Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP

International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Of Counsel

Ali handles both investment treaty and commercial arbitrations predominantly in the energy, construction, tech and telecommunications fields.

Ali has acted as counsel in arbitration proceedings under the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, Swiss, ICSID and DIAC rules in arbitrations seated in London, Paris, The Hague, Dubai, Madrid, Geneva, Zurich and Muscat, and governed by English, UAE, German, New York, Omani, Swiss, Saudi and Libyan laws.

Ali serves as a member of the ICC's Commission on Arbitration & ADR and acts as arbitrator. Ali has also acted as tribunal secretary in arbitral proceedings under the ICC rules and Permanent Court of Arbitration administered arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules.

Prior to joining Orrick, Ali was previously legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Ali also worked at an investment treaty arbitration specialist law firm in Paris and at the Dubai office of a leading international law firm.

English, Arabic, French

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, B.A., Law and Development Studies, 2005 College of Law of England and Wales, London, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2007 College of Law of England and Wales, London, Barristers' Vocational Course, 2008 Leiden University, LL.M., Advanced Public International Law, 2016