The Executive Committee is comprised of experienced arbitration practitioners, including those who act as arbitrators. Members of the Executive Committee coordinate the activities of RAI within their respective jurisdictions.

RAI Founding Co-Chairs

Alexander G. Leventhal

Alexander G. Leventhal is Partner in Quinn Emanuel's Paris office. In addition to being one of the founders of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative, Alexander acts as Chair for Continental Europe of Young ITA (the young members group of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration) as well as CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) YMG (Young Member Group)'s Steering Committee Member for France. Alexander writes and speaks frequently on topics of arbitration in English, French, Portuguese, and Arabic and guided a team that prepared a submission to UNCITRAL Working Group III on behalf of the European Federation for International Law and Arbitration (EFILA). Alexander was also appointed to act as an Officer on the International Bar Association's Mediation Committee and the Rules Committee of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), which revised CPR’s Fast Track Rules.

Flavia Foz Mange

Flavia Foz Mange is a Partner at Flavia Mange Disputes in São Paulo, Brazil. She acts as arbitrator and handles litigation before Arbitral Tribunals, Courts and Administrative Bodies. She represented clients in domestic and international arbitration handled in English or Portuguese under different arbitration rules. She also acted as solo arbitrator, co-arbitrator and presiding arbitrator under different arbitration rules, by means of example, her experience as arbitrator includes cases administered by ICC, HKIAC, CAM-CCBC, CAM-B3 and AMCHAM. Before founding her own practice, she worked in the litigation and arbitration practice from well-known law firms in São Paulo, Brazil.

She has in-house experience as Latin America litigation manager at Hewlett-Packard. She was a foreign trainee at Shearman & Sterling and Freshfields Bruckhaus international arbitration group in Paris, France. Ms. Mange has a masters' and a doctors' degree international law from the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and an LL.M in International Legal Studies from the New York University (NYU). She was visiting researcher at Harvard Law School (HLS) and a guest lecturer at Trinity College Dublin. She is a Professor at UNESP Master of Law Program as well as in several post-graduate courses. She published the following books: "Processo Arbitral Transnacional" and "Medidas de Urgência nos Litígios Comerciais Internacionais". She is editor-in-chief of the Brazilian Arbitration Review, secretary of the ICC Brazil Arbitration and Mediation Commission and was ICC YAF Representative (2017-2019).

She integrates the roster of arbitrators of the most prestigious arbitral institutions in Brazil. Listed in Who’s Who Future Leaders in Arbitration (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020); Leaders League in Arbitration and Litigation (2017, 2018, 2019) and Analise Advocacia in Arbitration (2019). She is fluent in Portuguese, English and German, and good knowledge of Spanish.

Flavia is responsible for the Memberships at the Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Rocío Digón

Rocío Digón is a legal consultant for White & Case and a research associate at Leicester Law School. Based in Rome, Rocío has experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitration under the rules of leading arbitral institutions, including ICSID, ICC and ICDR/AAA and has acted as sole arbitrator under the rules of the CAM. Rocío’s research at Leicester Law School is part of a project investigating the social and psychological underpinnings of commercial arbitration in Europe. Prior to joining White & Case, she was an Associate Research Scholar at Yale Law School and previously spent three years as the first Managing Director and Counsel of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, SICANA, Inc., where she was responsible for administering cases for the North America region and directing SICANA’s promotional activities. Rocío writes and speaks frequently on topics in international and commercial arbitration. Rocío is also a co-founder of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Rocío holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an LL.M. from Leiden University in Public International Law. She speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York.

Rocío holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an LL.M. from Leiden University in Public International Law. She speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian and is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York.

Other Members

Brandon Bang

Brandon Bang is a partner (senior foreign attorney) at Shin & Kim and specializes in international arbitration, covering a broad range of industries and sectors, including construction, M&A, IP and licensing, and reinsurance. He has conducted proceedings under a wide set of arbitration rules, including ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, LMAA, ICDR—AAA, VIAC (Vietnam) and UNCITRAL Rules, as well as ad hoc proceedings.

