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Arbitration specialist across multiple areas including general commercial, banking and finance, sanctions, international trade, commodities, energy, construction, oil and gas. Experienced in regulatory and financial services work, investigations, corporate governance and ESG compliance matters.
Khadija is familiar with all major international arbitration rules including the LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, DIAC, SIAC, HKIAC and the Swiss Arbitration Rules. Prior to joining 36 Stone Khadija was Senior Legal Counsel at Credit Suisse in Zurich specialising in cross-border legal and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the UK and Middle Eastern markets. She also worked on high-profile cross-border FCA and HMRC investigations for the bank. In a previous role, Khadija was Counsel at a major law firm in Dubai where her practice focused on commercial litigation, international arbitration and all dispute-related work before the DIFC Courts.
Khadija has extensive international experience working with arbitrators, foreign lawyers, in-house counsel, experts and professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds, in all aspects of dispute resolution.