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    Prof. Arif Hyder Ali

    Prof. Arif Hyder Ali is the founder of AHALI, a boutique dispute resolution-focused law firm based in Washington, D.C. and London.

    For over three decades, Mr. Ali has served as an arbitrator and represented parties in disputes in investor-state, commercial, and construction arbitrations under all the major arbitral regimes and the laws of over 50 civil and common law jurisdictions, as well as Islamic law and public international law. Prior to establishing AHALI, Mr. Ali headed the international arbitration practices at three Am Law 100 firms, most recently serving as the global co-chair of Dechert LLP’s International Arbitration Practice Group.

    In addition to publishing multiple books as lead author and more than 50 articles, Mr. Ali has held positions at leading academic institutions (Georgetown University Law Center, University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mineral Law, and Policy) as an adjunct law professor, honorary lecturer and global faculty member.