Before moving to Korea in 2020, he was with Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration Group in Singapore for around ten years. Prior to this, he was with Chapman Tripp’s Litigation Group in Wellington, New Zealand.

He holds degrees in the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (LL.M., 2011) and the University of Auckland, Faculty of Law (LL.B., Honours, 2007) and Faculty of Arts (B.A., 2007). He is admitted to practice in New Zealand and New York.

Brandon is currently serving as an APAC member of the YSIAC (Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre) Council.

Camilla Gambarini

Camilla Gambarini is a Special Counsel in the international arbitration team of Withers in London. She is dual qualified in Italy and as a Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales), and specialises in international arbitration (commercial and investment treaty) and public international law matters under the CAM, CIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA and UNCITRAL arbitration rules.

Camilla represents individuals, companies, States and State-owned entities in international arbitrations in the aviation, energy, gambling, infrastructure, metal industries in different regions of the world, including Africa, CIS countries and Latin America. She is ranked in Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration Future Leader (Non Partner), and Legal 500 UK (public international law international arbitration).

She holds an LLM from Columbia Law School, a Master in International Law from the Graduate Institute in Geneva and a Law Degree from Catholic University in Milan. She speaks Italian, Spanish, French, and English, and is learning Russian.

Camilla is in charge of the Knowledge Management and Development of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative with Kabir Duggal and Sara Koleilat-Aranjo.

Brianna Gorence

Brianna Gorence is an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, based in Washington D.C.

Brianna specializes in international law and arbitration, focusing her practice on disputes in Latin America. She has acted in investment treaty arbitrations in English and Spanish conducted under the ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules and is an active member of Freshfields’ pro bono practice. She previously served as a rapporteur for the ICCA-IBA Joint Task Force on Data Protection in International Arbitration Proceedings and is a founder and Executive Committee member of the DC Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (DC VYAP).

Brianna holds a B.C.L. / LL.B from McGill’s Faculty of Law and a Master’s in International Affairs from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Science Po Paris). Brianna speaks English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Joanne Lao

Joanne Lau is a Partner in Allen & Overy’s Global Arbitration Group based in Hong Kong. She represents clients in both international commercial arbitrations and investment treaty arbitrations, including as an advocate. She has extensive experience acting in arbitrations under major institutional rules, including HKIAC, ICC, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules, involving various jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, England, India, Singapore and, in particular, the PRC. She also regularly advises on arbitration-related court matters. She has experience in a range of complex cross-border disputes, including disputes relating to post-M&A matters, joint ventures, private equity, complex financial products and disputes in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Joanne publishes and speaks regularly on arbitration-related topics. Joanne is in charge of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative's Partnerships.

Kabir Duggal

Kabir Duggal is a Senior International Arbitration Advisor in Arnold and Porter's New York office focusing on international investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and public international law matters, serving both as arbitrator and counsel. Kabir is a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, teaching "International Investment Law and Arbitration." He is also a Course Director and Faculty Member for the Columbia Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration. He also acts as a Consultant for the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).

He has published over 40 articles and has spoken at over 300 arbitration events all over the world. He has won several accolades for his work including being listed as a top 10 arbitrator by the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center (BIAMC). He is a graduate of the University of Mumbai (Gold Medal), University of Oxford (DHL-Times of India Scholar), NYU School of Law (Hauser Global Scholar), Leiden Law School (2018 CEPANI Academic Prize), and is currently pursuing an SJD Degree from Harvard Law School.

Kabir is in charge of the Knowledge Management and Development of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Karima Sauma

Karima Sauma is part of the arbitration team at DJ Arbitraje. She is an adjunct professor at ULACIT University and LEAD University in San José, and regularly acts as arbitrator, tribunal secretary, counsel and legal expert in various types of cases.

