Reza Mohtashami KC will speak at a panel on “The investment equation in MENA, states, SOEs, and investors in a changing risk climate”, as part of the 14th ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration.
With treaty practice evolving and large public programs advancing, state related commercial arbitration and investor state exposure continue to test counsel. This panel addresses state and SOE contracts and arbitrations that arise thereof, stabilization and change in law clauses, sovereign immunity and execution, transparency expectations, settlement dynamics.
Reza will speak alongside Nayla Sleiman Al-Obeidli (AlGhazzawi & Partners), Fatima Balfaqeeh (Balfaqeeh Advocates & Legal Consultants), Niyati Gandhi (Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.), with Roland Ziadé (Linklaters) moderating the session.
The conference will take place on Tuesday 27 January 2026 in Dubai, with Reza’s panel taking place from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.
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ABOUT REZA MOHTASHAMI KC
Reza is a partner in the London office. He has represented clients as counsel and advocate in more than 90 arbitrations conducted under a variety of arbitration rules in many different jurisdictions. Reza has particular expertise in disputes arising in emerging markets with a focus on the energy, financial services, telecoms, and infrastructure sectors. Reza regularly acts as arbitrator and has been appointed as party-nominated arbitrator, Chair or Sole Arbitrator in more than 20 arbitrations conducted under the ICC, LCIA, ICDR-AAA, SIAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA Rules.
Reza is a trustee of the Bahrain Chamber of Dispute Resolution, a member of the LCIA Court, and an editorial board member of Global Arbitration Review. He is a former Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee, a past president of the LCIA Arab Users’ Council, a member of the LCIA Court, a trustee of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.