Doha: McNair Chambers has announced that the Rt. Hon Tun Arifin bin Zakaria (the Former Chief Justice of Malaysia), Professor Zachary Calo (a US attorney and Professor of Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University Qatar), and Dr. Ali Abu Sedra (an expert in the Commercial Laws of the MENA region) have joined the International Arbitration team.
McNair Chambers was established in 2008 in the Qatar Financial Centre and its lawyers based in Qatar and London specialise in International Law, Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration and Regulatory matters.
Professor Khawar Qureshi QC, Head of McNair Chambers, said: “We are delighted to have such distinguished legal experts join us in enhancing our international arbitration practice. Over the past decade we have acted for many Qatari State entities as well as commercial parties in international arbitration matters. In addition, we have advised or represented parties within the GCC, Africa, Central Asia and Far East on high value and complex commercial and arbitration disputes. We are committed to ensuring we deliver the best and most effective legal services to all our clients. We are very pleased that Tun Arifin, and Dr. Ali Abu Sedra and Professor Calo who are based in Qatar, have joined us to continue to achieve these objectives.”
Zakaria stated: “I am delighted to join the team headed by the world renowned international and commercial law specialist Khawar Qureshi QC. I look forward to being able to spend more time in Qatar and the GCC region post the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Abu Sedra said: “I have been following the progress of McNair Chambers since it opened and am honoured to be part of a team that has undertaken some of the most complex and high profile international disputes in recent years.”
Calo added: “My particular area of specialism is arbitration and Sports Law, and I am honoured to join McNair Chambers. We at McNair intend to assist in strengthening the existing and excellent capacity for Sports Law dispute resolution in Qatar.”
