Acting as general legal counsel for large banks and their affiliates operating in Lebanon and advising on all related legal matters, and as Secretary of the board of directors, supervising all legal relationships with the banks regulatory authorities (Central Bank, Banks Control committee), and advising as well on all matters regarding the employees and the internal procedure within the bank including the preparation of standard forms of agreements to be adopted (general terms and conditions loan agreements, deposits agreement), negotiations of loan agreements syndicated loans, financing projects with clients, conducting due diligence and approving the legal documentations for loans and securities.

He also worked on mergers and acquisition, including due diligence, drafting the Sale and Purchase Agreement, advised on the loan agreement with banks to finance the deal, including negotiating the loan and securities terms and conditions.

He advises on property development in Lebanon including negotiating and drafting of purchase agreements, obtaining government authorizations and decrees to foreign investors to acquire Real Estate properties in Lebanon, negotiating with Architects and Contractors and drafting contracts according to FIDIC terms and conditions drafting the agreement with the project developers, drafting agreements with buyers.

Me. Sakr advises pharmaceutical businesses in Lebanon, drafting contracts with their suppliers and negotiating new distributorship rights.

He advises on the split of a group of companies among shareholders: negotiating, drafting, and implementing the shareholder’s agreement.

Litigating, handling and attending hearings in many court cases before Lebanese Courts in very broad subject matters.

Me. Sakr also handled arbitration disputes according to the ICDR (AAA) rules in the U.S. Appointed as an arbitrator in Lebanon.