Dubai Arbitration Week -2025
IAMC, Hyderabad is heading to Dubai Arbitration Week 2025 From 10–14 November, our team will be in Dubai for a week of insightful discussions, collaborations, and connections that continue to shape the future of dispute resolution.As part of the week’s line-up, IAMC is hosting a panel discussion on “Building Trust in ADR Institutions: Ensuring Finality in Arbitration Outcomes.”
About the Speakers
Mr. Kunal Vajani,
Joint Managing Partner,Fox & Mandal
Kunal Vajani is the Joint Managing Partner of Fox & Mandal and a Court Member (India) of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris. A graduate of Government Law College, Mumbai, and Harvard Law School, he is also a Solicitor in England & Wales and holds rights of audience before the DIFC Courts, Dubai. With extensive experience in litigation and arbitration, he has represented corporates and sovereigns in complex disputes across sectors and jurisdictions. He has been recognised by Chambers and Partners and Asian Legal Business among Asia’s leading disputes lawyers.
Ms. Aarti Thadani,
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Aarti Thadani is a senior dispute resolution lawyer based in the UAE with over 15 years at the firm. She advises on major construction projects and cross-border disputes, with experience in arbitration (LCIA, ICC, DIAC, SIAC, UNCITRAL), litigation before DIFC, ADGM, and English courts, and other ADR forums. Ranked as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 EMEA 2025, she also sits as an arbitrator and holds Part II Rights of Audience before the DIFC Courts.
Mr. Thomas R. Snider,
Partner, Head of International Arbitration
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Thomas R. Snider is a Partner and Head of International Arbitration at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, Dubai. He has extensive experience representing corporate entities and sovereign states in complex international arbitrations, investment treaty matters, and cross-border disputes. Recognised by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration and Chambers UAE, he also serves on the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the Board of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Mr. A.J. Jawad,
Registrar,IAMC, Hyderabad
Mr. A.J. Jawad, Registrar of IAMC, Hyderabad, is a seasoned advocate with over 35 years of legal experience and 18 years of expertise as a senior mediator and trainer in civil, commercial, international, and matrimonial mediations. He serves as a Senior Mediator-Trainer with the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court of India and the Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre (TNMCC). Mr. Jawad has conducted numerous judicial and advanced mediation trainings across India, including for the National Judicial Academy and Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy.
Mr. Shamaral Maichiev,
Chairman International Court Arbitration Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kyrgyz Republic
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Mr. Nusrat Hassan,
Managing Partner, India Dentons Link Legal
Nusrat Hassan is the Managing Partner of Dentons Link Legal (formerly Link Legal) with over 25 years of experience in international transactions and dispute resolution. A Chevening Scholar educated in the UK and India, he co-founded DH Law Associates in 1997, which merged with Dentons Link Legal in 2017. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) and Vice-Chair of the International Construction Projects Committee of the IPBA. He has been recognised as a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and ranked by Chambers & Partners Global for Corporate/M&A.
Moderator
Mr. Shruti Khanijow,
Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Shruti Khanijow is a commercial disputes lawyer specialising in international arbitration and cross-border disputes. She has represented private and state entities in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations (ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, SIAC) across India, the MENA region, London, Paris, Singapore, and Geneva. Her practice focuses on high-value engineering, construction, and energy disputes, as well as third-party funding and insolvency financing. She is a Specialist Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Centre and serves on the steering committee of the Young International Arbitration & Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad.