>Hassan A. Abbas earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from this institution in 1988, he enrolled at the De Paul University College of Law. He graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1991. After becoming licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois, he opened his own practice. He continues to practice law privately today.
Hassan A. Abbas maintains active memberships in the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. He has been a member of both of these organizations since 1991. In 1988, he was honored with lifetime membership in the Golden Key International Honor Society.
Hassan A.ย Abbasย is an international lawyer who has practicedย for over twenty five years. Mr. Abbasโย business and corporate experience includes the formation of business enterprises, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and other business enterprises. He has helped businesses with capital structure issues and has advised on immigration issuesย in the United Statesย and nationality lawย in the European Union, andย he hasย advised companies with business registrations, individual visas, and residency issues and provided counsel on various compliance matters. Mr. Abbas has assisted businesses with routine business transactionsย including banking relations, employment contracts, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, supplier contracts,ย patent,ย trademark or copyright matters, and other business contracts affecting an organization. He has worked with groups interested in franchise-basedย ย organisations,ย seeking the development of franchise locationsย such asย inย the restaurant and retail and supermarketsย business, andย heย has assisted in import and export mattersย and trade law.
Mr. Abbasโ commercial experience includes helping businesses withย purchase and sale transactionsย inย various industries includingย property law,ย medical products, alimentation and foodstuffs, and real estate investment.ย Mr. Abbas is currentlyย providing counsel to bondholders who have claims againstย sovereign nations relative to sovereign debt and bonds. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Abbas worked for several years with his familyย inย the diamond industry where he developed an extensive understanding ofย precious stonesย andย diamonds andย commercial law and issues related to purchase and sale transactions. He is also a Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America.
Mr. Abbasโ extensive business background has allowed him to serveย clients professionally and to obtain the results sought by the clients. His Beirut law office has been established to provide consultation in complex international matters, and he has advised banks,ย American citizens, green card holders orย permanentย U.S. residents onย tax compliance matters, such asย under the FATCA lawย (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act).
Mr. Abbasย isย of Lebanese origin but hasย lived inย many different countries and speaksย English, French,ย Arabic and Italian.ย He has a diverse background and has representedย individuals,ย businesses, and families inย aย variety of legal matters in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the United States. In Chicago, Mr. Abbas was alsoย active inย providingย indigent persons with pro bono legal services and criminal defense toย innocent individuals inย court.
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