Arbitration

The first houses a renowned arbitration team of lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai that have worked on numerous high profile arbitration cases. We work closely with in-house counsel and lawyers of domestic and multinational companies on various arbitration matters within the UAE and overseas. We understand that arbitration matters require sector-specific knowledge for accurate interpretation of the situation in hand. For instance, we believe that a lawyer with specialized experience in arbitration would be a good fit for a construction matter that has been referred to arbitration. However, good does not do the job well enough. Therefore, we ensure that attorneys with sector-specific knowledge and experience with the particular practice area are assigned to the particular case in order to ensure that there are stones which are left unturned. Our arbitration lawyers in Abu Dhabi, UAE represent clients in commercial and technical matters in the following arbitration centers in the UAE itself:

• Dubai International Arbitration Center or the DIAC;
• International Islamic Centre for Reconciliation and Arbitration;
• DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre;
• Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre;
• Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre or Tahkeem;
• Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre or ADCCAC;
• ADGM Arbitration Centre; and
• Ras Al Khaimah Centre for Reconciliation and Commercial Arbitration.

The increase in robust arbitration centers in the region and need for experts in certain matters requiring industry-related knowledge has led to an increase in the number of contracts and disputes referred to arbitration. Our arbitration lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai work alongside clients from various sectors including (aviation, agency law, real estate, engineering, franchising, insurance (including reinsurance) , procurement and construction (EPC), maritime, media and technology. The Partners in our Arbitration Practice are pioneers in the field and have a proven track record of dealing with major domestic and international arbitration matters. Our pivotal aim in such matters is to reconcile the clients’ matters in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Our arbitration team speaks over twenty languages and have successfully conducted arbitration proceedings in various seats of arbitration across the globe. Our dedicated team of arbitration lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai pave the way in arbitration matters globally with our unique and case-specific approach.