Mohamed Al Marzouqi

Mohamed Al Marzouqi is a Partner, Head of Office – Abu Dhabi, and Co-Head of Dispute Resolution at Al Tamimi & Company. His practice focuses on Dispute Resolution, with over 30 years' experience in litigation and dispute resolution in the UAE.

Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Mohamed spent 8 years working at the Investigation Department of the Dubai Public Prosecution. He began his career with the firm in 2002 and was instrumental in developing the Litigation department. In 2003, he was admitted to practice before the UAE Courts, and in 2007 he was admitted to practice before the Federal Supreme Court – the highest court in the UAE.

His areas of expertise include banking, property, commercial and intellectual property rights disputes, and he has considerable experience in criminal law, specifically in electronic crimes, money laundering, fraud and embezzlement. He has also advised numerous government departments on the drafting and review of new legislation, and served as project manager for a comprehensive initiative to revamp and modernise the UAE's justice sector, including the restructuring of the Ministry of Justice.

His recent experience includes participating in the 1MDB matter for a judgment valued at US$3.6 billion, assisting national and international banks including ADCB, FAB, ADIB, RAK Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Habib Bank, NBK and KIB on the NMC embezzlement cases for a value of US$4 billion, and advising a large group of companies in a complex partners' dispute involving claims exceeding AED 5 billion.

He also advised a real-estate developer on several arbitration disputes before ADCCAC, including a dispute over a Musataha agreement which resulted in winning an arbitration case of over AED 90 million, and advised Beijing Construction Engineering Group on a construction arbitration dispute with a claim of AED 500 million.

He holds a Master in International Business Law and a Diploma in International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy from Paris Sorbonne Université, and a Bachelor of Law from Beirut University. He speaks Arabic and English.