Tarek Riad - Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law

Tarek Riad & Partners - Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law (Previously Kosheri, Rashed & Riad)

Professor Dr. Tarek F. Riad is the Managing Partner of Tarek Riad & Partners - Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law (Previously Kosheri, Rashed & Riad), one of the leading practitioners of commercial law and arbitration in Egypt. Professor Riad was the chairman of the executive committee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) (2013 to 2019). He is also professor and the head of the business and commercial law department at the German University in Cairo.

Professor Dr. Riad is currently a member of the Emeritus Council of the ICC Institute and was an alternate member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2012 to 2018), and a member of the scientific council of the ICC World Business Law Institute (2005 to 2021).

Professor Dr. Riad is also a designated member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators and conciliators.

Professor Dr. Riad was lecturer of private international law at Cairo university Benisueif branch law school (1986 – 1988).

Professor Dr. Riad has acted as counsel, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman in numerous commercial, construction, investment and oil & gas arbitrations proceedings under the rules of the ICC, DIAC, Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration, Gulf Corporation Council Commercial Arbitration Center, Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center (ADCCAC), Swiss Chamber’s Arbitration Institution (Geneva), ICSID and UNCITRAL.

Professor Dr. Riad has acted as counsel for a number of multinational corporations such as Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Four Seasons, Philips, Colgate Palmolive, Siemens and AT & T.

Professor Dr. Riad has been appointed as expert on Egyptian law in numerous arbitrations such as ICC Case 18113/ND and in front of foreign courts such as the Commercial Court in London (Queen Bench division) as well as giving expert in front of US courts including United States District Court Central District of California- Eastern Division, United States District Court - Southern District of New York, and United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle, and UK and Jersey courts including the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench divisions, Commercial Court. Professor Riad was the chairman of two subcommittees responsible for drafting the companies' laws and the economic courts law at the economic committee of the Egyptian Supreme Policy Council. In May 2011, Prof Riad was appointed as a member of the Consultative Council responsible for preparing drafts laws for the Egyptian Council of Ministries.

Professor Dr. Riad was the chairman of two subcommittees responsible for drafting the companies’ laws and the economic courts law at the economic committee of the Egyptian Supreme Policy Council. In May 2011 until June 2012. Professor Dr. Riad was appointed as a member of the Consultative Council responsible for preparing drafts laws for the Egyptian Council of Ministries.

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Professor Dr. Riad has been a member of the Egyptian Bar since 1980 and a member of New York Bar since 1985.

He was a member of the Egyptian council of state (1980–1985)

Professor Riad has an LLB (1980) from Cairo Law School in addition to an LLM (1982) and SJD (1985) from Harvard Law School.