Amir is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team.

His practice focusses on international arbitration, commercial litigation and public international disputes.

Amir has represented sovereign states, state-owned entities and multinational companies in international arbitrations under all of the major institutional rules including the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, HKIAC, SCC and SIAC, with seats in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, DIFC, Dubai, Geneva, London, Manama, Nicosia and Singapore. He has also represented clients in ad-hoc UNCITRAL proceedings.

Amir has also represented clients in proceedings before the High Court of England and Wales, the DIFC Courts and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. His experience covers disputes arising out of energy and infrastructure projects; mergers and acquisitions; government policies; sanctions listings; financial services agreements and cross-border supply and distribution agreements. Amir also sits as an arbitrator.

Amir is an English qualified solicitor and is fluent in English and Farsi.

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  • Representing a Saudi entity in English High Court proceedings arising under a technology agreement with a US-based counterparty.
  • Representing a European state authority in London-seated SCC arbitration proceedings against a state-owned Israeli entity in relation to the renovation and upgrade of a desalination plant.
  • Representing an Italian multinational engineering company in a London-seated ICC arbitration against a Russian counterparty in relation to the construction of a fertiliser plant.
  • Representing an Italian multinational engineering company in English commercial court proceedings arising out of high-value performance bonds.
  • Representing a high-net-worth individual in a DIFC-seated LCIA arbitration against an Australian construction company under a shareholders’ agreement.
  • Representing the founder of a multinational technology company in two consolidated DIFC Court proceedings relating to bonus entitlements arising from a substantial M&A transaction in the UAE and Bahrain.
  • Representing a multinational energy company in a Johannesburg-seated USD 480million ad hoc UNCITRAL arbitration against an East African state authority.

Education

  1. 2013 · Accelerated LPC, The University of Law, London
  2. 2009 – 2012 · Law LLB (Hons) – Queen Mary University of London