Samaa HARIDI

Samaa Haridi is a civil and common law-trained, trilingual lawyer with over 20 years of experience representing clients from all over the world in international commercial and investment arbitration, under the rules of all major arbitral institutions.

Samaa has been singled out by clients for being "spectacular" and "really, really phenomenal" (Chambers USA). Sources also acknowledge her as being a "first-class arbitration lawyer; one of the best in the region" (Who's Who Legal) and a "global leader" whose "reputation is sky rocketing" (Who's Who Legal). She is one of fifteen international arbitration practitioners in North America singled out by Who's Who Legal as a Global Elite Thought Leader – Arbitration.

In addition to her work as counsel, Samaa frequently sits as an arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes. She is also currently serving as an officer in a number of arbitral organizations, including as Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Senior Co-Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association, and a member of ICCA’s Governing Board.