Alison is a disputes lawyer with a focus on international arbitration for major infrastructure projects. Practising in Dubai since 2008, Alison advises local and international clients on complex cross border disputes in the UAE and foreign jurisdictions covering a range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, construction, hospitality, real estate, and renewables. sama
Alison has advised on disputes involving projects (solar hydrogen, desalination, natural gas, irrigation, sewage treatment, mixed use developments, commercial, residential and entertainment venues) in Qatar, Oman, UAE, South America, Africa and the Caribbean under a range of procedural laws (England & Wales, Swiss, UAE, DIFC) and arbitral rules (ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ADCCAC, LCAM, and UNCITRAL). Alison has also assisted construction industry clients in proceedings before dispute boards and adjudication panels.
Alison is passionate about ESG and in 2022 completed her Business Sustainability Management credential with Cambridge University’s Institute of Sustainability Leadership. She is a member of Arbitral Women and acts as a support mentor in the CiArb Dubai branch mentoring program. Alison is passionate about gender diversity in the construction industry and in 2023, moderated Reed Smith and HKA’s webinar “Pay it Forward, Why Mentoring and Male Allyship Matter for Women in the Construction Industry” and was a panelist at the ED&I: Women in Construction Summit in Dubai.
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Updated at: 2/11/2023