Essam Al Tamimi

Essam Al Tamimi has over 34 years of experience in litigation and dispute resolution in the UAE and GCC counties. In 1989, he established what is now the largest firm in the Middle East, Al Tamimi & Company. His principal place of practice is Dubai, United Arab Emirates but he also has extensive experience in advising and assisting clients throughout the Arab region and in particular the GCC states where he has worked and advised and attended to projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq as well as sat as an arbitrator and appeared as co-counsel in a number of matters in the GCC counties. Essam has extensive experience in civil, commercial and banking laws in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq and has worked closely with Al Tamimi’s overseas offices in a number of matters. He has acted as counsel and sat as arbitrator at a number of disputes regionally and internationally. He is currently on the ICC Court, Chairman of the ICC Arbitration Committee, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Board of Trustees of Dubai International Arbitration Centre and currently the president of the Arab Users’ Council of the LCIA. He is actively involved in development of arbitration laws in the region and for the training and development of arbitration in the UAE and the region. His practice focuses primarily on local and international clients in shipping, banking, intellectual property, construction and commercial litigation. Essam has published a number of articles and books on litigation and arbitration in the UAE and setting up business in the region. He has received Gulf Legal Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contribution to the Gulf Legal Market.