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HISTORY OF THE FIRM​

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In 1960, the late Former President of the Beirut Bar Association, Marcel Sioufi, established “Marcel Sioufi Law Firm”.

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Marcel Sioufi was born in Beirut in 1934. He is the son of, the late President of the Court of Cassation, Georges Sioufi. Marcel graduated from St. Joseph University of Beirut with a Lebanese Law Degree. Shortly after, he opened his private practice “Marcel Sioufi Law Firm” in Beirut in 1960.

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Marcel was an accomplished and successful professional but always remained humble. He was known for his remarkable graciousness, generosity, wit and wisdom. He was passionate about his family, his work and life. His enthusiasm and exuberance were contagious and that’s why he was loved by many.

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In 1981 and in 1983, he was elected member of the Council of the Bar Association, and was involved in the professional representation of lawyers. In 1984, following the Conferences of Geneva and Lausane, he was nominated member of the Committee on Constitutional reforms.

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On November 19, 1989 he was elected the President of the Beirut Bar Association. Despite the civil war at that time in Lebanon, he called for justice, peace, independence, unity and democracy. Marcel was also well known for his human rights advocacy. During his mandate, he restructured and reinforced the Disciplinary Board at the Beirut Bar Association, to maintain the integrity of the legal profession and to safe guard the reputation of the Court. He also established the Health care insurance for the attorneys at the association.

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In 1991, Marcel organized for the Arab Lawyers Union to convene, for the first time after 40 years, in Beirut after the civil war.  In 1997, he was appointed a member of the Law Reform & Legislation Commission.

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After his mandate, he continued to promote justice, human rights, respecting the rules of law and abide by the moral & ethical principles of the legal profession. In 2015, he passed away in France.

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Marcel has several publications. He contributed to the publication of the late honorable Judge Georges Sioufi's book “La Théorie Générale des Contrats et Obligations” (two Editions). He authored “Transport Gratuit en Droit Libanais et en Droit Français” that was published in Paris in 1965. Furthermore, Marcel wrote “La Cour de Cassation, Organisation et attributions, procedure et moyens de Cassation” in 1972 and subsequently updated this publication in 1993 and 1994.

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Marcel's professional integrity and honesty are values that were transmitted to his colleagues at the firm. Today, these core values remain ingrained in every aspect of our law firm.

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