Karim S. Hafez
9 Shagret El Dor Street
Zamalek
Cairo 11211, Egypt
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LCIA (London); member of the Board of Trustees of DIAC (Dubai); member of the Advisory Committee of CRCICA (the Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration- Cairo); member of the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage; member of the Distinguished Panel of Neutrals of International Center for Dispute Resolution (New York/Dublin); member of the editorial board of the GAR (London); board member of the Arab Intellectual Property Mediation and Arbitration Society (Amman); coordinator of the Egyptian Arbitration Forum (Cairo); fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London); former member of the Court of Sport Arbitration (Lausanne); former member of the Board of Trustees of DIAC (Dubai); and former Vice President of the Arbitration Court of International Arbitration Arab User Council (London).
ICSID, CRCICA, IICRA, DIAC, ICC, PCA, AAA.
Chairman of tribunal in arbitration involving a major Lebanese construction project between two major Middle Eastern corporations
Sole Arbitrator in London-based LCIA arbitration involving an English-law contract concerning the sale of hot-rolled steel coil between English and Algerian corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in Dubai-based DIAC arbitration involving a multi-million dollar construction dispute between two major Middle Eastern corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in Dubai-based DIAC arbitration involving a contract for the sale of land between Canadian and Emirati corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in Dubai-based DIAC arbitration involving the alleged breach of a construction contract between two major Emirati corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in Dubai-based DIAC arbitration involving a multi-million dollar shareholders dispute
Party-appointed arbitrator in Dubai-based DIAC arbitration involving a renowned construction project between two major Middle Eastern corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in an International Air Transport Association arbitration involving a dispute under a ground handling agreement
Party-appointed arbitration in Abu Dhabi-based arbitration involving a multi-million dollar construction dispute
Party-appointed arbitrator in Dubai-based ICC telecom arbitration involving a number of foreign investors and government corporate proxies in a multi-billion dollar dispute over the acquisition of a GSM operating license in a gulf state
Party-appointed arbitrator in ah doc arbitration involving USD 75 Million dispute relating to the sale of shares in an investment vehicle controlling a cement factory
Party-appointed arbitrator in London-based arbitration involving allegations of the failure to export equipment and machinery between English and Yemeni corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in various maritime disputes involving breach of contract and demurrage claims between major Swiss and Middle Eastern corporations
Party-appointed arbitrator in energy services arbitration between US and Middle Eastern parties
Party-appointed arbitrator a complex partnership dispute involving a property development in the Middle East
- Chapter on Cairo in “Choice of Venue in International Arbitration”, Oxford University Press 2014