10 - 14 November 2025

Dubai, UAE

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Important Note: As you prepare for your upcoming event in the Dubai Arbitration week, we would like to draw your attention to contact your chosen venues to confirm whether you will need any necessary permits, to avoid any unforeseen issues during your event. You can also check for the permits on the Dubai Economy and Tourism website. https://www.dubaitourism.gov.ae/en/services/apply-for-an-event-permit.
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About the week

Dubai Arbitration Week (‘DAW’) is an annual event connecting the UAE’s diverse and busy community of arbitration practitioners with the global arbitration community. Through practical discussion and academic debate, its mission is to showcase the UAE’s and the wider Middle East’s important role in the development of arbitration practice and to recognise the pre-eminent role that arbitration plays in resolving commercial disputes and upholding the rule of law across the MENA region. The UAE’s arbitration landscape is particularly unique in hosting multiple seats of arbitration, including common law islands such as the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Abu Dhabi Global Market that co-exist with the traditional ‘on-shore’ seats in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other Emirates. Since its inception, DAW has grown exponentially to become one of the largest and most well attended arbitration events in the world. With over 140 events planned for 2025, this year’s DAW (taking place from 10 – 14 November 2025) is set to be the largest ever. The full schedule of events is live now.

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DAW is organised by a committee of volunteers from the UAE’s arbitration community who are proud represent the interests of the local community and to promote international arbitration and ADR as peaceful means of dispute resolution.

HKA

Website: https://www.hka.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hka-global/

HKA is a leading global consultancy in project advisory, risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support services.

HKA brings a proud record of excellent service and high achievement to bear on today's challenges. As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisers, we help clients manage disputes, risk and uncertainty on complex contracts and challenging projects. Our advice is impartial, incisive and authoritative.

We work with government agencies, local authorities, contractors, legal firms, and other professional service providers, as well as owners and operators, financial institutions and insurers. HKA's global portfolio includes some of the world's largest and most prestigious commissions across a wide range of industries, including aerospace and defence, buildings, energy and natural resources, environment and climate change, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial and manufacturing, marine and shipping, mining and metals, oil and gas, power and utilities, real estate and tourism, sports and entertainment, technology, media and telecomms and transportation infrastructure.

HKA has in excess of 1,000 experts, consultants and advisors across 45+ offices in 17 countries with the skills and experience that are essential to get to the heart of even the most complex issues. Our people have vast first-hand experience spanning all major industries and the world's most complex megaprojects, as well as an international track record of achieving successful outcomes.

For more information about HKA, visit hka.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter, @HKAGlobal) and Facebook.

KRR

Website: https://krr-law.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosherirrashedriad/

Established in 1974, Kosheri, Rashed & Riad - Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law (KRR), stands as a pioneering force in the realm of arbitration law within the region. Kosheri, Rashed & Riad - Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law (KRR) stands as a beacon of excellence in the legal landscape, offering unparalleled expertise in arbitration, corporate law, labour and employment, and dispute resolution. With a legacy of success spanning nearly five decades and a commitment to innovative solutions, KRR continues to redefine the standards of legal service delivery in Egypt and beyond.

Founded by three eminent figures in arbitration, Dr. Tarek Riad, the late Dr. Ahmed Kosheri, and the late Dr. Samia Rashed, the firm has consistently advocated for arbitration as a preferred mechanism for dispute resolution, steering clients away from prolonged litigation processes.

Hage-Chahine Law Firm

Website: https://www.hagechahine.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hage-chahine/

Hage-Chahine Law Firm provides first-rate comprehensive legal services in Lebanon and the Middle East since 1976.

The firm is known for handling high-profile cases and solving complex legal issues by combining deep academic insights with superior practical efficiency.

In 2019, the firm underwent restructuring with the aim of becoming one of the leading law firms in the region.

We have adopted state of the art systems for the delivery of legal services and implemented a modern business model that adheres to the highest international standards while still taking into account the specificities of the Middle East.

This new structure has allowed us to expand our practices and to service local and international clients by relying on a team of highly-skilled experts that have over 40 years of experience in corporate, real estate and transactional matters as well as mediation, arbitration and litigation. In addition to our main offices in Lebanon, the firm has established a strong presence in France, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar to provide strategic advice to domestic and international clients across multiple jurisdictions.

With a unique approach and a superior team of lawyers, we offer strategic and effective representation for individual and corporate clients who operate in the Middle East and to international companies who do business in the region.

