EXPERIENCE AS COUNSEL
Construction
- Representing a Chinese contractor against a subcontractor in a dispute arising out of various settlement and closing agreements regarding the completion of a project in Kuwait (seat in the ADGM; UAE law)
- Representing a Chinese contractor in a multi-mullion USD construction dispute against the employer arising out of the construction of a shopping mall in the UAE under the DIAC Rules (seat in the DIFC; UAE law)
- Representing a UAE-based subcontractor specialised in fireproofing works in a dispute arising from the performance of a subcontract in relation to the construction of Abu Dhabi Airport Midfield Terminal under the DIFC-LCIA Rules (seat in DIFC; UAE law)
- Representing a US contractor in relation to a multi-million AED construction dispute in relation to works provided for the Dubai Airport expansion project under the ICC Rules (seat in Paris; UAE and French law)
- Representing a US contractor in relation to a multi-million AED construction dispute in relation to works provided for a Dubai-based racecourse (Meydan Racecourse) under the DIAC Rules (seat in Dubai; UAE law)
Project Development, Real Estate, and Engineering
- Advising a Korean construction company in relation to various construction claims against the employer in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract for the construction of a power plant in Vietnam
- Representing a UAE based leading provider of subsea services to the oil and gas industry in a dispute arising out of a contract for the provisions of services in connection with a pipeline project in the Gulf of Suez under the CRCICA Rules (seat in Cairo; Egyptian law)
- Representing a Pakistani gas company in a USD 80 million plus dispute arising from the performance of a long-term gas supply agreement under the ICC Rules (seat in Singapore; English law)
- Representing a UAE-based subsidiary of a UK contractor in a $US 90 million dispute with a UAE-based subcontractor in relation to the construction of an oilfield in Abu Dhabi under the ICC Rules (seat in Abu Dhabi; UAE law)
Corporate and Commercial (including banking & finance and transport)
- Representing two UAE high-net worth individuals in a dispute arising out of the termination of joint-venture agreement for the establishment of a company to operate various restaurants in the UAE under UAE law (seat in Dubai; UAE law)
- Representing a major US bank in a dispute arising from the sale and purchase of a vessel against a private buyer under the LMAA Rules (seat in London; English law)
- Representing a global aircraft leasing company in a dispute arising from the termination of an Airbus lease agreement because of sanctions against a Russian operator under the LCIA Rules (seat in London; English law)
- Representing a leading Saudi cement manufacturing company in a dispute arising from the performance of a contract for the supply of cement under the LCIA Rules (seat in London; English law)
- Representing a UAE-based investment company in a dispute arising out of the performance of a Murabaha financing agreement under the DIFC-LCIA Rules (seat in Dubai; English law)
- Representing a UAE-based company against a German manufacturer in a dispute arising from the performance of an agreement for the supply and installation of wood cutting equipment and industrial plant under the LCIA Rules (seat in London; English law)
- Representing a world leading IT services provider in a dispute arising from the performance of an IT services agreement in relation to the design, development and installation of a forensic evidence warehouse for Abu Dhabi Police under the ICC Rules (seat in Abu Dhabi; UAE law)
- Representing a UAE-based company in a dispute against a Chinese telecommunication giant in a commercial dispute under the SCC Rules (seat in Stockholm; Swedish law)
- Advising on a multi-billion AED worth international partnership dispute between a Canadian and a Saudi national under the DIAC Rules (seat in Dubai; UAE law)
- Advising a UAE investment advisor in a multi-million US$ dispute against a Saudi investor under an investment services agreement governed by UAE law in an ad hoc arbitration with seat in Dubai