GEORGES
VICKEN PATANIAN, C.J.É / F.L.C, M.B.A.
Foreign
Legal Counsel - Quebec Bar Association
Attorney
at Law – Beirut Bar Association
Founder
and Manager of PATANIAN LEGAL
Bar admissions:
1)
Beirut Bar Association (Lebanon):
1995
2)
Quebec Bar Association (Canada):
2009 - 2010 / Holder of a temporary restricted permit allowing him to practice
in International Business Law.
3)
Quebec Bar Association (Canada):
2021 / Holder of a Foreign Legal Counsel’s permit allowing him to practice in
both International Law and Lebanese Law.
Me Georges Vicken Patanian,
commonly
called Vicken Patanian, is a seasoned multi-disciplinary practice lawyer
admitted to the Beirut Bar Association in 1995. He has an MBA degree and has
been teaching law at his alma mater’s business school from 2007 till 2023. Between 2009 and 2010, he had a permit
delivered by the Quebec Bar Association to practice International Business Law.
In 2021, the Quebec Bar Association granted him a Foreign Legal Counsel’s
permit allowing him to practice in both International Law and Lebanese Law.
As a Foreign Legal Counsel authorized to practice
law in Quebec, Vicken is can handle cases and files in the following fields:
·
International
law
·
Lebanese
Law
As a Lebanese Lawyer, Vicken is qualified to
handle cases in the following fields:
·
Lebanese and
international Business and Corporate Laws
·
Lebanese Civil Law
·
Lebanese and
international Family and Inheritance Laws
·
Lebanese and
international Taxation
·
Lebanese Real Estate
Law
·
Lebanese Labor and
Social Security Law and international Labor and Mobility Laws
·
Lebanese Penal and
Criminal Law
·
Lebanese Insurance
Law
·
Lebanese and
international Arbitration
·
International Law
·
Technology and Privacy Laws
Vicken is:
·
A lawyer since 1995 registered with
the Beirut Bar Association.
·
A Foreign Legal Counsel since 2021
registered with the Beirut Bar Association.
·
The founder and manager of Patanian
Law Firm since the year 2000.
·
The founder and manager of Patanian
Legal (Quebec – Canada) since 2023.
·
A member of the scientific committee
of the Lebanese and International Arbitration Center of the Beirut Bar
Association from 2015 till 2021.
·
A former legal advisor and lawyer of
the Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants.
·
A founding member of the Swiss
Business Council-Lebanon (SBC-L).
·
A Lebanese Law
expert for Finances et Conseil Méditerranée (Marseille - France).
·
A former member and sole
representative in Lebanon and the Middle East for Alta-Juris International
(France).
Vicken has an extensive international expertise
and has built a strong network of strategic partners, correspondents, and
contacts across several regions. He has established connections in Canada, the
United States of America, Europe (including France, Austria, and Cyprus), the
Middle East, and the Arabian Gulf, as well as numerous Arab countries in North
Africa. Additionally, Vicken is actively expanding the firm's network to
encompass the remaining regions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This
wide-reaching network enables him and his firms to effectively engage with clients
and stakeholders on a global scale, facilitating the firm's ability to provide
comprehensive and impactful services across diverse geographical areas.
Languages:
Arabic - French – English – Armenian
E-mail:
vicken.patanian@patanianlegal.com
Mobile:
+1 (514) 922-8709