Chelsea Pollard

Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision

We are excited to share the latest edition of the Law Update, beautifully and appropriately titled “Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision.” Giving special honor to the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, this update focuses on a collection of both informative and inspiring articles.

For those in construction, you can learn about how the tendering environment impacts risk-pricing for contractors, the updates on the legal framework of the construction industry and how contractors can protect themselves against financial difficulties.

There is good news too from the kingdom’s banking sector, from which the practice of “Open Banking” is being pushed for! But what is open banking? We’re answering that too.

Also . . . Are there any women trail blazers in Saudi Arabia you can name? We’ll help you with that. We cover how the Middle East has been making strides in empowering women in the entrepreneurial space,most notably in STEM fields.

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Chelsea Pollard

Associate

Biography

Chelsea worked at an international arbitral institution in Malaysia for three years prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company in 2022. She has particular expertise in international arbitration and is a member of the corporate commercial, banking & finance and dispute resolution groups. In her previous role, she was involved with drafting standard forms of building contracts and software development contracts, as well as drafting institutional arbitration rules.

Chelsea has published in Kluwer Arbitration Blog and with Thēmis, as well as commentaries on international arbitration rules. She has also participated in numerous speaking engagements in relation to international law, arbitration, construction, and technology. She is an ambassador and ExCo member of Arbitrator Intelligence and an active member of the American Bar Association, American Society of International Law, and ArbitralWomen.

Recent Experience

Acted as a tribunal secretary in an oil and gas dispute seated in Malaysia
Advising international companies on employment law in Oman
Advising a foreign financial institution on Oman law related to marketing investment products/services
Reviewing and providing advice on a corporate guarantee for an international bank from an Oman law perspective
Reviewing and providing advice on a lease agreement for an international telecommunications company
Acting for and providing advice to a sub-contractor in relation to a dispute with a contractor regarding outstanding payments
Acting for and providing advice to a contractor in its defence and counterclaim against the employer