Nayla Comair Obeid
Country: 
Lebanon
Associated organisations: 
Law Firm
Professions: 
Professor
Field(s) of expertise: 
Arbitration
Areas of Impact: 
Quality Education

Personal information

Nayla Comair Obeid
Founding Partner, Professor

Contact information (Private)

Contact information (Work)

Obeid Law Firm
+961 1 393906
+961 3 711224

Education

Education: 
  • Doctorate Degree, Business Law (with honors), 1990-1994, Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas-Sorbonne, France.
  • Postgraduate Diploma (diplôme d'études approfondies), Business Law, 1978-1980, Saint-Joseph University (Lebanon) in collaboration with Université Jean-Moulin-Lyon II (France).
  • Master's Degree, Lebanese and French Law (with distinction), 1974-1978, Saint-Joseph University (Lebanon) in collaboration with Université Jean-Moulin-Lyon II (France).

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • Professor, 2010-present, Lebanese Judicial Institute.
  • Visiting Professor, 2010-present, Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas-Sorbonne.
  • Professor, 1994-present, Lebanese University.
  • Founder and Senior Partner, 1987-present, Obeid Law Firm.
  • Lecturer, 1996-2002, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK).

Major Achievements

Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.): 
  • Comair Obeid, N. (2011). Mediation in the Arab world: challenges and prospects. In L. de Montalivet, L. Levy, & Y. Derains (Eds.), Liber amicorum: mélanges en l'honneur de Serge Lazareff[in honor of Serge Lazareff] (pp. 119-129). Paris: Librairie des Editions Pedone.
  • Comair Obeid, N. (2006). Recovery of damages for breach of an obligation of payment, In Evaluation of damages in international arbitration, (Fourth Edition). Paris: Institute of World Business Law.
  • Comair Obeid, N. (1999). Arbitration in Lebanese Law: a comparative study. Beirut: Delta.
  • Comair Obeid, N. (1996). The law of business contracts in the Arab Middle East.London: Kluwer Law International.
  • Comair Obeid, N. (1995). Les contrats en Droit Musulman des affaires [Business contracts in Islamic law]. Paris: Economica.
Major achievements: 
  • Expert member in the commission in charge of the elaboration of the Arab law for guidance on mediation and conciliation, 2006.
  • Commissioner at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva, 2002-2005.
Exhibitions, lectures & performances: 
  • Speaker, "Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration in the Middle East", Arbitration Symposium, Center on International Commercial Arbitration of the American University Washington College of Law, November 2013.
  • Speaker, "Cultural Effects and Ethical Issues on Decision-Making from an Arab Middle Eastern Perspective", American Bar Association 2013 Fall meeting, London, October 2013.
  • Panelist, Middle Eastern Arbitration Roadshow, Clyde and Co., Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, October, 2013.
  • Tutor, International Commercial Arbitration Diploma, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, University of Oxford, September, 2013.
  • Panelist, "Are Courts in the Middle East Getting the Balance Right when it Comes to International Arbitration", Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Live, Istanbul, June, 2013.
  • Moderator, Session on "Arbitrating Construction Disputes in the MENA Region", ICC's First Annual Conference on International Arbitration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), International Chamber of Commerce, Dubai, April, 2013.
  • Speaker, "Implied Terms, Good Faith and Arbitration", 28th Joint ICC-SIA Symposium of Arbitrators, Paris, April, 2013.
  • Speaker, "Mediation in the Arab World: Challenges and Prospetcs", International Finance Corporation conference on "Judicial Mediation: Best Practices for the MENA Region", Morocco, May, 2012.
  • Speaker, "International Commercial Arbitration in Times of Rapid Political Changes", Arbitral Women Event, International Bar Association annual conference, Dubai, 2011.
  • Moderator, Session on "Hot Topics in International Arbitration", International Bar Association annual conference, Dubai, 2011.
  • Organizer and Speaker, Roundtable Discussion:"The Role of National Courts in Support of International Commercial Arbitration and the Principle of Competence-Competence", International Bar Association annual conference, in collaboration with Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), Dubai, 2011.
  • Speaker, "Symposium on International Commercial Arbitration", organized by DIFC/LCIA Arbitration Center and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Arab Users' Council, Beirut, 2011.
  • Speaker, conference and workshop on "International Commercial Arbitration: Modern Practice and Future Trends - The 2010 Revision of the International Bar Association Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration", organized by the International Chamber of Commerce, Cyprus, March, 2011.

Accomplishments

Distinctions: 
  • Identified as world leading Lawyer in the arbitration practice in Lebanon by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2002-present.
  • Identified as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution practice in Lebanon by Chambers Global, 2011-2012 & 2013-2014.

Competences & Skills

Field(s) of Expertise: 
  • Arbitration
  • Civil and Business Law
  • Commercial Law in Islamic and Middle Eastern Legislations
  • Islamic Banking
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English