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Dr. Ammar Sharkatli

Dr. Ammar Osama Sharkatli

Dr. Ammar Sharkatli is an attorney and legal scholar with over twenty years of experience in legal practice, teaching, and research between Syria and France. He specializes in commercial and corporate law, intellectual property, and comparative legal systems. In addition to his consulting work, he serves as a Professor at the Faculty of Law at Damascus University, has taught at several prestigious French universities, and is a founding partner of Tamkeen Law Firm.

Dr. Ammar Sharkatli graduated in 2003 from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University, where he later pursued his postgraduate studies in private and commercial law.

He began his academic career as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Law, Damascus University, before moving to France to continue his higher education. He earned a Master’s degree in Commercial Law, followed by a Ph.D. in Corporate Law from the University of Lille, France.

Between 2017 and 2019, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Lille, where he taught Commercial and Corporate Law in both French and English, and supervised undergraduate and graduate research.

In 2019, he was appointed as a Fellow Professor at EDHEC Business School in France.

Since 2019, Dr. Sharkatli has been a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Economics at Damascus University, specializing in Commercial Law. He also serves as a legal advisor to the Central Bank of Syria and the Rural Damascus Chamber of Commerce.

  • Damascus University (1999–2003): Bachelor’s Degree in Law
  • Damascus University (2004–2005): Postgraduate Diploma in Private Law
  • University of Lille, France (2007–2008): Master’s Degree in Commercial Law
  • University of Lille, France (2008–2015): Ph.D. in Commercial Law – Corporate Law specialization
  • Book: Ownership of the Franchisee over the Store (2011), in French, published by Éditions Universitaires Européennes.
  • Research Project: A legal–economic study in French on the value of corporate governance, University of Lille – Faculty of Law, France (2016–2017).
  • Article: Infringement of Neighboring Property Rights in French Law (2017), in French, published in Les Petites Affiches journal.
  • Article: Corporate Directors’ Compensation under the French Sapin II Law (2018), in French, published in Gestion Sociale journal.
  • Book: Intellectual Property, published by the Syrian Virtual University (2022).
  • Commercial Law
  • Private Law
  • Legal Consulting for Companies and Institutions
  • Legal Teaching and Research in Arabic, English, and French
  • Member of the Damascus Bar Association (since 2004)
  • Faculty Member – Damascus University (since 2005)
  • Legal Advisor to the Rural Damascus Chamber of Commerce (2025)
  • Legal Advisor to the Central Bank of Syria (2025)
  • Founder of Tamkeen Law Firm (2025), a leading institution specializing in litigation, legal consulting for individuals and corporations, and dispute resolution through arbitration.
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