Rita Khoriaty is a lawyer at “Soumrani Lawyers and Legal Counsels” and a member of the Beirut Bar Association since 2007.

She is also a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Saint Joseph University. Rita holds a Ph.D. in Law from Paris 2 Assas University for a thesis entitled “The underlying principles of contract law: crossed views on French, Lebanese, European and international laws” published in Presses Universitaires d’Aix-Marseille.

She is the author of several articles published in French and Lebanese legal gazettes. Rita specializes in civil law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and banking and finance law. She advises several start ups in venture capital investments and has a wide experience in private equity transactions.