Previously, she was the Executive Director of the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce. Before joining CICA, she worked as an Advisor with the Dispute Settlement Team of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade, where she was part of Costa Rica’s defense team in claims filed under various treaties and free trade agreements. She was also a member of the negotiating team for treaties involving investment and dispute settlement provisions. Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Trade, she worked with the arbitration group at a well-known international firm in Washington, DC.

Karima received her J.D. with honors from the University of Costa Rica. She also holds an LL.M from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She is admitted to practice law in Costa Rica and the State of New York.

Marc Krestin

Marc Krestin is a partner in the Dispute Resolution team of Fieldfisher, based in Amsterdam. Prior to joining Fieldfisher in February 2024, Marc has gained over 15 years of experience in dispute resolution at other international law firms in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Paris.

He acts as counsel in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations under various institutional rules and in ad hoc proceedings as well as in corporate and commercial litigations before Dutch courts, with a focus on energy, infrastructure, financial services, technology and post-M&A disputes. Marc also represents both claimants and corporate defendants in class action proceedings in relation to environmental damage, consumer protection and competition law infringements. Furthermore, Marc sits as an arbitrator and regularly advises clients on matters of public international law, ESG and third-party funding.

Marc has published extensively in the field of international arbitration, has held numerous speaking engagements all over Europe and has guest-lectured on topics of international arbitration and advocacy at the University of Amsterdam, the Paris Bar School, and the Panthéon-Assas University Paris II. He is a member of the Investment Arbitration Committee of the Dutch Arbitration Association, the International Arbitration Commission of the Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats and the ESG Subcommittee of the IBA Arbitration Committee.

Marc holds master's degrees in international law and economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam and an LLM in comparative and international dispute resolution from Queen Mary University of London. He is fluent in Dutch, German, English and French and is admitted to the Amsterdam Bar and the Paris Bar (under Directive 98/5/EC).

María Angélica Burgos

María Angélica Burgos is a Partner at Burgos Dispute Resolution, based in Bogota, Colombia. Maria Angélica focuses her practice of more than 15 years in international and domestic arbitration, public international law and business and human rights. She has experience working as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal secretary. She has been recognized as Future Leader in Arbitration by Who's Who Legal since 2019 and as Thought Leaders Global Elite- Arbitration Under 45 in 2023 and 2024. María Angélica obtained her law degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota and has an LL.M in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from New York University.

Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang

Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang is an international arbitration lawyer based in Geneva. She is the founding partner of Astute Dispute Resolution, an international disputes boutique firm.

Nhu-Hoang’s practice covers both commercial and investment arbitration. She has acted as arbitrator, counsel or assistant to the arbitral tribunal in over forty arbitrations conducted under various rules and related to a variety of industries, with a focus on energy, commodity trading and international sales, hospitality, leisure and F& B (Food & Beverage), banking and finance as well as consultancy and other service agreements. She has practiced extensively under Swiss, French and other civil laws as well as under international treaties and public international law.

Before setting up Astute Dispute Resolution, Nhu-Hoang practiced international arbitration for over a decade under the highest standards of excellence, as part of several of the most reputable arbitration teams of leading international law firms in Geneva, Paris and London, and as the sole associate to a leading arbitrator and arbitration thought leader, Prof. Pierre Tercier.

Nhu-Hoang is recognized as an “Arbitration Future Leader” and an “Arbitration Thought Leader Under 45” by Who’s Who Legal, and was elected the “Client’s Choice” for Arbitration and ADR in Switzerland by Lexology in 2024. Nhu-Hoang is recognized as an “Arbitration Future Leader” and an “Arbitration Thought Leader Under 45” by Who’s Who Legal, and was elected the “Client’s Choice” for Arbitration and ADR in Switzerland by Lexology in 2024.

Nhu-Hoang is a member of the Events team of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Orlando Cabrera

Having studied law in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America, and fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, Orlando counsels companies, governments, and corporate investors in international dispute resolution seamlessly across borders and languages.

