The early 2010s witnessed a series of anti-government uprisings and nation-wide protests that started in Tunisia and was spread among several Arab countries. Such revolutions primarily started as a protest against antidemocratic political regimes which have led to inequality, economic and social injustice leading to a drastic deterioration of the standards of living.
Rampant corruption has attributed a primary role in the outbreak of such 'Arab spring' revolutions. Ten years has lapsed since the first uprising and several questions remained unanswered. In particular, to what extent did the revolutions help to fight corruption? What are the measures that were taken by newly elected governments? Were these measures sufficient to fight corruption? What are the remaining challenges?
The IBA Anti-Corruption Committee will be hosting distinguished speakers from countries affected directly or indirectly by the 'Arab spring' including Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, and UAE to give a better understanding on how different governments responded to the upheavals in the region, particularly in connection to their fight against corruption.
Join us for this interactive webinar which will provide a unique overview of the situation in the Arab countries and aims at shedding the light on which country failed or succeeded in the fight against corruption.
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Horacio Bernardes Neto Motta Fernandes Advogados, São Paulo; President, International Bar Association
Ji Young BAE is an attorney at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Dubai Office. She represents and advises clients on foreign matters, corporate practice, international transaction, M&A, energy, natural resources, environment, and overseas construction.
Ms. BAE served as the first president of the Islam Law Association of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and first president of the Korea Islam Law Association. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the Middle East and African region. From 2014 to 2016, she was seconded at Pinsent Masons LLP Dubai Office, a global UK law firm that specializes in international construction. She was in Teheran from January 2017 to June 2019 and provided legal advice on Iran business for clients. Ms. BAE is the current head of the BKL Dubai Office. She is representing and advising clients in cases involving UAE, Iran, Turkey, and the Middle East and African regions.
Ibrahim Shehata
Ibrahim Shehata has accumulated a decade of experience in the Egyptian market. Shehata started his career with Ibrachy & Dermarkar law firm followed by Sharkawy & Sarhan law firm. He then moved to the US to earn his Master of Laws degree in International Arbitration from New York University. Shehata started off his career focusing on corporate law where he successfully advised several multinational companies on doing business in Egypt. Being involved in the Egyptian renewable energy market since 2014, he developed a niche experience which makes him one of the leading lawyers in the field.
Capitalizing on his immense arbitration knowledge, Shehata has assisted clients in navigating success in various high profile arbitral disputes, in particular with cases of construction arbitration.
Shehata has also contributed immensely to international literature, currently in the process of writing the first ever English language
Sami Houerbi
Sami Houerbi started his legal career in 1992 with international law firms in Munich (Germany) and in Paris (France). From 1999 to 2005, he worked for the international Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), where he was responsible for the management and supervision of hundreds of arbitration proceedings related to the MENA.
Since 2005, Sami Houerbi acts as consultant of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC for the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa. He is in charge of raising awareness about Dispute Resolution mechanisms throughout the region and promoting ICC Arbitration and Mediation.
Sami Houerbi acts regularly since 2006 as arbitrator under ad hoc and institutional international arbitrations under the ICC Rules, DIAC, and CRCICA. Moreover, he has proven experience in the implementation procedures of international awards.
Sami Houerbi is the founding partner of Houerbi law firm, where he developed a recognized expertise in the fields of international contracts, international sale of goods, as well as construction and technical installation. He regularly organizes and participates in training seminars and conferences in within field of arbitration and mediation.
Finally, Sami Houerbi is responsible for the promotion of ICC Young Arbitrators Forum in the MENA region. Furthermore, he is a member of the IBA, the UIA, the German Institution of Arbitration, International Arbitration Institute of the French Committee of Arbitration and Swiss Arbitration Association.
Zeina Obeid
Dr. Zeina Obeid is a Senior Associate at Obeid Law Firm in Beirut, where she practices in the Litigation & Arbitration department. She has been working as part of teams acting as lead counsel in major cross-border litigation matters and international arbitration cases across the MENA region. Zeina also acts as arbitrator in several domestic and international arbitrations, both ad hoc and under international institutional arbitral rules. She further advises international clients and startups on corporate structures in Lebanon, providing general advisory work on issues related to anti-corruption, environmental law, data protection & privacy, intellectual property, pharmaceutical products, commercial representation and franchising.
Zeina is qualified to practice law both in Beirut and Paris. She frequently publishes articles on various topics and is the author of the book “Setting aside of arbitral awards in the Arab Countries”. She holds the position of Officer in both the IBA Young Lawyer’s Committee (as co-vice chair of the Outreach Committee) and the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee (as Middle Eastern representative).
Farouk El Hosseny
Farouk, a senior associate in our London office, advises clients on arbitrations governed by the ICC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL rules, with a focus on complex commercial and investor-State disputes in the telecommunications and oil and gas sectors. He is often called upon by clients to provide strategic advice in respect to disputes raising matters of taxation, international sanctions, and claims by competing governments.
In addition, Farouk has acted as arbitrator under the ICC and DIAC rules. He is actively involved in the Firm’s pro bono practice, having recently assisted REDRESS in a landmark case before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).
Prior to joining Three Crowns, Farouk was an international arbitration associate in the London office of a leading global firm, working as well in Riyadh and Dubai as a member of the firm’s Corporate and M&A teams. While in London, he was part of the firm’s Global Business and Human Rights and Global Sanctions Teams. Farouk was previously a legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, where he administered appointing authority requests, investor-State, and commercial arbitrations. He was also the Court’s acting representative in Mauritius, where he focused on promoting the Court’s activities and casework in Africa. In addition, Farouk has litigation experience before Quebec courts.
Farouk holds a PhD degree in public international law from Leiden University and was a visiting scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil law from the University of Ottawa and an LLM from the University of Montreal.
Farouk is a native Arabic and French speaker, also speaking Spanish and Italian fluently. He is a member of the Quebec and Paris Bars.