Professor Samuel Fulli-Lemaire appointed Dean of the LL.M. International Business Law in Mauritius
The LL.M. International Business Law in Mauritius welcomes Professor Samuel Fulli-Lemaire as its new Dean, effective 1 September 2026.
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University is pleased to welcome Professor Samuel Fulli-Lemaire as the new Dean of its LL.M. International Business Law in Mauritius. He succeeds Professor Malik Laazouzi and Professor Anthony Mergey, who previously held the position of Dean of the programme.
Professor Fulli-Lemaire joins the programme with extensive academic and international experience in law. He is a Professor of Law at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, where his teaching and research focus primarily on Private International Law, Comparative Law and Civil Law.
His academic career has taken him across several leading European and international institutions. Before returning to Paris-Panthéon-Assas, he was Professor of Law at the University of Strasbourg from 2019 to 2025. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University and as a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg.
His international academic experience includes research stays at the European University Institute in Florence, Kyoto University and the University of Oxford. He was also awarded the Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law in 2012. Outside of France, he has taught courses and seminars in Ferrara, Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh.
He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Revue internationale de droit comparé and is involved in several leading organisations in the field of comparative and international law, including the Comité français de droit international privé and the Société de legislation comparée. He is also an associate member of the International Academy of Comparative Law.
Bringing an international perspective to the LL.M.
The appointment of Professor Fulli-Lemaire reinforces the academic and international dimension of the LL.M. International Business Law in Mauritius, which combines the academic expertise of Paris-Panthéon-Assas University with an international approach to the study of business law.
In his new role, Professor Fulli-Lemaire will contribute to the academic direction and continued development of the programme, drawing on his experience in international and comparative legal studies and his longstanding involvement in legal education and research.
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University would also like to thank Professors Malik Laazouzi and Anthony Mergey for their dedication and valuable contribution to the development of the LL.M. International Business Law in Mauritius during their time as Deans. His appointment marks a new chapter for the LL.M. International Business Law in Mauritius and further strengthens the programme’s connection with the academic community of Paris-Panthéon-Assas University.