With more than 15 years of experience, Orlando draws on his deep understanding of complex domestic and international disputes to effectively represent clients across diverse sectors, including mining, energy, telecommunications, finance, construction, transport, national security, real estate assets, and government contracting under ICSID, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL, CANACO and Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM) arbitrations rules. Who’s Who Legal describes him as “an excellent lawyer” who is “always looking for ways to help his peers and clients”.
Orlando is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and former Board Secretary of CIArb's North American Branch (NAB), a listed arbitrator by the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC), the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration, and the Panama Conciliation and Arbitration Centre, Vice-President to the ICC Mexico Investment Arbitration Committee, ICC Mexico Delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, former ICC Committee Member on the Proposal of Arbitrators. He teaches investment arbitration at Universidad Iberoamericana and previously served as a legal intern in the New York State Supreme Court.

Paul Tan

Paul Tan is a partner of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and heads its arbitration practice for Asia.

Ranked in all major legal publications for international arbitration and litigation, and called to both the Singapore and English bars, his practice focuses on managing disputes across South East Asia, with deep experience advising on complex issues of public and private international law. Paul advises a wide range of clients, including leading multinational organisations, global insurers, financial institutions and Asian governments. He also sits as arbitrator. He has co-authored The Law and Theory of International Commercial Arbitration (Academy Publishing, 2022) and The Singapore International Arbitration Act: A Commentary (Oxford University Press, 2023) and is co-authoring the forthcoming edition of Mustill & Boyd's treatise on commercial and investment arbitration.

He is currently the co-chair of the ADR Committee of the Law Society of Singapore.

Payel Chatterjee

Payel Chatterjee is a Partner in the dispute resolution and white-collar crimes practice group at Trilegal. She has over 15 years of experience in handling complex investigations, high stake arbitrations and commercial disputes.

A substantial part of her practice, focusses on representing clients in domestic and international arbitrations, including under AAA, ICC, LCIA and SIAC Rules. She has represented international clients especially private equity investors, funds, multinationals in complex cross-border disputes across sectors including Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, Construction, pharmaceuticals and life-sciences, media, and entertainment etc.

She also focusses on conducting investigations involving fraud, bribery, corruption, and employee centric issues. She has extensive experience in handling internal investigations involving workplace misconduct and impropriety and allegations of fraudulent or corrupt practices both for corporates and individuals as Board Members.

Prior to joining Trilegal, she worked with the Adani Group for a couple of years to head their litigation vertical at the Group Level, involved in strategizing and supervising high value complex litigation and arbitration matters across different sectors including power, ports, coal and mining, natural resources, and renewables for various portfolio companies. She did her brief in-house stint after working for more than a decade in the International Dispute Resolution and Investigations Practice at Nishith Desai Associates.

Ms. Chatterjee holds an Honors degree in B. Com LL.B. (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University and has completed her LLM in Corporate and Financial Laws from O.P. Jindal Global University. Payel has been recently appointed as a Court Member of the Court at ICC. Payel has been appointed as the IBA (Asia-Pacific) Regional Liaison Officer for the Business Crimes Committee for a two-year term. She has been an active member of the ICC Task Force dealing with issues on corruption in international arbitration and Litigation Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

She is an avid writer and contributes regularly to Kluwer Arbitration Blog, International Bar Association, International Business Law Journal and American Bar Association on commercial arbitration, investigations, and contemporary issues especially access to justice and gender equality.

Pedro Guilhardi

Pedro is a partner at Guilhardi Arbitragem e Advocacia, in São Paulo, Brazil.

With his practice focused on civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, Pedro also sits as an arbitrator. Alongside his involvement in various strategic disputes throughout his professional practice, he has pursued extensive academic training in the fields of Arbitration and Private Law, with emphasis on Business Law.

