Nour Jihene GHATTAS

Sole legal counsel for an international industrial group, advising on corporate, commercial, and regulatory law, and supervising legal strategy across subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions. Also leads the CSR function across all sites.

Advised international clients on cross-border transactions and investments in Africa, drafted corporate agreements, and supported merger control and foreign investment authorization procedures. Assisted major audiovisual and streaming players in structuring their distribution in Africa.

Reviewed shareholder agreements and governance frameworks, and analyzed post-acquisition obligations and risks related to representations and warranties.

Assisted in drafting arbitration briefs, developing litigation strategy, and procedures for enforcement of arbitral awards.

Worked on banking and financial law, PPP and concessions, private equity, corporate law/M&A, and international finance. Conducted legal research and monitoring using AI tools including Juridoc.

Completed a DU in Business Law in Difficulty, covering restructurings, safeguard procedures, distressed M&A, and European and international insolvency law.

Grade: Bien

Activities and societies: Awarded ENP excellence scholarship; participated in the René Cassin competition (human rights), placing 4th.

Pursued an LL.M. in European Law with a focus on EU competition law and merger control, and wrote a thesis on the international dimension of EU competition law. Graduated with distinction (Mention: Bien).

Grade: Major de promotion

Activities and societies: Erasmus+ scholarship; thesis on the extraterritorial application of US antitrust law to OPEC.

Earned a Master in Common Law, taught entirely in English, with coursework in US competition law, international commercial arbitration, private international law, and UK/US corporate law. Graduated top of class with an Erasmus+ merit scholarship.

Completed a joint Master in Common Law with Université de Carthage, taught in English, focusing on international commercial law and arbitration.

Earned a Bachelor's degree in Law, covering contract law, corporate law, administrative law, constitutional law, and procedures.