IN CONVERSATION WITH NASSIB ZIADÉ 17
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ALEC EMMERSON, CLYDE & CO LLP
Alec moved into the disputes sector on joining Clyde & Co in 1977, having previously spent five years handling corporate insolvencies. He managed the Hong Kong office from 1984 onwards, acting on headline cases such as the Carrian fraud and many ‘phantom’ ship frauds. Alec also handled numerous arbitrations, investment dispute, disaster and commercial contract litigation, and most areas of insurance dispute resolution. He returned to London in 1996, and then moved to the Dubai office in 1999 as Head of the Dispute Resolution Group. In 2008, Alec retired from the partnership to work as an independent arbitrator, and remains with the firm as a consultant acting for clients in complex disputes (including ADCCAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SCMA & SIAC disputes). He sits as an arbitrator in a wide range of disputes under most of these institutions’ rules as well as in UNCITRAL and other ad hoc arbitrations. Alec has been listed as a leading individual in the International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration since 2009.
PROFESSOR NASSIB G. ZIADÉ, BAHRAIN CHAMBER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION Nassib is the Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA). A dual Lebanese and Chilean national, Professor Ziadé has more than 15 years of executive management experience in the administration of international legal proceedings, as well as in the development of regional and international tribunals. He is an expert in private and public international law, international arbitration, international investment law, international administrative law, and the law of conflicts of interest. Between 2011 and 2013, he served as the Director of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). Between 2007 and 2011, he was the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and between April 2008 and June 2009 was also the Acting Secretary-General of ICSID. Nassib previously served as the Executive Secretary of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal from 1997 to 2007. In 1998, he was appointed as a member of the World Bank’s Grievance Process Review Committee, which reviewed and reformed the World Bank’s Internal Conflict Resolution System. In 2002, he advised the Government of Bahrain on the establishment of its Constitutional Court. Furthermore, he has also advised several international organizations on the establishment and functioning of their international administrative tribunals.
NASSIF BOUMALHAB, CLYDE & CO LLP
Nassif joined Clyde & Co in January 2009 and is based in the firm’s Dubai office. Prior to then, he was a barrister and solicitor practicing commercial litigation in a leading Canadian law firm. He advises on the legal aspects of commercial dispute resolution and has represented parties in court and arbitration proceedings since 2003. He has also been appointed by the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) to sit as arbitrator in commercial disputes. His practice focuses on resolving Middle East disputes arising out of commercial fraud, commercial agreements and financial instruments. Nassif graduated from the University of Ottawa civil law programme with highest honours (summa cum laude) in 2001. In 2002, Nassif also earned a degree with honours in common law after completing the University of Ottawa’s National Programme. A Canadian national, Nassif is fluent in English and French, and is proficient in Arabic.
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