Carlos Abou Jaoude

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Corporate, M&A, Banking, Finance, Project Development, Energy, Tax, Media, Government Relations, Telecoms, Restructuring, Estate Planning, Arbitration, Litigation

Career

Carlos Abou Jaoude is the founder and managing partner of Abou Jaoude & Associates. Carlos has more than 30 years of experience advising key players in the private and public sectors on strategic legal matters, and has led on major transactions of first impression in the region. He is particularly renowned for his exceptional business and financial perspective on legal transactions, and solution-oriented approach.

Carlos is often solicited by public authorities to opine on policy and legislation reforms. He sits on several boards of directors and special committees of prominent corporations.

Carlos is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by prominent international directories, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Professional Memberships

He is admitted to the Beirut Bar and a member of the International Bar Association.

Publications

Carlos authors the Lebanon chapters of the Banking Regulation guide of GTDT and the Inward Investment & International Taxation Review of TLR, and contributes to the World Bank Doing Business Reports. He is a speaker at international conferences on various topics, including the Euromoney Lebanon conference and the International Beirut Energy Forum.

Languages: Arabic, French, English.