Mohamed Alem, Founder and Senior Partner of Alem & Associates—a leading regional law firm—is recognized by prominent legal publications as a Market Leader. He specializes in complex commercial, financial, and cross-border investment advisory work, and is also a highly regarded international arbitrator and counsel in transnational disputes.
A pioneer in regulatory practice, Mohamed has advised governments in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, drafting legislative instruments and guiding legal reforms across areas such as international trade, competition, public procurement, public-private partnerships, e-government, state-owned enterprises, energy and renewables, capital markets, corporate governance, and transparency. He is frequently sought by international financial institutions for projects involving the public sector.
Beyond his legal and regulatory work, Mohamed has an extensive track record in public policy and human rights. He co-chaired Human Rights Watch (Lebanon Chapter) for over six years and currently serves as Chair of the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS), a leading regional socio-economic think tank developing and advocating policies aimed at enhancing governance, fostering economic growth and sustainable development, promoting inclusiveness and effective social policies, and advancing strategies for sustainability across Lebanon and the Arab region.
“Belonging to Lebanon is both a privilege and a responsibility. Our personal identity is woven into the collective fabric of the nation, and our individual well-being is inseparable from the welfare of the community. From this understanding, active citizenship emerges, not merely as a duty, but as a call to contribute, engage, and uphold the ideas and values that unite us. There is no greater seedbed for this spirit than schools, where young minds can be nurtured with the principles, values, and attitudes that form the very foundation of responsible and engaged citizens. In these halls, the Lebanon of tomorrow can be built.
The “School of Citizenship” initiative reflects a core belief: that true and lasting change begins with people, and it begins here.”
