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Legal Practice Experience
Expert witness cases in Canada 
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03-2013/06-2013 |
SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC (Family Division), District of Montreal Expert-witness for the petitioner, L.K. – Case: L.K. v. M.-Z.D. – Legal Issue: patrimonial effects of divorce under Islamic Algerian law and the application of Quebec family law and private international law – Expert report produced May 28, 2013 – Expert testimony delivered June 5th, 2013 – Decision : Droit de la famille – 14725, 2014 QCCS 1387 |
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12-2012 |
SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC (Family Division), District of Montreal Expert-witness for the defendant, A.W. – Case: A.K. v. A.W. – Legal Issue: the enforcement of Mahr as a contract under Québec civil law – Expert report produced December 17, 2012 |
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As of 04-2012 |
SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC (Family Division), District of Montreal Expert-witness for the lawyers of the defendant, A.L. – Case: L.M. v. A.L. et al. – Legal Issue: Scope of Bahraini Islamic law and the application of Quebec private international law norms – Expert report produced May 25, 2012 |
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As of 11-2011 |
SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC (Family Division), District of Montreal Expert-witness for the Professional Liability Insurance Fund of the Quebec Bar – Case: L.M. v. A.L. et al. – Legal Issue: validity of an expert-witness’ testimony regarding Quebec regulations of civil responsibility and Islamic family law – Expert report produced August 22, 2012 |
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As of 11-2011 |
SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC (Family Division), District of Hull Expert-witness for the petitioner, M.K. – Case: M.K. v. S.H. – Legal Issue: patrimonial effects of divorce under Islamic Lebanese law and the application of Quebec family law and private international law – Expert report produced February 8, 2012 – Expert testimony delivered December 4th, 2012 |
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03-2011/05-2012 |
SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC (Family Division), District of Quebec Legal advisor to counsel for the petitioner, M.P. – Case: P.R. v. M.P. – Legal Issue: matrimonial property division and validity of separation agreements under Quebec family law |
Expert witness cases in the United States 
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11–2012/01-2013/ |
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND (USA) Expert-witness for the defendant, M.H.S.S. – Case : T.F. v. M.H.S.S. – Legal Issue: legal effect of Iranian Islamic law with tregard to the enforcement of Mahr in the US – Settlement : January 18th, 2013 |
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03-2011/05-2012 |
18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT (Sedgwick County, Wichita, Kansas, USA) Expert-witness for the respondent – Case: H. v. H. – Legal Issue: validity of a Lebanese Muslim marriage in light of Lebanese Islamic law and American conflict of laws principles – Expert report produced May 25, 2011 – Testimony delivered February 9, 2012 |
Other Legal Practice Experience
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2010-2011 |
THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) Legal consultant – Legal opinion in matters pertaining to “Criminal law and Cultural Diversity: the case for honour crimes in Canada” – Presentation delivered in Vancouver to judges of criminal courts throughout the country |
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01-10/2008 |
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, NYC (NY, USA) Legal consultant – Legal opinion in matters pertaining to “Islamic law and gender equality: case studies of Tunisia, Egypt, Nigeria and Malaysia” – Presentation at the offices of the United Nations in New York City before representatives of all implicated countries |
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05-09/2004 |
CANADIAN COUNCIL OF MUSLIM WOMEN, Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Legal consultant – Legal opinion in matters pertaining to “The application of Islamic law in Western countries” – Presentation at the offices of Marion Boyd, former attorney general of Ontario named by the government in order to judge the legality of arbitration recourse in matters of family law, specifically in relation to religious law |
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05 – 08/2003 |
HELLER EHRMAN WHITE & McAULIFFE, New York City (NY, USA) Summer Associate |
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2000-01 |
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA, Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) Law Clerk to Madame Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dubé |
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01-06/1999 |
SECRÉTARIAT À LA CONDITION FÉMININE (Québec) and WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (Alexandria, Egypt) Field project with the gender equality division / Visits: Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Israel/Palestine |
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1997-1999 |
OGILVY RENAULT, Québec (Québec, Canada) Intern and law student |