Sami Houerbi

Mr. Houerbi is the founding partner of DHavocats.  His practice as a corporate lawyer focuses on Tunisian commercial law, with a particular emphasis on distribution law and labor in Tunisia. He advises on a range of corporate matters, including on companies’ constitution and the investment framework in Tunisia, He also focuses on Employment law matters and  negotiating and drafting labour contracts.  Mr. Houerbi obtained his first degree in law at the University of Paris II prior to obtaining a post-graduate degree in international law. He also holds an LL.M in German Law from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.  He was a member of the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, where, as counsel, he was directly involved in the administration of ICC arbitrations.  On the international level, Mr. Houberi’s areas of expertise include international commercial and investment arbitration (counsel and arbitrator in domestic, ICC, and UNCITRAL arbitrations); international contracts (installation and construction contracts, energy distribution, international sale, know-how transfer) under various national and international legal systems; and international litigation.  He speaks Arabic, English, French and German.