Youmna Zein Hayek
Country: 
Lebanon
Organizations: 
Alumni association of the American University of Beirut
Law Firm
Professions: 
Educator
Lawyer
Field(s) of expertise: 
Banking
Areas of Impact: 
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Personal information

Youmna Zein Hayek
Lawyer and University Lecturer

Contact information (Private)

+9611111211

Contact information (Work)

Zein Law Firm
+9611336060
+2883773961

Education

Education: 
  • Doctorate degree (with high distinction), Law, 1997, University of Paris 2 - Assas, France.
  • Post-Master’s diploma (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies), Law, 1992, University of Paris 2 - Assas, France.
  • Master’s degree, Private law, 1991, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • Lawyer (Member of the Beirut Bar Association) and Senior Partner, 1996 - present, Zein Law Firm.
  • Lawyer (Member of the Beirut Bar Association), trainee, 1993-1996, Zein Law Firm.
  • Professor – Coordinator of the LLM in Business Law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Saint-Joseph University.
  • Professor - Banking Law (Master’s), 2003 - present, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Saint-Joseph University.
  • Professor – LLM in Business Law, 2014 - present, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Saint-Joseph University.
  • Professor – Master’s, 2011 - present, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Saint-Joseph University.
  • Member of the Board of Directors, 2010 - 2013, The Near East Commercial Bank SAL (NECB).
  • Visiting Professor, 2005, University of Paris 2 - Assas.
  • Lecturer - Banking Law (Master’s), 1999-2007, Commercial and Financial Operations (Post-Master’s), 2003 - 2015 "Filière Francophone De Droit" (French section) - Lebanese University.

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 
  • Zein Hayek, Y. (2013), « Le compte joint : ange ou démon ? Regards sur le compte joint en droit libanais », [The joint account : angel or devil ? A study on the joint account in the Lebanese law]. Al-Adl, 1, 93.
  • Zein Hayek, Y. & Cabrillac, S. (2009). La réception du droit français par le droit libanais des contrats [The reception of French law by the Lebanese contracts law]. In S. Bros & B. Mallet-Bricout (Eds.), Liber amicorum, Christian Larroumet. France: Economica
  • Zein, Y. & Cabrillac, S. (2007). L’acculturation en droit des affaires libanais : Le cas du droit des contrats [Acculturation in the Lebanese business Law: The case of contract laws]. Canada: Editions Thémis
  • Zein, Y. (2005). Le secret bancaire au Liban face à la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux [Banking secrecy in Lebanon facing the fight against money laundering]. Revue de Droit Bancaire et Financier, 4, 46 - 52
  • Zein, Y. (2004). Le secret bancaire au Liban [Bank secrecy in Lebanon]. Bulletin Mensuel de l’Association des Banques du Liban & Juriste International, Revue de l’UIA , 3, 53
  • Zein, Y. (1999, July). Les Pools bancaires [Syndicated loans]. Bulletin Mensuel de l’Association des Banques du Liban
  • Zein, Y. (1998). Les Pools bancaires - Aspects juridiques [The legal aspects of syndicated loans]. Paris: Economica
  • Zein, Y. (1997). La nature juridique des pools bancaires [The legal nature of the syndicated loans]. Ph.D. thesis, University of Paris 2 - Assas. France

Accomplishments

Awards: 

Awards and Distinctions Received for her PhD Thesis on the "Syndicated Loans":

  •  Selected by the jury of Prix du Cercle Montesquieu - France, 2000.
  •  Obtained the award of “Association Droit et Commerce” - France for best thesis (the first non-French to receive this award), 1999.
  •  Selected by the European Society for Banking and Financial Law (AEDBF) in the contest of the best studies in the field of banking, 1999.
  •  High distinction obtained from the University of Paris 2 – Assas (France), in the contest for best thesis of the year, 1998.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Syndicated loans
  • Banking law
  • Corporate law
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English