Graduated in 2006 from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), he obtained his LL.M in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary, University of London in 2012. Subsequently, Pedro earned a master’s degree in Commercial Law from the same institution, in 2017. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in Commercial Law at PUC-SP, with expected completion by the end of 2024.

Referenced by Who's Who Legal as a Future Leader in arbitration in the years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and Recommended for Brazil in 2024.

Pedro is responsible for the membership team of RAI.

Sara Koleilat-Aranjo

Sara Koleilat-Aranjo leads Morgan Lewis’s international arbitration, dispute resolution, and global investigations practice across the Middle East and Africa.

Sara advises and represents the interests of governments, semi-governments, and corporations in proceedings arising out of inbound and outbound investments in the Middle East and Africa across a range of sectors, including energy, real estate, hospitality, construction, banking and finance, distribution, and technology, media, and telecommunications. Sara speaks Arabic, French, and English.

Sara has been involved in more than 100 proceedings across jurisdictions in Algeria, Bahrain, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, in addition to France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea.

Sara has been described by clients as “one of the brightest arbitration lawyers” who has “constantly displayed razor-sharp intelligence along with outstanding strategical skills” (GAR 100, 15th ed.) as well as a practitioner with “great advocacy skills” (GAR 100, 14th ed.). Chambers noted that Sara has “an exceptional level of intellect [and] does not get deterred no matter the stakes or the pressure.” Sara has been commended in Who’s Who Legal for “her outstanding performance for her clients,” having “developed innovative and victorious strategies.” The Legal 500 described Sara as “an A-class lawyer who marries impeccable technical and legal skills. She is very reliable and never disappoints, having the unique ability of turning difficult and challenging issues into winning points.”

Beyond her law practice, Sara regularly publishes articles and speaks about international arbitration and dispute resolution. She is a faculty member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and an adjunct professor of law at the Université Paris II – Panthéon-Assas.

She serves as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. She is a member of the Court of Arbitration of the Swiss Centre and the Arbitration Court of the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration. Sara serves as a deputy secretary-general of the International Bar Association (IBA), where she co-chairs the IBA Arab Regional Forum and the in-house counsel group of the IBA Arbitration Committee.

Sara is in charge of the Knowledge Management and Development of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Simel Sarialioglu

Simel Sarialioglu specialises in commercial arbitration, arbitration-related court proceedings and commercial litigation. She sits as an arbitrator; she has represented clients as counsel in various arbitrations under ICC, ICSID, ISTAC, LCIA, SMA, UNCITRAL and VIAC Rules as well as ad hoc arbitrations and complex commercial litigation proceedings. Her clients have included government entities, major telecom operators, media companies and multinationals from a number of sectors such as construction, telecommunication, IT, insurance, customs, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and retail.

Ms Sarialioglu is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR for the 2024 - 2027 term. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and a listed WIPO neutral. She acted as the ICC YAF Türkiye, Middle East & Africa Representative for the 2017-2019 term. She is regularly giving lectures on international arbitration as a visiting speaker at law faculties of various universities in Istanbul and is author to numerous publications in the area of international arbitration.

Victoria Jeruto Kigen

Victoria Jeruto Kigen, a Kenyan licensed attorney with over 6 years’ experience in dispute resolution, is currently a Case Counsel at the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) – Kenya’s premier Institutional Arbitration body. Ms. Victoria is responsible for handling NCIA administered proceedings, including contract-based administrations in both governmental and private parties’ disputes, among others.

Victoria is also part of the government of Kenya delegation and advisory team in the Africa Continental free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Investment Protocol negotiations, among others. She is also involved in cutting-edge International Arbitration projects driven by the African Arbitration Academy (AAA), among other Arbitral Institutions in Africa.

Before joining the NCIA, she was an Arbitration Associate at a leading Kenyan arbitration consultancy firm, where she served as a counsel and adviser in commercial and construction arbitrations under domestic and foreign arbitral regimes as well as ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL and other procedural rules.

