Abdulla Abu Wasel specializes in international arbitration.

He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an Associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, a Member of the Dispute Board Federation, a Member of the Young International Arbitration Group of the London Court of International Arbitration, a Member of the New York International Arbitration Center, and a Member of the Space Generation Advisory Council.

In 2020, KPMG awarded him Millennial Changemaker of the Year.

In 2021, Abdulla was a finalist for the Reuters ALB Middle East Young Lawyer of the Year award.

In 2022, Abdulla was shortlisted by the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards among the top lawyers in the world.

His work and thought leadership articles have been featured in leading publications including LexisNexis Middle East, Entrepreneur, the Financial Post, and Wolters Kluwer.

Admission

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Certified legal technician by the American Bar Association
• Registered legal consultant in the UAE and the ADGM
• Licensed paralegal in the State of California

Education

• ICC Court of Arbitration, Arbitrator Training on Case Management Conduct
• ICC Court of Arbitration, Advanced Training in International Arbitration
• ACAMS, Certified BSA/AML Professional
• University of La Verne, Bachelor’s Degree, B.Sc (Legal Studies)

• ICC construction procurement arbitration between Canadian entity and Spanish / Korean consortium.
• ICC construction arbitration between Korean subcontractor and Chinese main contractor.
• Ad hoc insurance arbitration between UAE construction firm and global insurance provider.
• DIAC hotel development-related arbitration between HNW developer and Indian contracting firm.
• UNCITRAL proceedings under a BIT between an Indian manufacturer and an EMEA State.
• USD 40M vicarious liability dispute in the UAE courts between a UAE major retailer and a Korean MNC.
• Dispute Adjudication Board proceedings between a hotel fit-out subcontractor and the main contractor.
• USD 20M shareholder dispute between exiting shareholder and global engineering firm.
• Representing a shareholder of a Fin-Tech firm in pursuing allegations of breach of governance.
• Representing a Fin-Tech investor during regulatory investigations.