Al Tamimi & Company

Dispute Resolution

Partner

Khushboo is a Partner with Al Tamimi & Company. Recognised in the Thomson Reuters ALB MENA Super 50 Lawyers 2024, ranked in the Global Elite Thought Leaders Under 45 category and as a future leader of arbitration in Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal) as well as a Rising Star by Legal 500 for her expertise in construction disputes, amongst many others, Khushboo is dual qualified in Singapore and New York. Khushboo’s practice focuses on international dispute resolution. She has particular focus on construction, infrastructure, energy and real estate development arbitrations. Her experience includes international arbitration matters under the rules of the ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA, LMAA, QICCA, JAMS, SCC, as well as ad-hoc arbitration proceedings under the UNCITRAL rules and applications before the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

Recent Experience

Representing a joint venture comprising of a public-listed corporation in Italy in a multi-party ICC arbitration matter before a prominent three-member arbitral tribunal arising out of a football stadium for the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022. Claims and counterclaims are in excess of USD 650 million and entail complex arguments related to contractual interpretation of liability clauses, admissibility of the claims and counterclaims and design development issues, amongst many others. Leading experts for delay, quantum and MEP appointed. Representing a major bank in the UAE on a construction arbitration matter, under the DIAC rules, seated in Dubai and governed under the UAE laws before a three-member arbitral tribunal. Prominent experts and KCs instructed. Issues in dispute involved delay, variations, safety issues and defective works in a prominent UAE development project. Represented a Turkish oil company against a government entity in an Iraq oil and gas project. Matter involved sensitive and confidential information. Representing a leading F&B holding group in the UAE in a DIFC-LCIA arbitration matter, seated in the DIFC and governed under the DIFC laws, pertaining to the termination of a franchise agreement. Representing a Middle East government entity in a technical solar power plant ICC arbitration proceedings before a prominent arbitral tribunal involving complex legal issues arising out of English and Qatari law. 10 experts of different disciplines appointed. Issues in dispute involve arguments pertaining to time at large and the validity of unit rates and prices in a remeasurable contract.  Lead lawyer in the matter, presented the key arguments during the jurisdictional challenge hearing and various other procedural applications. Second chair to the KC that was appointed as lead counsel during the hearing. Acting for a government entity in a technical construction arbitration of a museum project in Kuwait seated in Dubai and governed by Kuwaiti laws. JAMS Arbitration Rules will apply. Representing a prominent Qatari corporation in a complex construction ICC arbitration before a three-member arbitral tribunal seated in Doha and governed under Qatari law. Issues involve delay, termination and defective works claims and counterclaims exceeding QAR 300 million. Second chair to the KC that was appointed as lead counsel during the hearing. Representing a major construction company on an Oman project dispute involving complex legal issues pertaining to pay when paid provisions. Advising design consultants in relation to the construction of a football stadium for the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 on matters pertaining to liability. Assisted in the third-party funding arrangement sought for the ICC arbitration proceedings. Advising an international conglomerate in a multi-party oil and gas dispute arising out of the construction of a high-profile LNG pipeline project in Qatar. Issues involved the approved protocol and procedure in carrying out the construction of the pipeline. Worked with international experts until the successful settlement of this matter. Representing an Italian public-listed corporation in a dispute pertaining to a technical licensing agreement under the QICCA rules before a three-member arbitral tribunal. The arbitration proceedings involve intricate procedural applications and challenges. Representing an airport security company in an agency dispute under the ICC arbitration rules, seated in Zurich and governed under Swiss law. Representing a trust company in litigation proceedings before the QFC Courts on matters of English trust law. *Advised a national carrier airline on an urgent application under the SIAC rules, governed under German law where damages claimed were in excess of USD 100 million. *Represented an Indian conglomerate in a SIAC arbitration matter arising out of a Sale and Purchase Agreement of a pulp and paper manufacturing plant where damages claimed were over USD 50 million. *Represented a Singapore arm of an Indian company in two related arbitration proceedings under a SIAC and anad hocUNCITRAL arbitration pertaining to the illegality and unenforceability of payment obligations. The arbitrations were governed under Singapore and English laws respectively. *Represented an Indian conglomerate in a joint venture infrastructure project in West Africa under the ICC rules seated in Singapore and governed under Singapore laws.

*Matters worked on prior to joining the firm.

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2022 – Dubai Legal Affairs Department (Legal Consultant) 2018 – State of New York 2013 – Singapore

2016 – LL.M. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), Columbia Law School

2010 – LL.B. (Hons), King’s College London