Mohamed Shelbaya

Mohamed Shelbaya is a founding partner of Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes. Recognized as “a leading figure in arbitration,” he previously was a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP where he practiced for more than twelve years, focusing on disputes in the oil & gas sector or disputes related to the Middle East.

Mohamed has represented companies, States and State-owned entities in more than 80 commercial and investment treaty matters, including many multibillion-dollar disputes involving novel questions of international law and geopolitical issues.

He has secured a number of landmark victories for his clients, including, recently, in a string of precedent-setting awards on the application of the ICSID Convention and the English law of assignment, which fully dismissed claims exceeding USD 4 billion that were brought against our client in connection with the operation of an LNG liquefaction plant and an associated long-term gas supply agreement. He also recently achieved a full victory in an arbitration on behalf of a leading European energy company against three Asian State-owned nuclear power companies. The dispute arose from corporate measures adopted by the Respondents that would have de facto deprived our clients of one third of their future profits over the course of the project.

Mohamed acts as President, Sole arbitrator, or co-arbitrator in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, and CRCICA rules.

Events

09:00 AM - 06:30 PM

24 February, 2025

GAR Live: Riyadh 2025

Global Arbitration Review

English

By request

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