Mansour H. Bou Sader is a Partner at Levant Law Practice since 2015.

Mansour holds a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) from the Ecole Supérieur des Lettres of Beirut, of Lebanese and French Law Degrees (private law and public law) and of a Post Graduate Degree in public law.

For 46 years from 1973 to 2015, Mansour was a lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Saint Joseph University, in Beirut, Lebanon.

He is also a reference in administrative law in Lebanon. From 1984 to 1986, he was a legal advisor to the Ministry of the Interior and from 1988 to 2000 a legal advisor to the Presidency of the Republic of Lebanon.

Furthermore, Mansour collaborated in 2004 as an advisor to the collective work on the "strengthening, development and application of environmental legislations in Lebanon". Also he participated in 2010 in the drafting of bills of laws and regulations relating to the Public Ministry of the Environment, to the Environmental Police and to the National Environmental Fund. He has also advised the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority as of its establishment until 2014.

In 2018, he drafted five texts of laws and regulations for the Ministry of Environment. He, as well, drafts laws and regulations relating to the environment for the Administrative Committee of the Oil Sector.

Mansour is an expert in: (i) administrative litigation before the Council of State (and/or in international arbitrations) for disputes relating to mobile telephone concessions and public works contracts; (ii) litigation relating to excess/abuse of power, civil service law, urban planning law (building permits, master plans and land use plans, etc.), environmental law (classified establishments, protection of sites...) and rights of local authorities; (iii) contractual disputes involving public works contracts and public service concessions (mainly telecommunication and electricity); and (iv) law enforcement litigation mainly in relation to the discipline of civil servants.

Since 2018, Mansour has been providing legal advice to a foreign oil company on public law aspects and issues for its operational services agreement relating the development, operation, maintenance and commercial exploitation of an oil facility in Lebanon.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Beirut Bar Association since 1970.

Education

• 1973, Diplôme d'études supérieures en droit public, Saint Joseph University - Faculty of Laws and Political Sciences, Lebanon.
• 1969, Licence ès lettres, Université de Lyon - École Supérieure des Lettres de Beyrouth.

Languages

Arabic, English, French.