Mohamed specialises in international arbitration and cross-border litigation, and is based in our Dubai office.
Dual-qualified in Australia and New Zealand, Mohamed has more than 16 years’ experience and has been based in the Middle East since 2013. He has acted in arbitrations under most major arbitral rules, including the ICC, LCIA, DIAC and UNCITRAL Rules, and also sits as arbitrator. Bilingual in Arabic and English, Mohamed has extensive experience handling complex cross-border disputes throughout the Middle East, as well as related court proceedings, including injunctions, challenges to arbitral awards and enforcement proceedings.
Mohamed advises clients on some of the Middle East’s most sensitive and complex commercial disputes. His practice includes shareholder and joint venture disputes, agency and distribution matters, energy and major projects disputes, and real estate claims across a broad range of industries.
Mohamed first joined Eversheds Sutherland in 2013. Between 2018 and 2026, he was a member of Freshfields’ international arbitration group in Dubai, where he also completed a year-long secondment as disputes counsel to a leading Gulf national oil group. He rejoined Eversheds Sutherland in 2026.
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A selection of Mohamed’s experience includes advising:
- acting for an industrial group in a DIFC-seated, English law-governed ICC arbitration against a regional counterparty concerning post-completion warranty and indemnity claims arising from the sale of a business in Iraq
- acting for an automobile manufacturer in an English law-governed LCIA arbitration against a regional conglomerate concerning the termination and non-renewal of a distribution agreement in Iraq, and managing related distribution disputes in Oman and Libya
- acting for a Saudi conglomerate against a global company in a DIFC-seated DIFC-LCIA arbitration governed by English law concerning investments in a logistics and transportation business, including a participation agreement for services rendered in Saudi Arabia
- acting for a private equity fund against a joint venture partner in a London-seated DIFC-LCIA arbitration governed by English law, arising from defaults under a share purchase agreement and shareholders’ agreement relating to an international restaurant chain
- advising a European contractor in its dispute with a Middle Eastern state-owned oil company concerning the salvage of a large oil tanker, under a FIDIC contract providing for ICC arbitration
- advising a European international oil company in a cost recovery dispute with a Middle Eastern state-owned oil company under a development and production service contract, and on the termination of, and potential liability under, that contract
- advising a major automotive company on multi-jurisdictional disputes arising from the termination of agreements with its joint venture partners and distributors in the UAE, Bahrain and Libya, each subject to different governing laws and dispute resolution clauses
- acting for a major automotive company in Iraqi court proceedings arising from a distribution agreement dispute, and in related enforcement proceedings before the DIFC Courts
- advising Middle Eastern ministries on claims by UAE and Emirati contractors arising from dredging and reclamation works and a prominent GCC housing project, and on a PPP real estate development dispute concerning the enforceability of a buy-back scheme
- advising a contractor on claims against an employer arising from a major real estate development under a FIDIC contract governed by Qatari law and subject to the Qatari Courts
- advising an Emirati contractor on claims against a prominent developer arising from infrastructure works for an industrial precinct in Dubai, and an international contractor in Saudi Arabia on a dispute with its subcontractor
- High Court of Australia
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
- High Court of New Zealand
- Professional Legal Studies Course, College of Law, New Zealand
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of Auckland, New Zealand
- Bachelor of Laws, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand