Elias Ibrahim

Attorney At Law, Of Counsel

Phone:
+961 (1) 612 210
Fax:
+961 (1) 612 211

Education:
  • PHD in Law, University of Poitiers, France, In Progress
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005
  • Master of Law (Intellectual Property and Internet Law), La Sagesse University, 2002
  • Bachelor of Law, La Sagesse University, 2000

Professional Affiliations:
  • Member of the North Lebanon Bar Association.
  • Member of ROTERACT Association, France.
  • Member of AFPIDA Association, France.
  • Member of Pictacedes, France.
  • Member of Thesa-Nostra, France.
  • Member of the CECOJI, France.
  • Member of Youth For Human Rights, Lebanon.

Community involvement:
  • Participated in The CCS WYF (World Youth Forum), part of the International Business and Leadership Symposium, Brussels, Belgium, 2007.
  • Trained with PPM (Permanent Peace Movement), Lebanon, 2004.
  • Participated in the conference "Minority Rights” organised by the Human Rights Education and Intercultural Dialogue with the participation of the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth Policy, Paris, France, 2002.
  • Participated in the project Free Circulation, launched by the Human Rights Education and Intercultural Dialogue with the participation of the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth Policy, Tanger, Morocco, 2001.

Publications:
Journals:
  • "Technical Measures and Fair Use”, ELIAS IBRAHIM, JCPE journal (La Semaine Juridique - Entreprise et Affaires), August 2007.
  • "Technical Measures and Fair Use”, ELIAS IBRAHIM, JCPE journal (La Semaine Juridique - Entreprise et Affaires), July 2006.
Conferences:
  • "Author’s Rights for Teachers (Intranet and Internet)”, ELIAS IBRAHIM. Conference organized by EDEL (L’Edition Electronique), University of Poitiers, France, October 2007.
  • " A Lecture on Counterfeiting – Legal Aspects”, ELIAS IBRAHIM. Proceedings of the USE-IT PASR workshop (Users Suppliers European network for Information Technology security), Toulouse, France, July 2007.
  • "Legal Aspects of the New Practice on Internet and Working Against Piracy on the Net”, ELIAS IBRAHIM. Conference organized for Masters students at the University of Angers, France, March 2007.
  • "Legal Mentions in the Universities Websites & Working Against Piracy on the Net”, ELIAS IBRAHIM. Conference organized by EDEL (L’Edition Electronique), Poitiers, France, February 2006.
  • "Legal Aspects of Online Editing in Universities”, ELIAS IBRAHIM. Conference in Poitiers, France, March 2006.

Practice Expertise:

Languages:
Arabic, English, French

Career History:
In 2003, Elias accomplished his military service in the Lebanese Army as a Lieutenant.

In 2005, he earned a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, at WIPO, in Geneva, Switzerland; afterwards he headed to Poitiers, in France to start his PHD in law at the prestigious University of Poitiers.

During his stay in France, Elias joined many legal and human associations that added a wide and interesting experience to his profile.

In 2010, he decided to return to his hometown and to begin a new journey in the Lebanese legal field.

In 2010, he was admitted as a member in the North Bar Association.

In 2015, he joined the "attlecon ” team as a legal counselor.

In addition to his career as an Attorney, Elias is also a lecturer at the Holy Spirit University (USEK) and ALBA University where he lectures in Business, Intellectual Property, and Arbitration laws.