GATT rules, WIPO rules etc…

   
1978-1998
BANQUE SBA PARIS
1978 Creation of the bank
1978 – 1981 In charge of international department- L/C, L/G, corporate financing, banking pool,
1981 – 1987 Assistant manager international department and juridical  affairs
1987 – 1992 Manager in charge of credits and loans and international department. and juridical affairs
1992 – 1994 General manager of Banque SBA Suisse  Geneva – banking investment – portfolio management
1994 – 1996 Assistant general manager of SBA Paris and general manager of Banque  SBA Geneva,
1996 – 1998 Assistant general manager of SBA  Paris, (legal dept manager)
   
1999 Awarded the Governmental French Honorary Medal for + 20 years of loyal work and services
   
1977/1978 BANQUE WORMS PARIS (training from November 1977 to February 1978)
   
1977 Barrister and solicitor at Tripoli Lebanon Law Bar Association
   
1971/1976 BANQUE LIBANO FRANCAISE – BEYROUTH
different services and branch management
   
1970 Training at the executive department of E.D.L. Tripoli Lebanon
   
Other financial and economical activity and experience
   
1996 Co/Founder and board member of LEBANON FUND with Paribas and Saradar Bank and Beirut investment management
   
2005 Co/Founder of the National Association for Economical Reform – Beirut
   
STUDIES
   
1970/1974 LICENCE EN DROIT BEYROUTH LIBAN – B.A (L.L.A.) at law
   
1976 M.A (L.L.M.) at law AIX EN PROVENCE France (D. E. A)
   
1976/77 Studies of international law at The Hague Academy of International Law
   
1977/1980 Preparation of a Ph.D. Thesis in International Law at University of Aix en Provence
(Doctorat d’Etat)
   
1980/81 Political Science Studies at Paris I Sorbonne Pantheon
   
1992 Starting new thesis in international banking law at University of Paris II
   
RESEARCH
   
Since 1979 Researches and published articles in international law and trade and banking and finance in French, Arabic and English,
   
2003 Author/writer of a book: “International trade Law published in Arabic – at Dar Sader Beirut, 1015 pages
   
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
   
French, English, Arabic, juridical Italian
   
HOBBIES
   
Classical music, reading and swimming
   
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
   
Co/Founder of different humanitarian and social associations in France and Lebanon