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Dr Shehab Farouk FCIArb is the Legal Director in the Disputes Resolution team, bringing with him 15 years of expertise in international commercial arbitration in the Middle East. His legal practice focuses on providing expert advice and counsel on matters related to Omani law to a diverse range of clients, including local and international entities. Shehab specialises in civil, commercial, corporate, arbitration, and construction law. As well as representing leading construction companies in both state court and arbitral tribunal proceedings he has acted as counsel in ad-hoc and institutional arbitration such as LCIA, ICC, DIAC, SCCA, OAC, UNCITRAL, and CRCICA.
In addition to his legal practice, Shehab has contributed in drafting the Arbitration and Mediation rules for the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre in 2020, and he teaches International Commercial Arbitration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) to candidates in Saudi Arabia (SCCA) and Oman (OAC). Shehab has also designed and delivered training programs on disputes resolution topics such as "Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses" and "Arbitral Tribunal Secretary Preparation" for OAC and SCCA.
Shehab is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) which is the highest level of membership within the institute, and he is the newly appointed Regional Representative for LCIA YIAG for the Middle East in 2023.