Karim is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice at Hadef & Partners. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the Young ICCA. Karim has extensive knowledge of ad hoc and institutional arbitration. He also has strong experience in drafting, setting case strategies, and crafting statements of all types. He frequently acts as counsel before several arbitral institutions (ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, SIAC and DIAC) under disputes arising from construction, oil and gas, real estate purchase agreements, and commercial transactions. Karim also advises in pre-dispute matters and negotiations. In addition, Karim has considerable experience with litigation cases before the UAE courts. He serves as a guest lecturer on international arbitration in numerous universities, and is an administrative manager for MetaverseLegal (a decentralised page dedicated to legal implications of the Metaverse). Prior to joining Hadef & Partners, Karim worked in boutique firms specialising in dispute resolution, mainly in the UAE. Karim has also dealt with disputes in Qatar.