Dany Gemayel
Attorney at Law • Mediator • Gender Equity Advisor
Current Position
Attorney at Law
Dany Gemayel Law & Mediation Firm, Zouk Mikael – since 2012
Professional Mediator
Professional Mediation Center (CPM), Saint Joseph University
Gender Equity Advisor
National-level advisory on gender equality, women's rights, and family dignity
Education
| Institution | Period | Diploma |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph University (USJ) – Professional Mediation Center (CPM) & Catholic University of Paris / IFOMENE | 2019 – 2020 | University Diploma of Mediation (DU) – with Appreciation |
| Lebanese University – Faculty of Law and Political Sciences | 2004 – 2008 | Master's in Law – with Appreciation |
Professional Training
| Institution | Year | Certificate |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph University – CPM | 2020–2021 | Mindfulness – For a Full Awareness Mediation |
| Saint Joseph University – CPM | 2020–2021 | Online Mediation – Benefits and Challenges |
| International Association of Lawyers (UIA) | 2020 | Mediation, an Effective Dispute Resolution |
| Beirut Bar Association | 2018 | Strategic Conflict Management within Organizations |
| Beirut Bar Association | 2016 | Women's Rights in the Middle East and Lebanon |
| Beirut Bar Association | 2014 | Energy Law (Regulation of Energy, Oil and Gas) |
| Beirut Bar Association | 2010 | Leadership |
Languages
Arabic
Mother Tongue
French
Fluent (Read, Written, Spoken)
English
Fluent (Read, Written, Spoken)
Core Competencies
Law
- 15 years in Corporate, Criminal, Civil & Commercial Law
- Labor Law & Property Law
- Intellectual Property
- Legal consultations, analysis & advisory
- Start-up creation & business plan assistance
- Risk management for clients
- Contract drafting & negotiation
Mediation
- Active listening & emotional intelligence
- Cross-cultural conflict resolution
- Stress & session management
- Creative & adaptive mediation approaches
- Building trust between adversaries
- Facilitating consensus-based negotiations
- Mindfulness & trustworthiness
Inter-Personal & Leadership
- Emotional intelligence & honesty
- Communication & advocacy
- Team motivation & development
- Expert-level writing & drafting skills
- Information analysis & research
- Conflict management (personal & organizational)
- Technological affinity
Professional Experience
- Support for strengthening the General Directorate for Strategic Monitoring, Anticipation, Crisis Management and Mediation
- Capacity building & organizational structure setup for the DGVSAGR
- Training diplomatic staff on strategic intelligence, mediation, and crisis communication
- Delivered 2 professional training courses (40 hours each) for 30 diplomats & advisers
- Established the mediation unit with a global simulation test
- Mid-term evaluation of the governmental plan for gender equality (ICRAM II)
- Diagnosis of the Interministerial Technical Committee (CTI)
- Designed strategic planning workshops on public policy drafting
- Final evaluation of the PGEII/ICRAM2 program
- 13+ years of experience in Corporate, Criminal, Civil & Commercial Law
- Strategic legal & financial studies on business development
- Legal advisor for petroleum companies, real estate companies & property developers
- Advisory on tax, financial, and social security issues
- Creation & assistance in start-up launches with business plans & financial studies
- Contractual agreements with topographers, accountants & engineers for strategic plans
- Start-up incubation and legal/economic feasibility studies
- Legal analysis & advisory for the municipal administration
- Mediation and intellectual property matters
- Editor and presenter of the program "The Face of My Nation" on Mariam TV
- Founded and coordinated the Women Pastoral Committee dedicated to women's rights and their socio-familial role
International Experience
Memberships & Associations
- 2009 – Present
Member of the Beirut Bar Association
- 2022 – Present
Founder & member of "BEIT MARINA" – sheltering and protecting vulnerable women and girls through social and gender mediation
- 2020 – Present
Member founder of "Trait d'Union" – rebuilding persons and families after Beirut blast through family conciliation and mediation
- 2018 – Present
Member advisor of the Woman Office at the Maronite Patriarchate – Bkerke
- 2013 – Present
Founder & coordinator of the Women's Pastoral Committee – protecting women's rights and enhancing their socio-familial role in equity
- 2012 – Present
Member of "La Libanaise – Femme du 31 mai" – NGO dedicated to women's empowerment as peacekeeping pillars
Gender Equality & Social Advocacy
Organized and led more than 35 symposiums and conferences on women and gender equity – covering themes of empowerment, awareness raising, human dignity, family rights, peace and social justice, citizenship, prevention of violence, memory, identity, and history.
Media & Communication
Tele Lumière
Prepared & presented "The Face of My Nation" – 15 episodes
Mariam TV
Dialogue meetings on women's issues – "Waj Hou Oummati"
MTV Lebanon
Interview on legal issues – labor law and other topics
Sawt Lebnan (Radio)
Panel discussion on "The Position of the Woman – Mother and Partner"
Charity TV
Participation in "Ilak el Hak" (You Have the Right) on legal topics
Research & Publications
- 2021 – Present
Contribution to drafting an ecclesiastical document on the presence, vocation and mission of women in church and society
- 2020 – Present
Construction of qualitative tools for the synodal process (focus group grids, questionnaires) and research projects on women, youth, municipal action, intangible heritage, and religious pluralism
- 2010 – 2012
Mediation role in the purification of memory between Lebanese political parties
- 2010
Legal assistance – comparative research
Associative Work
- 2022 – Present
Legal Advisor for the association "BEIT MARINA"
- 2020 – Present
Member of the initiative "Trait d'Union" – post-Beirut blast family support
- 2012 – Present
Legal Consultant of "La Libanaise – Femme du 31 Mai" – Founder of the Jean Paul II Center for social and cultural services & the "Maison de la Libanaise"
- 2010 – 2012
Volunteer at the Justice and Mercy Association (AJEM) – legal advice and counselling to detainees