Representative Commercial Disputes Experience:
- Representing a leading Saudi Arabian medical equipment distributor in a multimillion-dollar compensation claim before the DIFC Court proceedings following non-renewal of a long-term distribution relationship, involving jurisdictional, contractual and damages issues across several jurisdictions.
- Advising a GCC investment group on the recovery of approximately AED 1.06 billion owed under petroleum-supply contracts, involving Sudanese ad hoc arbitration and litigation and complex issues of jurisdiction, limitation, sovereign immunity and cross-border enforcement.
- Advising an international energy group on multimillion dollar Saudi-law dispute under a long-term industrial-gas purchase agreement. ICC Arbitration seated in KSA.
- Representing a UAE public company in defending claims exceeding US$80 million under a supply agreement in DIAC arbitration.
- Representing a global commodities-trading business in substantial DIFC Court proceedings arising from over-the-counter commodity-derivatives transactions, including its defence and counterclaim and the coordination of related New York and Swiss regulatory and litigation strategy.
- Representing an international bank in DIFC Court proceedings concerning more than AED220 million advanced for a major UAE development, involving restructuring arrangements, personal guarantees and default interest.
- Representing a leading Omani bank in an ad hoc arbitration concerning a disputed payment mechanism under insurance and banking arrangements with multiple counterparties.
- Advising a listed Indian consumer-products group on UAE Court and arbitration proceedings arising from the termination of a distribution agreement and defending a multi mullion dollar claim and coordinating the cross-border strategy.
- Advising a listed Indian consumer-products group on multimillion dollar UAE proceedings arising from the termination of a distribution agreement and coordinating the overall cross-border strategy.
- Representing a Dubai Government entity in successfully defending a claim exceeding AED200 million arising from a real estate musataha agreement in DIAC arbitration.
- Advising a listed Indian conglomerate on cross-border debt recovery claims across the GCC in ICC arbitration.
- Advising an international education group on a range of disputes pertaining to significant investments in the Middle East and termination and exit disputes.
- Represented Standard Chartered Bank in landmark US$110 million recovery proceedings under a loan agreement and share pledge before the DIFC Courts and UAE courts, including advocacy before the DIFC Court of Appeal (SCB v IGPL and SCB v Fal Oil).
Representative Technology and Digital Disputes Experience:
- Representing a global digital assets exchange (Kraken) in urgent DIFC Court proceedings arising from the misappropriation of cryptocurrency, obtaining a worldwide freezing order and related disclosure relief against respondents across multiple jurisdictions
- Advising a Middle East government owner of a strategically important regional digital-payments platform on a critical technology-services dispute underpinning the banking and payments ecosystem in that jurisdiction.
- Advising a regional data center owner in successfully defending claims of IP infringement related to the critical cooling equipment.
- Advising a regional data center operator on a complex cross-border dispute concerning the lease and operation of a substantial data center and related land, including termination and damages issues.
- Advising a UAE telecoms operator in successfully defending claims in arbitration arising from termination of a long-term contract and obtaining full recovery for the client.
- Advising a group of regional banks and payment-service providers in billion-dollar patent-infringement proceedings in the Delaware Courts concerning a mobile payments app. Coordinating cross border strategy with US and regional counsel.
- Advising a global consumer electronics group in consolidated UAE-seated ICC arbitrations arising from distributor agreements and securing summary awards through novel strategy.
- Advising a Middle East government on claims exceeding US$30 million arising from the early termination of a cloud-based software-as-a-service agreement- Successfully resolved in client’s favour.
- Advising a global tech giant in a dispute with a cloud and software infrastructure provider concerning more than US$20 million in early-termination damages. Successfully resolved in client’s favour.
- Advising a global tech giant on a dispute with a regional network operator concerning a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler arrangement in KSA. Successfully resolved in client’s favour.
- Advising a regional central bank in a US$20 million intellectual property dispute with a global service provider.
- Advising a GCC telecoms operator in successfully defending claims under a message and call-sharing agreement in arbitration governed by Oman law.
- Advising regional and international clients on disputes and risk arising from cyber incidents, data protection, licensing and intellectual property issues across the UAE, DIFC, ADGM, Saudi Arabia and other jurisdictions.
Representative Construction and Engineering Disputes Experience:
- Representing the employer in a dispute board process and DIAC arbitration concerning a landmark UAE development, with claims exceeding AED700 million.
- Representing a UAE government-owned developer in relation to significant latent defects in a mixed-use development, involving structural, waterproofing and concrete-strength issues. Claim over AED 150 million and involves multiple arbitrations, including joinder and consolidation issues.
- Advising a Middle East government-linked employer against claims exceeding US$900 million arising from the construction of an oil refinery, involving ground conditions, defects, force majeure, change in law, delay and quantum issues in dispute board and ICC proceedings.
- Representing an Omani developer in successfully defending a US$60 million ICC arbitration concerning an LNG project.
- Representing a Qatari government-linked developer in defending a US$200 million delay and quantum claim concerning a major infrastructure project in ICC dispute board and arbitration proceedings.
- Representing a GCC based employer in a US$360 million extension-of-time and prolongation claims concerning a mixed-use development in Kazakhstan in ADCCAC arbitration.
- Advising a Korean conglomerate as UAE counsel in SIAC arbitration concerning a joint venture dispute connected with the construction of a major Dubai attraction.
- Represented and advised various companies on disputes relating to defects, variations, force majeure, change in law and project termination across power, water, petrochemical, stadium, port, healthcare and mixed-use developments.
