Bamdad SHAMS
Professor of Management Practice
department: Law, Political Science & Society
Campus de Cergy
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Biography
Bamdad Shams serves as Professor of Management Practice in Business Law at ESSEC, where he combines academic teaching with practical legal experience. He is a practising international lawyer registered with the Paris Bar and admitted to practise in Luxembourg, focusing on cross-border regulatory compliance and litigation.
Bamdad Shams holds a PhD in law from Sciences Po Paris.
In his teaching role, Bamdad Shams draws on his ongoing legal practice to provide students with practical perspectives on international business law. His dual experience as both practitioner and academic allows him to address the legal challenges that businesses face in cross-border operations and regulatory compliance.
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
Other Academic Appointments
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- 2025 – 2026 : Head of the Law Track (ESSEC Business School France)
- 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)
Full-time academic appointments
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- 2024 – Now : Professor of Management Practice (ESSEC Business School France)
Professional appointments
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- 2021 – Now : Lawyer at the Paris bar (Freelance France)
Awards
- 2020 : International Network on organisations and sustainable development (RIODD VIGEO-EIRIS 2020) (Association RIODD, France)
Journal articles
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- SHAMS, B. (2025). Navigating the cross-border impact of GenAI – an Australian legal perspective. Cyber Daily.
- SHAMS, B. (2025). California’s AI legal frontier: Lessons from the European Union. Daily Journal.
- SHAMS, B. (2025). Lost in translation: How France’s legal system fails English-speaking expats. The Law Society Gazette.