Susie Abdel-Nabi

Practice Areas

Susie is a partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution practice, Middle East. She regularly represents clients in high value, multi-jurisdictional disputes and has over 20 years’ regional experience. She is often the ‘go-to’ lawyer for multinationals.

She is an English law qualified lawyer and has worked in both Clyde & Co's London and Dubai offices. She is currently based in Dubai and represents clients in all areas of general corporate and commercial dispute resolution, including before the DIFC Courts and international arbitration.

She has particular expertise in:

automotive and manufacturing sectors;

technology and media;

hotel management and hospitality disputes;

shareholder and JV disputes;

corporate and banking fraud;

commercial agency, distributor and franchise disputes (acting for both international companies and local representatives);

high value, complex property development and leasing disputes;

energy claims; and

commercial arbitration claims and court proceedings both in the UAE and other jurisdictions.

aviation and aerospace sectors

Susie has been appointed as an arbitrator by the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and the DIFC-LCIA, in commercial and property development disputes and she has extensive experience in complex, high value local and international arbitrations, most recently at the DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, SIAC and ICC. Susie also regularly represents clients in court proceedings across the Middle East, Pakistan and India.