Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP

Litigation

Partner

Nabeel Ikram has nearly 2 decades of experience advising clients on contentious engineering and construction matters. He is vastly experienced in arbitration under a variety of rules, including DIAC, ICC, DIFC-LCIA, the LCIA as well as ad-hoc arbitrations.

Having had conduct of the first construction case before the DIFC Courts, as well as successfully representing clients on some of the largest and most complicated disputes the region has ever seen, it is little wonder Nabeel is highly regarded by his peers and lauded as a leading authority on engineering and construction matters across the Middle East. Although best known for his disputes practice he has drafted the contract documentation used by market-leading developers and negotiated on their behalf on some of the largest projects in the region. He also acts as project counsel for clients, assisting them with risk management and claims preparation in order to achieve their commercial objectives while avoiding a formal dispute.

Solicitor, England and Wales.Solicitor Advocate (which gives him full rights of audience in English Courts).Registered Practitioner in the DIFC Courts with full rights of audience before the DIFC Courts.Member, Society of Construction Law.Listed as a qualified arbitrator with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.

M.Sc. Construction Law and Arbitration, King's College London, 2003M.A. Jurisprudence, University of Oxford, St Catherine's College, 1996