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Wissam Mghazli is a French-Moroccan attorney-at-law registered with the Paris Bar and managing partner of the international business law firm Komon Avocats. With over 10 years of expertise in international arbitration and complex, high-stakes business disputes, he is an experienced litigator, fluent in 5 foreign languages. He mainly represents clients in commercial, institutional and ad hoc arbitration, as well as in international litigation. Wissam particularly handles peripheral arbitration disputes before state courts, notably related to conservatory measures litigations as well as the recognition and enforcement in France of domestic or international arbitral awards. He is also a lecturer in civil law and arbitration law at universities and higher education institutions in France and Cambodia, keeping him up to date with the latest legal developments. Wissam holds a Master of Laws in Business Law and is an alumnus of a French Grande École de Commerce. Having always thrived in multicultural environments, he is co-founder and president of the French-Moroccan Business Lawyers Association (AFMAA), president of the French-Cambodian Lawyers Association (AFCAJ) and member of the board of directors of the French-Japanese Lawyers Association (AAJ). Outside of his legal career, Wissam has practiced piano and karate from a young age and joined the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 2012. He also has a passion for learning new languages and is an avid fan of American cinema from the latter half of the 20th century.