Al Tamimi & Company strengthens arbitration offering

Al Tamimi & Company has confirmed the appointment of Thomas Snider as its new head of arbitration.

Harvard Law School educated, Snider joins Al Tamimi as a partner from a leading international law firm and comes with over 16 years experience specializing in international commercial arbitration, international investment disputes and state-to-state arbitration around the world. He has represented parties in arbitrations involving a range of industries, including oil and gas, mining, automobile manufacturing, and telecommunications, as well as shareholder and joint-venture disputes. He also represented the Government of Ethiopia before the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission. Who’s Who Legal Arbitration has identified Tom as a “future leader”.

Snider’s appointment comes at a time where arbitration is gaining momentum as a leading form of dispute resolution. The strong growth of international arbitration in the region is reflected in the creation of exciting new arbitral seats and arbitral centers in the UAE and in the Arabian Gulf. Regional arbitration institutions are enhancing their rules as they compete for a share of the increasing caseload, and arbitral seats are cooperating with local and foreign courts to enhance the enforceability of their arbitral awards. Regional courts are demonstrating their commitment to support arbitration and to enforce foreign arbitral awards.

Thomas Snider commented, “Joining the leading law firm in the Middle East is an exciting move for me professionally, and I am very much looking forward to working with the highly regarded team to further build the profile of arbitration at Al Tamimi across the region and globally.”