King & Wood Mallesons

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About

Recognised as one of the world’s most innovative law firms, King & Wood Mallesons offers a different perspective to commercial thinking and the client experience. With access to a global platform, a team of over 2000+ lawyers in 27 locations around the world working with clients to help them understand local challenges, navigate through regional complexity, and to find commercial solutions that deliver a competitive advantage for our clients.

KWM Middle East is a highly ranked dispute resolution practice, specialising in complex, high value multi-jurisdictional disputes.   We are best known for:

    • Complex international commercial arbitration – our team has a wealth of experience with all the major arbitration institutions, including: LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC, LMAA, HKIAC.   We are leaders in International Arbitration.
    • Complex international and domestic litigation – our team has decades of experience with both DIFC Court litigation, having been at the forefront of various landmark cases setting precedent in the DIFC Courts, and English High Court litigation, with international experience across the world, including in the Courts of the Seychelles and British Virgin Islands.

We have over a decade of “on the ground” experience spearheading effective dispute resolution strategies and giving complex legal advice across the GCC states, with experience in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and beyond.  We are a “one-stop-shop”.

Languages

  • English (fluent)
  • Arabic
  • Hindi
  • Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
  • French