Youmna Zein Hayek
Personal information
Youmna Zein Hayek
Lawyer, University Lecturer
Contact information (Private)
+961 1 111 211
Contact information (Work)
Zein Law Firm
961 1 336060
288 377 3 961
Community/Lebanon Impact
My personal involvement towards Lebanon has essentially been through knowledge and education, the pillars of Lebanon’s future. Being anchored to this belief, I returned home shortly after having obtained my PhD in France. I avidly decided to use my skills for the transmission of my faith in Lebanon’s resources and opportunities to my law students, thus contributing in building the future of new generations. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to participate at the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut in the introduction of a new LLM in Business Law, with standards equivalent to similar accreditations in Europe and the US.
On a more personal level, I am raising my two kids with an indefectible love and attachment to their roots.
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. Paris: 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