ATAI & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law

International Arbitration

corporate and commerical practice, financial and banking trasnactions, dispute resolution and arbitration, foriegn direct investments, renewable energy and petroluem projects, international joint venture agreements, conducting due diligence on target company in acquisition transactions, preparing legal opinion on legal status of company

- held position of visiting lecturer at University of Hertfordshire between 2011 and 2013 where I taught LLM International Commercial and Maritime Law

- Prior to that I had been working as a consultant to Atai & Associates Law Firm since 2003 and continue to practice international business and dispute reoslution

- Since 2012, I have been an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom) - In 2012, I became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)  - In 2015, I was admitted to the Roster of Arbitrators at the Arbitration Center of AmCham in Republic of Kosovo - In 2019 I was admitted as Arbitrator to the Tehran Regional Arbitration Center (TRAC) - In 2019 I was appointed as Chariman of the Iran Chapter of European Court of Arbitration (ECA)- I have continued academic career and lectured business law subjects at Iranian universities: (IAU 2015-2016; Parand University 2016; Tehran University Farabi College 2018-2019)- Since 2020, I have been a lecturer in LLM International Economic Law at the ATU University (Tehran)

- English - Farsi

- International Arbitration Institute of Paris- since 2011 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators- since 2011 London Court of International Arbitration - since 2019 Arbitrator at TRAC

- PhD in International Investment Law; Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; University of London 2011 - P.G. Diploma in International Taxation Law; Robert Kennedy College (Switzerland) 2004- LLM Commercial and Maritime Law; University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom) 2002-2003 - Legal Practice Course; The College of Law of England and Wales; 2001-2002 - LLB Law (Hons); London Guildhall University 1997-2001

I enjoy mountain hiking, skiing, swiming, tennis