Chahdan JEBEYLI

Chairman

Chair of Beirut Law Firm, joined BLF in 2022 after a long successful career in banking and Compliance, in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. Covering 17 countries across MENA, USA and EU, fostering relationships with global banks and law firms, managing enterprise-wide compliance programs aligned with international standards

Biography

Advisory, regulatory with extensive dispute resolution experience in litigation, mediation, and arbitration.
Speaker on international legal and regulatory rules with focuses on AML/CFT, GDPR, global taxation and privacy and fighting financial crimes.
1985 – 1987: Magistrate Legislation and Consultation Board, Beirut, Lebanon
1987 – 1990: Magistrate Commercial Chamber, Court of the First instance, Beirut, Lebanon
1993 – 1995: Associate Law Office of Michael E Lombard, and Law Office of Foster & Bibleau, Massachusetts, USA;
1995 – 2003: General Counsel & Head of Legal and Compliance – Saudi American Bank, SAMBA (Formerly Citibank Subsidiary)
2003 – 2007: Managing Director – Legal & Compliance/International Staff | Citibank, Middle East & North Africa
2007 – 2021: Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer | Bank Audi SAL, Beirut, Lebanon
2022 – Present: Senior International Advisor for Legal and Compliance

Practice Areas

Cross Border litigations & arbitrations
Cross Border Banking Transactions and Islamic Banking
Global Taxation & Financial Crimes
AML, Capital Market, Regulatory Compliance
US Sanctions Subject Matter Expertise
GDPR
Corporate Governance Advisory
M&A, Joint-venture and Restructuring

Education

LLM in International Banking | Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA | 1990 – 1992
Executive Education | Leadership in Corporate Counsel | Harvard University | Harvard Law School | 2011
Continuing Legal Education, NY Bar
Probationer Magistrate | Ministry of Justice, National School of Magistrature, Paris, France | 1984 – 1985
Probationer Magistrate | Judiciary Studies, Ministry of Justice, Beirut, Lebanon | 1981 – 1984

Languages

Arabic / French / English
Dual Citizenship: Lebanese and US

Affiliations

Member of American Bar Association | New York Bar
Member of the Beirut Bar Association
Member Arbitration and Mediation Center, Union of Arab Banks
Member of the Board of Directors & Chairman of the Audit Committee | Audi Capital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2007 – Present
Member of Board of Directors & Chairman of the Audi Committee I Odea bank, Turkey I 2020 – present
Instructor, National School of Magistracy, Beirut – Lebanon 2017 - Present