Salma El-Nashar is a partner at the Dubai office specialized in arbitration and commercial disputes
Salma is specialized in commercial litigation and arbitration across a wide range of industry sectors including real estate, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, shareholders, banking, technology, media, retail, and financial services. She has extensive experience handling complex contentious matters under multiple jurisdictions in the Middle East, advising major developers, consultants, subcontractors, and contractors on a wide variety of construction projects, including disputes arising under FIDIC forms of contracts.
Salma regularly acts as counsel and arbitrator in both ad hoc arbitrations and proceedings administered by prominent arbitral institutions such as ICC, DIAC, CRCICA, and QICCA.
Her experience also encompasses the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts, as well as advising clients on risk mitigation strategies and dispute avoidance throughout the project lifecycle.
Salma is a RICS Accredited Mediator. She serves as the Regional Representative for the LCIA Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) for the Middle East, and as the Regional Representative for the Association of Young Arbitrators (AYA) for North Africa.