Hamza Cherfaoui

Hamza CHERFAOUI is a PhD candidate at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he conducts doctoral research on “The Impact of Insolvency on Arbitration” under the supervision of Professor François-Xavier Lucas. He also serves as a teaching assistant at the Sorbonne Law School, teaching Private International Law and Insolvency Law.

He holds a Master’s degree (Master 2) in Business Law from the Sorbonne Law School, graduating top of his class with honors, completed within the Sorbonne Master’s Program in Fez (Morocco). He also earned prior Master’s degrees in Business Law from Casablanca Ain Chock University. His academic training is further enriched by advanced coursework in arbitration, corporate restructuring, international corporate law, and business law.

Hamza has gained solid professional experience in both private practice and in-house legal departments. He notably completed an internship at ad-avocats in Paris and worked as a company lawyer in Casablanca, where he was involved in legal research, contract drafting, dispute management, and due diligence.

He has also taken part in several prestigious arbitration and restructuring events and competitions, including the Serge Lazareff Arbitration Competition and the Sports Arbitration Moot. In addition, he has received specialized training in competition law.