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Provided by Rania Khoury
Arbitration ● Intellectual Property ● Entertainment Law ● Franchising ● Mergers & Acquisitions ● Banking ● Finance and Capital Markets ● Real Estate and Construction
Rania Khoury is a partner at Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm, and heads the Dispute Resolution practice. Before joining the Firm, she worked at prestigious law firms in Paris, such as Dentons, Gide Loyrette Nouel, and CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, as well as at the Supreme Court of Arizona in the United States.
Rania has gained over 25 years of international multidisciplinary expertise covering advisory, transactional, corporate restructuring, corporate law, intellectual property, entertainment law, franchising, and complex litigation, with a particular focus on high-stakes domestic and international arbitration in Paris, the US, Africa and the MENA region.
With a broadly focused arbitration practice, Rania has extensive experience representing major clients against notably sovereign states in winning complex high-stake domestic and international arbitration cases under the rules of all major arbitral institutions in Europe, Africa and the MENA region (including ICC, ICSID, OHADA and LAMC), and in ad-hoc proceedings. Her practice spans across many industries, with a particular sector experience in capital markets, banking and finance, construction, energy, corporate, media, and intellectual property.
Rania is regularly solicited to serve as arbitrator on key arbitration disputes in front notably of the ICC, LAMC and in ad hoc arbitrations.
She is a delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, a member of the ICC Task Force on Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings, and serves on the Beirut Bar Intellectual Property Commission.
She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the International Bar Association (IBA).
She actively contributes to legal reform, notably through her participation in committees revising the arbitration rules of institutions such as the ICC, LAMC, and LIAC-BBA.
She also teaches at the Faculty of Law of Saint Joseph University and the LAMC International Arbitration Certified Program.
Her expertise further includes advising on the acquisition, commercialization, protection, licensing and enforcement of all types of intellectual property rights (trademarks, designs, models, copyright, know-how, domain names, professional secrecy), as well as acting on both contentious and non-contentious issues in the press, audio-visual, technology (internet, software, databases, e-commerce) and media sectors.
Rania is consistently recognized by prominent international directories, including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 in the practice area of ‘Dispute Resolution’.
Rania's recent notable representative experience can be viewed here: https://www.ajalawfirm.com/Lawyers/34/rania-khoury
• Admitted to the Paris Bar (with highest honors).
• Member of the International Bar Association.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
• Member of the ICC Task Force on Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings in Paris.
• Delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
• Member of the Beirut Bar Intellectual Property Commission
• Author of the current chapter of the ‘Selection of Arbitrators in Investment Arbitration’ published by Lexology In-Depth: Investment Treaty Arbitration.
• Co-author of the Lebanon chapter of the 2025 ‘Dispute Resolution’ published by Lexology Panoramic.
• Lecturer in Civil Law at the Faculty of Law of the Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon.
• Speaker at the Beirut Arbitration Days 2025 on Navigating Damages and Costs in Arbitration: Strategies and Best Practices
• Moderator at the ICC YAF Beirut Conference 2025 on Shaping the Future of Arbitration: Advocacy, Appointments and the Role of AI.
• Speaker at the Union of Arab Banks on ‘Arbitration in the Resolution of Banking and Commercial Disputes’.
• Speaker at the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum on ‘Challenges and Remedies for Enforcing Arbitral Awards in Arab Countries’.
• Co-author of the Lebanon chapter of the 2014 ‘Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review’ published by The Law Reviews and edited by Latham & Watkins
• Former member of the Faculty of the Arizona Public Defender Association.
• Former member of the Faculty of the Court Leadership Conference and the GPS Program of the Arizona Judicial Council.
• Master II (DEA) in English and North American Business Law, University of Sorbonne-Paris I (with honors)
• Master II (DESS) in Intellectual Property Law, University of Paris II-Assas (with honors)
• Master I in Private Law, University of Nanterre-Paris X (with honors)
Provided by Chambers
Rania Khoury leads the firm's arbitration practice. She regularly advises both domestic and foreign clients on cross-border arbitration proceedings, with particular strength in the financial sector. In addition to her work as counsel, she is also able to sit as arbitrator.
Provided by Chambers
She is a very strong advocate who argues points clearly and convincingly.
From a technical standpoint, Rania Khoury is excellent.
Rania Khoury offers sophistication, availability and expertise.
Rania Khoury's clarity, responsiveness and commercial sensitivity make her an exceptional asset in complex dispute matters.
Rania Khoury's oral advocacy is exceptional, and her proficiency in cross-examining witnesses is exemplary.
She is a very strong advocate who argues points clearly and convincingly.
From a technical standpoint, Rania Khoury is excellent.
Rania Khoury offers sophistication, availability and expertise.
Rania Khoury's clarity, responsiveness and commercial sensitivity make her an exceptional asset in complex dispute matters.
Rania Khoury's oral advocacy is exceptional, and her proficiency in cross-examining witnesses is exemplary.