Aikyam

Website: https://www.aikyamlawoffices.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aikyam-law-offices

Aikyam Law Offices is a law firm specializing in India-related matters. Derived from the Sanskrit word, “Aikyam” embodies the firm’s commitment to fostering cohesive, collaborative relationships with clients, colleagues, and co-counsels. This philosophy shapes Aikyam’s approach to advising on legal challenges, driving outcomes that are effective and harmonious. It also symbolizes our culture when working with our colleagues (internally) and co-counsels (externally).

With offices in Dubai and Delhi and a significant portion of its team based in India, Aikyam is strategically positioned to meet the complex legal needs of an international clientele (particularly those from the GCC) for their India legal matters. The firm consists of highly trained and experienced lawyers, all of whom are qualified in Indian law. We focus on corporate, commercial, aviation, and dispute resolution matters and often partner with international law firms to deliver bespoke legal services tailored to each client's unique requirements.

Aikyam’s corporate team regularly advises on India-related mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and a variety of matters, including exchange control laws, corporate law, employment and other similar issues. Our disputes team represents our clients in various forums, including international commercial arbitrations seated in India and overseas, domestic arbitrations, matters before statutory tribunals in India, high courts and the Supreme Court of India.

Beyond legal services, Aikyam prioritizes building lasting client relationships. The firm’s dedication to unity and excellence ensures that clients receive premier legal representation and steadfast support, making client satisfaction a cornerstone of its philosophy.

Aikyam believes in giving back to the community that nurtures us. We pay it forward by supporting socially impactful causes and adopting environmentally friendly practices. A portion of our revenues is directly invested in the education of young girls in India, reflecting our commitment to creating positive change beyond the work we do.

Aikyam is proud to sponsor the Dubai Arbitration Week 2024. If you would like to meet with us while in Dubai, please reach out through our LinkedIn page.

Al Idarah Almubtakra LTD - (Innovative Management)

Website: https://www.innovative.management/

What do we deliver?
Practice Areas
Management of Construction Claims and Dispute Resolution
Construction & Real Estate Management
Business Planning and Management Services
AI and Digital Transformation Supporting Solutions
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FRA

Website: https://www.forensicrisk.com/news-and-insights/fras-25-year-celebration-in-london

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forensic-risk-alliance

Having worked all over the world to solve complex forensic issues for our multinational clients, we are internationally recognized as specialists in multi-jurisdictional investigations. We pride ourselves on bringing a high level of confidence to clients facing serious issues by providing clear, robust, and candid advice that is trusted by clients, regulators, courts, and enforcement agencies.

We frequently work at the direction of counsel on global matters including complex multi-year investigations, collecting data from numerous accounting and electronic sources, analyzing complex transactions and advising clients in response to regulatory inquiries and monitorships.

Regulators we have dealt with include the US Department of Justice (DOJ), US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), as well as many other foreign regulatory authorities.

While we possess financial and accounting skills in-house, we do not - unlike many of our competitors - offer traditional audit or accounting advice and are therefore largely conflict-free.

Thought Leaders 4 | FIRE

Website: https://thoughtleaders4.com/fire/fire-event/fire-middle-east

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thoughtleaders4-fire/

FIRE is the global Asset Recovery community.

ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE is proud to show its continued support for Dubai Arbitration Week which emphasises its commitment to the region. TL4 FIRE is the global Asset Recovery community bringing together key practitioners across Fraud, Insolvency, Recovery, Enforcement. Working in close partnership with the industry we focus on delivering technical knowledge and practical insights at all levels. The industry experience and expertise of the TL4 team is unrivalled and this is reflected in the quality of work demonstrated in all our events and services worldwide.

NHB Legal

Website: https://www.nhblegal.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nhb-legal

Knovos

Website: https://www.knovos.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knovos/

For 22 years, Knovos has dedicated its engineering resources to automate, integrate and innovate solutions for legal information management. From Risk & Compliance to eDiscovery, Collaboration, and Project Management, our technologies strengthen decision-making, foster actionable insights, and ensure compliance in support of some of the world’s most influential corporations, law firms, and governments. Flexible: Knovos provides clients unlimited flexibility to develop processes and competencies faster. Our cloud, private cloud, hybrid approach, or On-Premise licensing solutions help you reduce costs, improve efficiency, and deliver new, secure sources of business value with actionable intelligence. Experienced: With roots in electronic discovery since 2002, Knovos serves Global 2000 and AmLaw 200 organizations, multi-national corporations, and public sector clients on the collection, processing, review, and analysis of electronically stored information. Comprehensive: Knovos is a streamlined, scalable, and complete solution. Our technologies deliver intelligence across a comprehensive suite of risk and legal processes, from Regulatory Compliance and Data Governance to eDiscovery all without the need for plug-ins or complicated data transfers. Advanced: Our patented analytics engine powers the entire Knovos information management and governance software portfolio - giving you the most advanced analytics available. Global: Knovos brings global expertise and reaches every client engagement. With offices and data centers across three continents, we deliver seamless solutions and support to organizations worldwide.

