Arbitration

With 17 offices across ten countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Al Tamimi & Company offers one of the region’s leading international arbitration practices. Our team members speak over a dozen languages, can conduct complex arbitrations in English and Arabic and are admitted to practice in a wide variety of jurisdictions.

Our experience covers arbitrations administered by all of the major international arbitration institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, SCC, JAMS and PCA, amongst others. We are frequently appointed as counsel in arbitrations seated around the world, including in the UK, France, Switzerland, Singapore, Korea, India and the US.

Within the region, we conduct arbitrations in all of the key jurisdictions, including the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. We are regularly appointed as counsel in arbitrations administered by the DIAC, QICCA, arbitrateAD, ADCCAC, CRCICA, QICCA, BCDR and the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre. Members of our team also act in investment arbitration matters under bilateral and multilateral treaties and advise on complex issues of public international law.

Our Dispute Resolution team is one of only 2 firms ranked in Band 1 for MENA-wide disputes capabilities in Chambers and Partners. In addition, our UAE disputes team has been ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners for the last 4 years and in Qatar for the last 2 years. A number of our lawyers are also ranked individually for their expertise in arbitration.