Biography

Josephine Hage Chahine acts as counsel in arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional (ICC, CIAP, CMAP, LCIA, CRCICA, DIAC, CCJA, etc.) and more specifically in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, international sales, transport, construction, joint ventures and banking.

She also acts in post-arbitration proceedings (annulment, enforcement and suspension of enforcement of arbitral awards) before French courts. She also acts as arbitrator and is regularly appointed administrative secretary of the arbitral tribunal.

Prior to joining Jeantet, Joséphine trained with Hage Chahine law firm in Beirut, Lebanon, where she practiced commercial litigation. She then joined Leboulanger & Associés in Paris (France), where she practiced for more than 5 years and gained extensive experience in international arbitration.

She currently teaches banking law and bankruptcy law at the University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), and has also taught civil law, corporate law and payment and credit instruments’ law at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (France).

She is a regular speaker at arbitration conferences and training workshops. She has also published various articles on arbitration and mediation.

She is fluent in Arabic, French and English.