Nada Hachem focuses her practice on sanctions, corporate, commercial and transactional law, with particular experience in intellectual property matters and the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sectors.
Nada has advised both startups and leading companies on structuring, negotiating, reviewing and drafting complex cross-border transactions and acquisitions. Her practice also includes significant focus on corporate compliance matters. Notably, Nada has successfully led efforts to reverse a World Bank Group debarment and petitioned the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for removal from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. She also brings extensive knowledge of Middle East-related legal, regulatory and business matters across a range of industries.
Representative Experience
- Represented a group of companies owned by a high-net-worth individual on a portfolio of global investments and acquisitions in the tech industry.
- Secured a favorable settlement for a U.S.-based refugee in cross-border litigation involving false imprisonment by foreign officials.
- Challenged OFAC’s designation of high-ranking foreign officials and subsequent accusations of corruption and illicit conduct.
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- Challenged OFAC’s erroneous designation of a vessel allegedly linked to a Russian oligarch, securing its removal from sanctions lists.
- Worked on the defense of Middle Eastern charitable organizations in multidistrict litigation relating to alleged violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act and other intentional tort claims.
- Led the successful defense of a Middle Eastern construction company resulting in the removal of World Bank sanctions.
- Advised a high-net-worth investor on the $200 million redemption of convertible bonds into direct acquisition of 25 land plots within a 1 million square meter real estate development in Lebanon.
- Oversaw the expansion of a leading capital markets technology firm with 4,000 employees and 19 offices from the Middle East to Europe.
- Structured and launched a UK-based tech solution startup, including negotiation of venture capital funding and corporate formation.
- Managed the franchising of multiple brands—luxury apparel, food chains, pharmacies, real estate brokerages and cloud kitchens—across the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.
- Represented a tech firm in securing Lebanon’s first governmental IoT license and advised on the nationwide rollout of the platform.
- Negotiated and executed complex commercial agreements on behalf of a UAE-based IT solutions provider across the MENA, including JVs, PPPs, and managed services for NOC and international gateway operations.
- Counseled a regional airline on aircraft connectivity agreements involving Egyptian regulators.
- Represented the MENA region’s first online streaming platform in a strategic joint venture with a Kuwaiti telecom systems integrator.
- Represented a consumer electronics startup in drafting and negotiating MENA-wide commercial distribution and agency agreements for the region’s first electronic shisha.
- Managed the day-to-day legal affairs and contractual matters of a wide range of corporate groups.
Education
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J.D., Université Saint-Joseph School of Law, 2011
LL.M., Corporate & Commercial Law, Queen Mary College, University of London, 2017
Postgraduate Degree, Telecommunications Law, Queen Mary College, University of London, 2016
Postgraduate Degree, International Intellectual Property Rights Law, Queen Mary College, University of London, 2016
M.B.A., International Business Law, Université La Sagesse, 2015
Admissions
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Beirut
Languages
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French
German
English
Arabic