JS Held

Website: https://www.jsheld.com/

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

Triumph & Co.

Website: https://www.triumphco.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/triumphco

Triumph & Co. is an international law firm with a global presence & local expertise offering innovative legal and fiscal services, with offices in Lebanon and the UAE, and currently expanding into London-UK, and Saudi Arabia.

Bond Salon

Website: https://www.bondsolon.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bond-solon-training/

Bond Solon is the UK's leading legal training and information company specifically for non-lawyers.

We provide training and information on legal knowledge, procedure, evidence and skills and are the market leaders in providing innovative, relevant and experiential courses designed to improve best practice and performance.

We believe in delivering legal training, whether on-line or face-to-face, in plain language, avoiding unnecessary legal jargon or complexities which non-lawyers may not understand.

Over the past 30 years, we've designed and delivered a range of award winning training courses and qualifications targeted at non-lawyers who are involved in the legal system across the UK and worldwide.

TBH

Website: https://tbhconsultancy.com/mena/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tbh-international-consultancy/posts/

Specialising in high-risk, large-scale and challenging projects, since 1965, TBH has partnered with both the public and private sector to provide practical solutions to their most complex problems.

As one of Australia's largest privately owned, independent consultancy with an international footprint, TBH provides specialist project management services including:

These services can be deployed as individual disciplines or packaged up as a complete offering. Our deep sector knowledge, customised tools and experience across the entire project lifecycle allows for all our partners to progress with confidence.

Accuracy

Website: https://www.accuracy.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accuracy/

Accuracy, 100% held by its partners, is the sole totally independent international player in its field of expertise providing advice to company management and shareholders.

Our status as an independent company means that we do not perform any regulated professional activities, ensuring that all work produced is objective, of the highest quality and in the best interests of our clients.

Our strength is to connect strategy, facts and figures. We provide our in-depth knowledge and expertise to our clients to help them face different situations: acquisitions, disposals, litigation, disputes, companies in difficulty, restructuring.

In order to provide bespoke solutions to these situations, we place a great amount of importance on constantly inventing and reinventing our services, understanding that no one solution is the same for each client.

DAC

Website: https://www.dac-consultingservices.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dac-consulting-services/

DAC Consulting Services is a professional consultancy founded in London by a group of senior engineers, project managers, former CEOs, and entrepreneurs with combined technical expertise required to support international markets on project development, as well as dispute resolutions and insurance claims in major and complex projects worldwide.

ELWI

Website: https://elwi.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elwi/

We carefully preserve all the best from leading international law firms — and we are delighted to introduce our team under a new name.

E L W I — a name that emphasizes our history, capabilities and achievements.

Most complex and unique projects. Outstanding team that is equally respected by clients and competitors. A skill of making each project a success for our clients — leaders in their industries — regardless of how complex it is.

Field Intelligence

Website: https://fieldintel.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldintelligence/

Vantage

Vantage was established as Vantage Intelligence in 2012, subsequently expanding to include Vantage Influence and Vantage Cyber, solidifying our expertise in delivering bespoke solutions.

We assist decision-makers in the development and implementation of strategies to prevent and solve disputes, protect assets, recover debt and influence policy across jurisdictions. Our unique combination of creativity and ingenuity has made us the go-to practice for business leaders, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, leading lawyers and litigation funds, financial institutions, established corporates and prominent political figures.

Our creative approach, paired with professional backgrounds that range from journalism and finance to political strategy and intelligence, allows us to consistently exceed industry standards and client expectations.

CEERISK

Website: https://www.ceerisk.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceerisk-consulting-limited/

CEERISK is a multidisciplinary consulting firm established to identify engineering risks for different corporations and assist them in developing comprehensive solutions to control hazards and mitigate the impact of costly accidents.

We rely on knowledge of failure mechanisms in a variety of systems and equipment in addition to our comprehensive understanding of the latest global standards.

