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Celine Abi Habib Kanakri

Position: Counsel, Dubai
Contact: celine.kanakri@habibalmulla.com
Admitted: 2005, Bar Association of Beirut, Lebanon
Education: BA in Lebanese and Comparative Law, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon, 2004
Language(s): English, Arabic, French
Expertise: Arbitration / ADR
Commercial
Construction
Corporate Structuring & Restructuring
Employment Law
Real Estate
Practice & Experience: Celine has been practicing law in the Middle East for over six years and specialises in arbitration. She is experienced in both UAE and international arbitration across a variety of areas of the law including real estate, banking and finance, corporate and commercial.

She also advises on UAE property law, corporate and commercial law and due diligence and has unique expertise in the structuring and restructuring of governmental and semi-governmental authorities as well as reviewing and drafting laws and regulations.

Celine holds a BA in Lebanese and Comparative Law from the Saint Joseph University, Lebanon and is fluent in English, Arabic and French. She is admitted to the Beirut Bar.

Publications/Papers: "Essential Clauses in a Real Estate Contract;” "Freehold and Leasehold Property,” Property Weekly, 2007-2008

”Legal Framework of the Real Estate Sector in the Emirate of Dubai,” ACRLI September 2009

"Damages and Contracts in the UAE,” The In-House Lawyer, March 2010

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