Laya Aoun-Hani
Biography
Laya has over fourteen years of corporate and commercial experience in the Middle East. She focuses on commercial transactions, taxation and franchising. She also has an extensive experience in the healthcare, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications sectors.
Laya trained at one of the largest law firms in Lebanon and one of the largest international law firms in London. She was a lecturer and coordinator of a Business Law course for five years at the Faculty of Business at Antonine University in Lebanon.
Practice Focus
Laya is skilled in commercial drafting and negotiation and is regularly involved in joint ventures, distribution agreements, franchise agreements, company structuring and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare and telecommunications regulatory matters and all compliance matters. She also advises on taxation and customs matters, and has been involved in advising clients on VAT matters since the introduction of VAT in the GCC. Laya has participated as a speaker in various local and international conferences organized by the firm for the firm’s local and global clients.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Beirut Bar Association - Member
Admissions
- Lebanon (2006)
- Dubai - Registered Legal Consultant
Education
- (MA in Diplomatic Studies and International Relations) (2005)
- Saint Joseph University (LLB Lebanese and French Private Law) (2004)
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- French
Baker & McKenzie.Habib Al Mulla is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.