Karim J. Nassif has more than 20 years’ experience in arbitration, mediation, civil law, contract law,

commercial and corporate law, banking and finance, real estate and construction law.

Karim is the current Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the Co-Chair of the Arab Regional Forum of the International Bar Association and Deputy Secretary General / Member of the Council of the International Bar Association.

He has been nominated very recently by the ICC Commission one of the leaders of the newly formed task force: AI in IA.

He acted as counsel, mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator in more than 250 complex disputes under the most leading international and regional arbitration rules, including the rules of the ICC, LCIA, ArbitrateAD, QICCA, DIAC, SCCA, DIFC-LCIA, BCDR, CRCICA, AAA-ICDR, GCCAC, UNCITRAL, IICRA and ADCCAC; in various cases seated in the UK, France, Belgium, USA, Switzerland and throughout the Middle East; and governed by a variety of national laws (Lebanon, UAE – including DIFC, KSA, France, England and Wales, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Libya, Kuwait, Syria, New York, OHADA …) or sharia law.

He authored and co-authored several publications in English, French and Arabic and he has frequently been a speaker in international conferences and seminars on international arbitration, civil code, mediation, commercial contracts, property, family structuring and legislative reform matters; including ICC, LCIA, IBA, DIAC, Arab Forum, CRCICA, SCCA, EU-OECD, DIFC Academy of Law, Paris Bar, Society of Construction Law, Global Arbitration Review etc .. events.

He pleads in English, French and Arabic.

Finally, he has been awarded the Platinum Award for Sole Arbitrator – Dubai Awards – DIAC.