Amer Z. Kanaan

Amer Z. Kanaan

Founder and Managing Partner of Hajj and Kanaan Law Office and Legal Consultancy (Beirut, Lebanon) in association with Al Harbi & Associates (Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia)

Areas of expertise

Corporate and Business law, International and Domestic Arbitration, Civil and Commercial Litigation

Education
  • LL.B, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon

  • Executive MBA, Ecole Superieure des Affaires, Beirut, Lebanon

Memberships
  • Member of the Beirut Bar Association

Biography
  • Amer Z. Kanaan is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Hajj and Kanaan Law Office and Legal Consultancy and has extensive experience in Corporate and Business law, litigation and arbitration proceedings in international commercial and construction disputes. Amer Z. Kanaan is currently acting as arbitrator and counsel in several arbitration proceedings conducted under various arbitration rules including the ICC, the SIAC, the UNCITRAL and the BCCI Rules.

  • He also acts as a general counsel and consultant to several banks, and major local and regional groups in diversified lines of business including insurance, construction, finances.

  • Amer Z. Kanaan holds a Bachelor in Law from Saint Joseph's University in Beirut and an executive MBA from the Ecole Superieure des Affaires.