She is lauded as a young and upcoming arbitration practitioner in Africa and is listed in the Arbitrators of African Descent with a US Nexus list August 2020 issue. Victoria is also an active advocate for the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity among, young and experienced arbitrators. She is an Executive Committee member of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI) and an ambassador of Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (R.E.A.L) launched in January 2021. She has additionally been actively involved in judging the annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Moot Competition over the past few years, among other ADR moot competitions.

Victoria holds an LL.B. from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Kenya, Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law (KSL) and the White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. from the University of Miami School of law, USA.

She is fluent in English, Kiswahili, and Kalenjin.

Victoria is a member of the Partnerships team of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Violeta Saranciuc

Violeta Saranciuc is partner in the Dispute Resolution group of Zamfirescu Raco?i Vasile & Partners in Bucharest (Romania), where she specialises in international arbitration and international disputes.

She has extensive experience representing corporate and state clients before arbitral tribunals under various rules, including ICSID, ICC, VIAC, UNCITRAL, as well as the rules of the Romanian CICACCIR rules. Her work includes disputes related to construction and infrastructure projects, M&A and privatisation agreements, energy disputes, international sales and general contractual matters, as well as investment protection matters. She also represents clients in arbitration-related court proceedings and is experienced in complex commercial and competition litigations.

Violeta has been recognised by GAR’s Who’s Who Legal Arbitration Global Guide as a Future Leader for years in a row and ranked by Legal 500 as Rising Star in Dispute Resolution.

Besides being a member of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative’s Executive Committee, she is co-founder of YRAP – Young Romanian Arbitration Practitioners and a VIAC Ambassador for Romania.

Youssef Al Saman

Youssef Al Saman is a Member of the Institutional Liaison Task Force of the Executive Committee of the Rising Arbitrators Initiative. He is a Partner – Dispute Resolution and Projects with Zulficar & Partners Law Firm, Member of the Egyptian Bar Association, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR).

He specialises in dispute resolution with a focus on international arbitration, where he serves as an arbitrator and appears as counsel. He regularly leads teams in prosecuting mega institutional and ad-hoc arbitral proceedings under different governing laws and procedural rules, as well as arbitration-related judicial proceedings. He is experienced also in preparing independent legal expert reports on laws of different countries in the MENA region. Along with his experience on contentious work, he developed notable corporate expertise, whereby he advises clients on different corporate matters, cross-border commercial transactions, sophisticated projects and multi-contracts transactions, and leads teams in conducting fully-fledged complex legal audit.

He skillfully combines legal know-how and business-oriented mindset drawing on the business and operational experience he acquired through years of work with multinationals before private practice. In addition, his area-focused legal expertise spans diverse industries and legal practice areas, inter alia, energy, telecommunications, construction, media, entertainment, technology, logistics, FMCGs, international trade, corporate law, governmental contracts, and security and defense.

Furthermore, in 2020, he received the maiden edition of the Africa’s 50 Most Promising Young Arbitration Practitioners Award by the Association of Young Arbitrators. Also, he was recognised for ‘very commercial outlook’ and ‘knowledge of the market’, says the 2020 Legal 500 Next Generation Partners – Dispute Resolution, and he appeared in the Chambers & Partners 2020 Edition. In 2019, he was voted as a leading young Egyptian legal practitioner and received the Rising Stars Award by the LAW Magazine, he appeared in an interview for the LAW Magazine 2019 issue, and he featured in the Gobal Arbitration Review. In 2016, he was praised as ‘excellent: very experienced in commercial arbitration and litigation’, says the Legal 500 (2016). In 2015, he featured in the Global Arbitration Review.

His law teaching and legal training experience involved holding a visiting teaching position in academia, and delivering high-level legal training courses with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. He obtained his license en droit (LLB) from Cairo University - Egypt, English linguistic studies from the University of Cambridge - UK, Master of Laws (LL.M) in International and Comparative Law from Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indianapolis - US, and Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary University of London - UK.