Christina Abdel Ahad

Christina Abdel Ahad is a Senior Associate whose work centres on extradition proceedings and requests to delete INTERPOL Red Notices. Her academic background combines international human rights law and international criminal law with international business law, and she assists clients facing cross-border proceedings in Arabic, English and French.

Christina holds two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees: one in International Business Law from the Lebanese American University and one in International Human Rights Law from Indiana University. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. During her human rights specialisation she concentrated on international criminal law, international crimes and the protection of fundamental human rights.

Alongside her extradition-related work, Christina drafts and reviews corporate and commercial documents, including share purchase agreements, statements of work, arbitration agreements and instruments related to corporate transactions and wealth management. Her mother tongue is Arabic, and she also speaks English and French proficiently, which allows her to work with clients and documents in all three languages.