DadFlamingo

Litigation, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, Oil and Gas Law, Infrastructure and Corporate Law

Founder and Managing Partner

Dr. Youssef Ghassemi is a Legal Advisor and Qualified Judiciary Expert with extensive expertise in high-stakes litigation, international arbitration, and complex cross-border transactions. He has advised and represented leading Iranian and multinational corporations, financial institutions, top-tier international law firms, and public sector entities.

Dr. Ghassemi has played key roles in some of Iran’s most significant legal and regulatory developments, including:

- Member of the drafting committee for the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC) at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

- Lead Legal Advisor in the design and implementation of regulatory frameworks, stakeholder negotiations, and licensing procedures for major ICT initiatives, such as 4G & LTE, MVNO, Number Portability, Roaming, OTT, and CDN, in cooperation with global technology companies including ZTE, Motorola, Alcatel, and Huawei.

- Legal Representative of the Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) in the Renault-Pars Consortium, handling initial negotiations, establishment, and governance of the consortium, joint ventures, and affiliated project companies.

- Legislative drafter and co-drafter of key Iranian statutes and regulations in the fields of foreign investment (e.g., regulations under the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act, FIPPA), intellectual property (e.g., the new Act on Industrial Property), banking and finance, and energy.

- Official legal counsel and representative in transactional and/or litigation matters in Iran for numerous global brands and institutions, including: Siemens, Samsung, Bunge, SAP, KWC, MTN International, Dubai Chambers, Daewoo, CNBM, Deloitte, the Government of Luxembourg, Elsevier, and others.

Persian (Farsi), French, English, and Turkish

PhD in Technology & IP Law (with high distinction) from Paris Sud University, France LLM in Law of Innovation & Communication from Paris-Saclay University, France LLM in Private Law from Shahid Beheshti University, Iran Bachelor of Law from Shahid Beheshti University, Iran