Vinson & Elkins LLP

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Nabeel serves as Head of International Disputes – MENA. He is ranked as a leading lawyer for construction and dispute resolution by The Legal 500, Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal, and has over two decades of experience advising clients on contentious engineering and construction matters. He is vastly experienced in arbitration under a variety of rules, including the DIAC, the ICC, and the LCIA as well as ad-hoc arbitrations. Having moved to Dubai from London in 2008, he is one of the most experienced practitioners in the region in his fields.

Although most disputes he handles have International Arbitration as the forum, Nabeel has significant court experience and had conduct of the first construction case before the DIFC Courts and the first ever case before the ADGM Courts. He also has extensive experience of all forms of ADR.

Having successfully represented 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 considered 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 contracts on their behalf for 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.

In addition to construction disputes, Nabeel has vast experience of handling commercial disputes including relating to shareholder disputes, Islamic finance transactions, SPAs, put options, franchise, management, services, licensing, and distribution agreements across a range of sectors. These include energy, leisure, hospitality, financial services, banking, insurance IT/tech, education and health.

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