Bamdad SHAMS

Professor of Management Practice
department: Public & Private Policy
Campus de Cergy
Career
Biography

Dr Shams is a legal scholar who specializes in international litigation. He is also a practitioner and a Professor of Management Practice at ESSEC. In addition to his academic position, he maintains an active career as an international lawyer registered with the Paris Bar. In this capacity, he provides legal assistance and defends the legal interests of foreign corporations and individuals conducting business in France. He also is admitted to practise law in Luxembourg (List 1).

Dr Shams holds a PhD in law from Sciences Po Paris, where he completed his thesis on the conflict of laws and private production of fundamental rights. In 2020, the International Network on Organizations and Sustainable Development (RIODD VIGEO-EIRIS) awarded his doctoral work.

 

Diplomas

  • 2021: Professional Lawyer’s Certificate (List 1) (Ministère luxembourgeois de la Justice Luxembourg)
  • 2019: Ph.D. in Law (Sciences Po Paris France)
  • 2013: Professional Lawyer’s Certificate (HEDAC Haute École des Avocats Conseils des Barreaux France)
  • 2012: Master’s degree in Private International Law and International Business Law (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne France)
  • 2011: Master’s degree in international law (Université Cergy-Pontoise France)
  • 2011: Certificate in public international law (American Graduate School (AGS) in Paris France)
  • 2010: LLB Law with French Law (Université Cergy-Pontoise France)
Career
Full-time academic appointments
    • 2024 – Now : Professor of Management Practice (ESSEC Business School France)
Other Academic Appointments
    • 2024 : External Lecturer (ESSEC Business School France)
    • 2021 – 2023 : Lecturer in Expatriate Law (CY Cergy Paris Université France)
    • 2016 – 2020 : Teaching assistant in law (Université Cergy-Pontoise France)
    • 2014 – 2023 : Lecturer in Law (Sciences Po Paris France)
Professional appointments
    • 2021 – Now : Lawyer at the Paris bar (Freelance France)
Distinctions

Awards

  • 2020 : International Network on organisations and sustainable development (RIODD VIGEO-EIRIS 2020) (Association RIODD, France)
Research
Teaching
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