Dispute Resolution
Lebanon
16 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Mohammad Mattar
Global 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Levant Law Practice
Global
Practice Areas
Litigation (cross-border white-collar crimes).
Arbitration.
Anti-Money Laundering (U.S. Treasury/OFAC and UK/SFO).
Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence.
Career
Founding Partner, Levant Law Practice (2002–Present).
Victims’ Representative, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, The Hague (2013–2022).
Lecturer in Philosophy of Law and Legal Lexicon, Saint Joseph University (2002–2014).
Partner, Mattar & Mattar Law Firm (1983–2002).
Professional Memberships
Member, Beirut Bar Association (since 1980).
Head of the Disciplinary Commission, Beirut Bar Association (2026).
Chairman, Transparency International – Lebanon (No Corruption) (2025).
Member, Board of Trustees, Institute for Palestine Studies (since 2018).
Member of the Legal Team Advising the Lebanese Government on Compensation Claims relating to the July 2006 War.
Publications
Philosophical Framework of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Beirut/009: Proceedings of International Conference on Human Rights between Thought and Practice - November 20-21-2008/ Commission Nationale Libanaise pour L'Unesco.
IS LEBANESE CONFESSIONALISM TO BLAME? Breaking The Cycle – Civil Wars in Lebanon/ Edited by Youssef M. Choueiri, published in 2007 by Stacey International – London.
ON CORRUPTION: Options for Lebanon – Edited by Nawaf Salam, published in 2004 by Center for Lebanese Studies/ Oxford in association with I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd – London, and distributed by St. Martin’s Press – New York.
Education
American University of Beirut (AUB)
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
1974
University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Masters of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies (Islamic Sharia Law and Medieval Islamic History)
1977
Lebanese University, Faculty of Laws and Political Sciences
Licence en Droit
1979
University of Oxford, St Antony's College
Read for a Doctorate of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Comparative Legal (common and sharia laws 1980)
1977 - 1980
Languages Spoken
Arabic, English, Working French.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Lebanon; International arbitration (ICC); International criminal proceedings (Special Tribunal for Lebanon – The Hague)
Industry Sector Expertise
Public Law & Constitutional Matters. Financial Crime & Regulatory Enforcement. Government & Public Sector. Infrastructure & Public Projects. Telecommunications. Oil & Gas.
Key sectors
Government and Public SectorNot for Profit / CharityBusiness and Professional ServicesEnergy and UtilitiesProperty, Construction and Infrastructure
Chambers Review
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Chambers Global Guide
Dispute Resolution - Lebanon
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Founding partner Mohammad Mattar is noted as a leading criminal lawyer in Lebanon and regularly handles white-collar criminal litigation. He is equally well versed in arbitration proceedings.
Ranked Individuals at Levant Law Practice (3)
Lebanon
Rabeh Matar
Head of Corporate & Finance
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Youssef el Khazen
Head of Corporate & Finance
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Head of Dispute Resolution
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