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Mohamed Kammoun

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Kammoun & Kallel Avocats et Conseils

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Head of Litigation & Arbitration Group.

Position

Specialized in business law, Mohamed Kammoun has a particular expertise in banking and insolvency litigation, complex finance transactions as well as restructuring and shareholder disputes, usually with an international / cross-border element. He has been successfully involved in several pre-eminent litigation cases for foreign companies. His litigation practice also includes recurrent litigation in other specific sectors such as corporate law, distribution law, competition law, insurance law, intellectual property law, and telecommunication law. He advises on the litigation of international disputes and has particular experience in the fields of jurisdiction, enforcement of judgments, conflict of laws and international judicial cooperation. • He advises on domestic and international (ICC/UNCITRAL, etc.) arbitrations. • Advising a major financial institution in proceedings in various jurisdictions • Handled ongoing contentious and advisory issues arising from insolvencies • Assisting and representing a Cypriot Company in a London arbitration (ongoing) • Assisted and represented several Tunisian and foreign investors in ad hoc arbitrations in construction and infrastructures • Acting for and representing 5 Italian prominent groups in their investments in Tunisia • Drafted many witness statements and expert reports on Tunisian law produced before English courts • Representing various commodities businesses on their investments and daily trading activities • Acting in a joint venture dispute regarding the management of an exit from investment • Acting in commercial claims on warranty, accounting and freezing orders • Acting for vendors and purchasers in relation to various post share sale warranty disputes • Judicial proceedings in relation to tax issues, which proceedings led to satisfactory overall resolution for the tax payer companies

Career

Co-founder Partner of Kammoun & Kallel Avocats et Conseils (formally Legalys Avocats et Conseils), Partner. Authorized by the National Telecommunication Authority (“INT”) as an accredited arbitrator with respect to telecommunication disputes resolution (2012). Worked at Ferchiou & Associés, Tunis, Tunisia (2002-2010). Admitted to Tunisian Bar Association in 2002.

Languages

Arabic, English and French.

Member

Tunisian Bar Association (2002).

Education

University of Tunis, Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences (Law degree 1999) - University of Tunis, Faculty of Legal Sciences (D.E.A. in Business Law, 2001) - Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands (Certificate of International Private Law, 2002).

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