About Charbel Akiki

Charbel Akiki is an associate at Obeid & Partners with industry-wide experience of disputes under ICC, DIFC-LCIA, SCC, ICSID and UNCITRAL arbitration rules. He graduated with high distinction in both Lebanese and French business law, and has a master’s in arbitration and international business law from Université Paris I – Sorbonne. He represents international clients in commercial and investment arbitrations in Paris, Dubai and Beirut, and is the president and co-founder of Levantine Arbitration, an association of junior practitioners promoting arbitration in the MENA region. Charbel also negotiates and drafts complex commercial contracts and implements cross-border corporate transactions. He is admitted to the Beirut Bar Association.