Our People

Nay El Hachem is Managing Partner of El Hachem Law Firm. She brings more than 27 years of legal experience, beginning her legal career in 1998.

Nay holds a law degree from Saint Joseph University in Beirut and previously lectured at the Faculty of Law of the Lebanese University from 2004 to 2014.

Her practice spans civil and commercial litigation, real estate, corporate advisory, and corporate governance matters. She represents institutions, family enterprises, and private-sector clients in mandates requiring disciplined advocacy, procedural precision, and sustained judgment. She also brings a strong track record in handling crisis-sensitive matters and advising on high-stakes board, corporate governance, and institutional issues where judgment, discretion, and timing are critical.

Beyond client work, Nay has contributed to professional, civic, and social initiatives. She served as a member of the Beirut Bar Association Disciplinary Board in 2021 and the Disbarment Committee in 2022, and was a member of the Legal Committee of the Women Leaders’ Association. She is a founding and current board member of the Lebanese Private Sector Network (LPSN) and serves as Secretary General of the Epsilon Medical and Social Association for Epilepsy.

Anthony El Hachem leads the firm’s risk, governance and crisis advisory work. His practice advises boards, shareholders and executive leadership on enterprise risk, governance architecture, legal and regulatory exposure, institutional resilience and crisis governance, informed by litigation leadership, senior in-house governance experience and cross-jurisdictional disputes.

He is a Lebanese attorney admitted to the Beirut Bar, with more than thirteen years of experience across Lebanon and the GCC, combining private practice, in-house governance leadership, and cross-jurisdictional dispute oversight.

He previously served as Director – Litigation Lead within the Office of the General Counsel at PwC Middle East, advising senior leadership on professional indemnity exposure, cross-border disputes, insurer coordination, governance risk, and crisis-sensitive matters across multiple jurisdictions.

Through IMPACT, he advises boards, audit committees, shareholders, and executive leadership on enterprise risk architecture, governance structure, legal and regulatory exposure, institutional resilience, and crisis governance. His work is structured around board-level decision clarity, defensible oversight, and legal control in complex environments.

Anthony is a Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP), accredited by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), reflecting ongoing engagement with global standards in risk, governance, and privacy disciplines.

Amal El Hachem Boulos is a Partner at El Hachem Law Firm and a member of the Beirut Bar, with 24 years of experience. She holds a law degree from Saint Joseph University in Beirut and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Human Rights from the University of Geneva.

Her practice covers commercial and corporate matters, employment and labour law, civil and commercial litigation, real estate, and criminal matters. She advises companies, family enterprises, and private-sector clients on contractual structuring, labour compliance, dispute resolution, and contractual risk assessment across sectors including professional services, healthcare, retail, trading, and real estate.

Amal also advises international organisations in Geneva on contracts and legal compliance, negotiations, and risk mitigation of contractual terms within an international context.

Claude El Hachem is a Senior Associate at El Hachem Law Firm and a member of the Beirut Bar, with more than thirty years of legal experience. She holds a law degree from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK).

Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation support, comparative legal research, contract drafting, corporate documentation, and advisory opinions for transnational corporations. She has represented the Lebanese University in administrative and judicial proceedings.

Nada Mehanna is a Senior Associate at El Hachem Law Firm and a member of the Beirut Bar, with more than twenty years of legal experience. She holds a law degree from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and previously served as an advisor to the Lebanese Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, employment and labor matters, automotive contract disputes, trade-union establishment, and company formation. She has substantial experience before the Special Court for the Execution of Automotive Contracts and advises clients on contractual enforcement, employment structuring, labor compliance, and corporate set-up matters.

Nada brings practical litigation experience and labor-law judgment to matters where commercial rights, workforce structure, and regulatory procedure intersect.

Manal Majed is a Senior Associate at El Hachem Law Firm, advising private-sector clients and institutional organisations on regulatory, contractual, and governance-related matters.

Her work spans regulatory advisory, contractual structuring, and institutional compliance across private sector entities and international and local organizations. She advises on governance alignment, operational legal risk, and structured regulatory positioning within complex administrative environments.

Manal has significant experience supporting NGOs and international institutions on access-to-justice initiatives, gender-based violence frameworks, safeguarding systems, and technology-related compliance issues, ensuring legal discipline is maintained within programmatic execution.

Her approach combines regulatory clarity with practical implementation — translating legal obligations into structured, enforceable operating frameworks.

May El Hachem represents the third generation of El Hachem Law Firm. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, with a focus on business law, and a dual degree in International Law and Finance from ESCP Business School in Paris and Queen Mary University of London.

May passed the Beirut Bar entry examination and is currently completing her mandatory legal training in Beirut. Her prior experience includes an internship with the global disputes practice of Jones Day in Paris and a law clerk position with Morgan Lewis in the UAE, focused on global disputes and litigation.

Of Counsel to El Hachem Law Firm. Admitted to the Beirut Bar in 1998. PhD in International Labor Law from the University of Nantes; master's degrees in Fundamental Human Rights and Human Rights Ethics; Private Law degree from Saint Joseph University.

Her practice covers international contracts, cross-border negotiations, and advisory mandates for multinational clients across Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan. She has acted as legal consultant to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and international NGOs and contributed to the Lebanese Human Rights National Plan.

Of Counsel to El Hachem Law Firm through Hachem & Daaboul Law Firm, of which he is Founder and Partner. Admitted to the Beirut Bar in 1993, he brings more than thirty years of experience as a litigator and legal advisor. Law degree from the Lebanese University.

His practice covers corporate and commercial law (including holding, offshore, and public limited companies), oil and gas matters, banking and finance, administrative and real estate law, criminal law, arbitration, and litigation.