Ali Al Mohamed Abdulla Al Zarouni

Ali, Founder and Managing Partner of Horizons & Co., brings almost 30 years of expertise as a practising Emirati lawyer specialising in dispute resolution. With a focus on construction, real estate and financial institutions and particularly white-collar crime and criminal defence expertise, he represents prominent entities and individuals before courts and arbitration tribunals globally, as well as provides expert opinion before foreign courts and arbitral institutions around the world.

Renowned for providing strategic counsel to clients across various sectors and highly valued for his deep technical expertise and regulatory knowledge, Ali is considered one of the leading local practitioners for dispute resolution in the country. He is known for his ability to navigate complex legal issues to ensure clients’ commercial aims are achieved.

Ali has represented some of the most prominent corporate, government and semi-government entities, as well as individuals, before all levels of courts and various arbitration tribunals, including the ICC, DIAC, HKIAC and IICRA among others, and is also a registered arbitator with the SCCA, arbitrateAD, SCIA, as well as Chartered Arbitrator Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Board Member of OIC-AC among other memberships. Ali is regularly appointed as both an Independent Expert and as an advocate on matters of UAE law and its applicability to disputes due to his position as one of the foremost authorities on UAE law.

Events

11:00 AM - 01:30 PM

23 February, 2025

Myth vs Reality - Arbitration in the Middle East

Horizons & CO

English

By request

Free

09:00 AM - 01:30 PM

27 February, 2025

The Relevance of Arbitration to Islamic Financial Institutions - Current Trends and Future Perspectives

AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy

English & Arabic

By request

Free

Terms & Conditions

Updated at: 14/07/2024

By registering for the Riyadh International Disputes Week 2025 (“RIDW25), you agree to the following terms:

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