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International Lawyer
Emile Aoun
30 Years Of Experience
`` When thoughts, words, and actions align.``
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About
Emile Aoun has been working as a commercial and criminal lawyer researching hot topics related to commercial and criminal law.
Emile Aoun is a Lebanese lawyer with 30 years of experience. He is a focused professional who has a proven history of making effective decisions and finding innovative solutions to legal problems in civil, commercial and criminal cases.
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30
Years Of Experience
100+
Legal Studies & Articles
International Courts
Tribunes
Academic Qualifications
Bridging theoretical, academic, and practical knowledge, lawyer Emile Aoun exceeds expectations in various legal cultures.
Aoun’s broad studies in law, administrative and political sciences, and history have provided him with the skills to effectively carry out all the tasks he was assigned in domestic and international law, in Lebanon and Europe.
Distinguished Degrees
Emile Aoun earned his Bachelor’s degree in Law from St Joseph University in 1994, Bachelor’s Degree in Administrative and Political Sciences from the same university in 1996, and pursued History in the Lebanese University in 2000.
Higher
Education
Ranked in first place in all L.L.M. sections, Aoun completed his L.L.M. Public Law at La Sagesse University in 2000, then his L.L.M. Private Law in 2004 . Aoun later pursued his PhD in 2013 in France at Paris 2 University, Panthéon – Assas, in International Law.
Lecturing
& Training
Aoun served as a lecturer at La Sagesse University from 2001 to 2011 and at Antonine University, from 2009 to 2011. Aoun participated as a trainer of French magistrates at The National School for the Judiciary – Paris on International Criminal Procedure in November 2017.
Esteemed Accreditations
Aoun’s name was mentioned in The New York Times and The Washington Post on June 13, 2012, as a defense lawyer pleading before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Emile Aoun was also the first Lebanese Lawyer to be accredited on the Counsel list of the International Criminal Court, ICC, in 2013.
He was elected twice as a member of the executive
council and treasurer of the International Criminal
Court Bar Association – ICCBA
(2017-2018 & 2018-2019)
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Work Experience
Beirut Bar Association
1995 to Present
Lawyer specialized in international law, commercial law, criminal law, finance and banking laws, labor law, insurance law, contract negotiations, and general contracting rules.
LibanPost
2003 to 2021
Lawyer advising on all issues related to postal services such as reviewing international business transactions, negotiating trade, employment and other agreements, and representing it in courts and during legal proceedings.
International Criminal Court
2013 to Present
Rule 74 Duty Counsel in many cases related to the situations in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Ivory Coast.
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
February 2020 – August 2021
Lead Counsel to represent the rights and interests of the Accused in his absence in STL-18-10. This connected case relates to the three attacks against three Lebanese politicians in 2004 and 2005.
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
February 2012 to August 2020
Lead Counsel to represent the rights and interests of one of the principal accused in the case of Prosecutor v. Ayyash et al., STL-11-01. This case relates to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International & PAC Ltd
June to December 2008
Legal advisor entitled to drafting the staff internal regulations and submitting it to the Ministry of Labor in Lebanon.
AUDI Bank S.A.L. & Bank of BEIRUT S.A.L.
1998 to 2002
Assistant lawyer charged with following up the execution procedures of certain cases, as well as a number of labor disputes.
Independent Communication Network International
1999 to 2001
Lawyer representing the client in Lebanese courts in numerous cases.
The InterHealth Institute L.L.C.
June to December 2000
Local advisor of a team based in Bethesda, MaryLand, U.S.A., preparing the final report of the Law on Public Hospital Autonomy in Lebanon.
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International Representation
Aoun pleaded before international criminal courts and gave lectures in many great tribunes..
Paris Bar, Paris II University, Geneva University, Madrid Supreme Court, Nuremberg Historical Court, International Court of Justice, Law Society’s Hall, the European Court of Human Rights…
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