Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Graham Lovett
Hall of fameAkin
Graham has extensive, market-leading commercial litigation and international arbitration experience covering a wide range of sectors and a variety of disputes. He handles complex, sensitive disputes involving joint ventures, shareholders, banking and finance, fraud, as well as more technical matters involving infrastructure, project and energy disputes. Graham is a solicitor-advocate (with full advocacy rights in all Courts in England and Wales). He regularly appears as an advocate before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and undertakes his own advocacy in arbitration hearings. He also sits as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitrations. To learn more about Graham, please visit his full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/graham-lovett    
Rita Jaballah
Hall of fameAl Tamimi & Company
Partner, Head of DIFC Litigation
Joanne Strain
Hall of fameQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Managing Partner – Dubai
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Dean Ryburn
Dentons
Dean Ryburn is a Partner and co-head of the Middle East Construction and Dispute Resolution practice. He has more than 15 years' experience advising clients on risk management and dispute avoidance and resolution. He regularly acts for clients in all common forms of dispute resolution (including litigation, arbitration and mediation) to protect and enforce their legal rights in relation to their most important projects and transactions. He has an in-depth understanding of local laws, practices and dispute resolution frameworks having been based in the region full-time for more than 12 years. Dean brings a commercial background and understanding to disputes from previous roles as senior inhouse counsel for a leading regional power developer and a secondment to a Government-owned company to advise on negotiating the close-out and resolution of disputes for a US$ 4 billion project. Dean has been named as one of 10 consultants in the 2022 and 2023 Construction Week Power 100 ranking of the Middle East's most influential construction leaders in recognition of his particular expertise in complex and high-value construction arbitrations. Dean is also ranked in Chambers and as a leading individual in Legal 500. He regularly acts for clients in resolving disputes relating to variations, delay and disruption, early termination, defective works and related issues. He is noted for his ability to quickly grasp and distil complex technical and legal issues and provide and deliver on a clear strategy to achieve clients' commercial objectives in a cost-efficient manner. He acts for all project participants but has particular expertise advising Main Contractors on resolving complex interconnected disputes with Employers and Subcontractors.
Nick Sharratt
Norton Rose Fulbright
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
James Fox
DWF Middle East LLP
Partner / Head of Dispute Resolution (Middle East)
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

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