We believe there's a great amount of uncertainty caused by the increased complexity of new technologies. We also believe that globalization of businesses require an expert approach to assessing different engineering risks and developing effective ways to manage them.

This requires three critical capabilities:

  1. Thorough understanding of emerging technologies and evolving global standards
  2. Comprehensive knowledge of failure modes and loss scenarios
  3. Complete awareness of local business and cultural environments

CEERISK Consulting was setup specifically to bring CERTAINTY through these critical CAPABILITIES to the uncertain world of Construction, Energy and Engineering

HADEF

Website: https://hadefpartners.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hadefpartners/

Hadef & Partners is a long-established UAE law firm with an outstanding, diverse group of over 100 lawyers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. We have spent decades embracing change in the UAE and beyond, harnessing the law's potential to advance ambition and drive progress. For over 40 years, we have served our clients with commitment and integrity, helping them develop business, protect assets, settle disputes, and move forward with confidence. We work to understand our world and the forces that shape it today, to better advise our clients now, and ensure they are well prepared for the future.

Agile Project Management Advisors

Website: https://www.agilepma.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agile-pma/

Agile Project Management Advisors (Agile PMA) is a multi-disciplined project management firm established in early 2017 in the United Arab Emirates and has succeeded in expanding its service territories to cover the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Ras al-Khaima (United Arab Emirates), Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Agile PMA’s clients include reputable developers, contractors, consultants, and service providers, to whom Agile PMA furnish their scope of expertise, which includes but is not limited to the following:

  1. Project Management Consultancy Services.
  2. Contracts Administration and Contractual Correspondence Services.
  3. Claims & Disputes Management.
  4. Engineering Support for Legal Proceedings.
  5. Time Planning and Control.
  6. Cost Management Services.
  7. Engineering Services.
  8. Risk Management.
  9. Project Management Office Services.
  10. Project Management Training.

BCDR

Website: https://bcdr.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bcdr-chamber/

The Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR) was established by Bahraini Legislative Decree No. 30 of 2009, as amended by Legislative Decree No. 64 of 2014 and Legislative Decree No. 26 of 2021.

At its inception, BCDR operated in partnership with the American Arbitration Association. However, in 2022, reflecting BCDR's full administrative autonomy, financial independence and self-sufficiency as a now-leading regional arbitration centre, this partnership was brought to an amicable close with the mutual agreement of both sides.

BCDR's achievements and standing were recognized by the influential and widely read arbitration journal, Global Arbitration Review (GAR), in an award for the 2021 regional arbitration institution that impressed. The GAR Guide to Regional Arbitration has since added BCDR as one of only two arbitration institutions in Africa and the Middle East to its "White List."

BCDR's casework is made up of disputes brought before the BCDR Court and disputes referred to BCDR's arbitration and mediation wing.

OPUS 2

Website: https://www.opus2.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opus-2-international/

For more than 15 years, Opus 2 has developed award-winning solutions trusted by the most successful law firms. Used in thousands of proceedings around the world, Opus 2 transforms how lawyers and other legal professionals work by eliminating inefficiencies and connecting them with the collaborative software they need to work smarter and more effectively together. The company also delivers the essential technology and expertise needed to conduct resolution proceedings in the most modern, seamless, and secure way possible. Learn more at opus2.com.

Dubai

Website: https://www.visitdubai.com/en

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dubaieconomytourism/

With the ultimate vision of making Dubai the world’s leading commercial centre, investment hub and tourism destination, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) is mandated to support the Government in positioning the emirate as a major hub for global economy and tourism, and in boosting the city’s economic and tourism competitiveness indicators.

Under this remit, DET is driving efforts to further enhance Dubai’s diversified, innovative service-based economy to attract top global talent, deliver a world-class business environment and accelerate productivity growth.

Additionally, DET is supporting Dubai’s vision to become the world’s best city to live and work in by promoting its diverse destination proposition, unique lifestyle and outstanding quality of life, overall.

DET is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of Dubai’s business and tourism sectors. It is also responsible for the licensing and classification of all types of businesses, including hotels, tour operators and travel agents.

The DET portfolio includes Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment, Dubai Commercial Registration and Licensing Corporation, Dubai Economic Development Corporation, Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), Dubai SME, Dubai Consumer Protection and Fairtrade Corporation, Dubai Industries and Exports, as well as Dubai College of Tourism, Dubai Sustainable Tourism, Dubai Calendar and Dubai Business Events.

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