Currently seconded to our Dubai office

Practice area

Dispute resolution

Experience

Reza Mohtashami is a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP based in Dubai, from where he leads the firm's Middle East international arbitration practice. Reza has previously worked in a number of jurisdictions with the firm, including in England, New York and France. He has advised and represented clients in more than 50 arbitrations conducted under a variety of arbitration rules, and specialises in disputes in the construction, energy and telecoms sectors. Reza has also served as arbitrator in a range of disputes conducted under the ICC, ICDR-AAA and DIFC-LCIA rules.

Reza is co-author of A Guide to the LCIA Arbitration Rules (Oxford University Press) published in 2009. He has also published numerous articles on international arbitration and is a frequent conference speaker. Reza is a vice-chair of the Arbitration Commission of the ICC UAE and a Councillor of the Arab Users' Council of the LCIA. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Global Arbitration Review and was part of the steering group that advised the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on the enactment of its arbitration law in 2008.

Reza is a qualified English solicitor and is admitted before the courts of the DIFC. He has a law degree from University College London and an LLM in international law from the University of Cambridge. He speaks English, French and Persian.

Languages

Farsi, French

Contact details

reza.mohtashami
@freshfields.com

  • Dubai office
  • Al Fattan Currency Tower, 20th floor
    Dubai International Financial Centre
    PO Box 506 569 Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
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