Dr. Jamal El-Zein is an associate at GAZEAS NEPOMUCK. He advises and defends individuals and companies in all areas of commercial criminal law and regulatory offences law. He also advises companies and institutions preventively.

Dr. Jamal El-Zein’s practice focuses primarily on proceedings relating to breach of trust and fraud. Another focus of his work lies in Internal Investigations. Dr. Jamal El-Zein has particular expertise in the field of International Law with its criminal law implications, especially in extradition and mutual assistance law.

Before joining GAZEAS NEPOMUCK, Dr. Jamal El-Zein worked as an associate for the practice group White Collar, Compliance and Investigations of the international law firm Hengeler Mueller.

Languages: English, Arabic

• Legal studies in Cologne
• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Human Rights and Democracy at the Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut/Lebanon
• Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne; with parts of the legal clerkship taking place at the Federal Ministry of Justice (Department II – Criminal Law), the Federal Foreign Office (Department 506 – Criminal Law) and the law firm GAZEAS NEPOMUCK
• Research associate at the Institute for International Peace and Security Law held by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Claus Kreß LL.M. (Cambridge) at the University of Cologne, previously working for the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law
• Visiting Postgraduate at the University of Edinburgh (UK)
• Doctoral Thesis in the field of International Law under Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Claus Kreß LL.M. (Cambridge)