Personal bio

Zouhdi is a skilled mediator, negotiator, arbitrator and legal professional with over two decades of experience in the UAE and abroad. He holds an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California (2004) is CEDR-accredited, IMI qualified, and has completed the ADR Center International Mediation Training.
As Partner at Shaikha Almehrzi Advocates & Legal Consultants (LAW HOUSE), Zouhdi leads, among other areas, the firm’s corporate and commercial practice, as well as its dispute resolution and ADR practice, advising clients on corporate and commercial transactions, corporate governance, construction, and banking matters, and representing them through strategic negotiation and out-of-court settlements.
Zouhdi has mediated and co-mediated numerous disputes as a volunteer with the California Academy for Mediation Professionals (CAMP) in Los Angeles, within the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s mediation programs. He trained under leading U.S. mediators, including Lee Jay Berman (American Institute of Mediation) and Richard Chernick (Vice President and Managing Director JAMS Arbitration Practice), gaining practical insight into complex mediations across diverse practice areas.
He currently serves as a trainer with the ADR Center, delivering “Mediation Advocacy” workshops under The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department (LAD) CLPD program. He has also co-trained the 40-Hour ADR Center International Mediation Training in Arabic, accredited by LAD, Nov-Dec 2025. In addition, he served as a trainer with Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC) as part of its Professional Diploma in International Arbitration, where he lectured on “Types, Structure and Contents of Arbitral Awards”, May 2025. Earlier in his career, he co-trained a 40-Hour Mediation Training Program with the American Bar Association (ABA) and Pepperdine University in Jordan, 2007.
Zouhdi serves on the mediation panels of ADGM and SCCA, and on both the mediation and arbitration panels of LAMC. He sits on the Advisory Council of The Mediation Hub MENA, is a member of the CIArb, regularly speaks at international conferences, and actively contributes to the ADR field through publishing and thought leadership.
He is admitted as an attorney at law to the Bierut Bar Association and holds a B.A. in Political Science.