Dentons

International Commercial Arbitration, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Faris Shehabi is a partner specialising in commercial dispute resolution in Dentons' Dubai office. He has over 15 years' experience working on a wide range of complex international trade and commercial disputes including experience before tribunals in ad hoc proceedings and under regional and international arbitration rules including ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, DIAC, SIAC, HKIAC, AIAC and LMAA, as well as before the courts of numerous jurisdictions (UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, DIFC and ADGM). His experience is across a range of different sectors including energy and infrastructure, shipping and commodities, banking and finance, and shareholder disputes. He was previously in charge of legal services at a leading international arbitral institution in Asia, is regularly invited to speak at regional and international events and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Faris speaks English, Arabic and Spanish.

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2015

Solicitor, High Court of Australia, 2006

Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2006

English, Arabic, Spanish

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

IE Law School, 2012, International Master in Law

University of New South Wales, 2005, LLB, BComm