Rabih Tabbara

Rabih Tabbara is a Partner and Head of Construction and Infrastructure Disputes at Habib Al Mulla and Partners, focusing on Arbitration and Mediation. He specialises in international arbitration with a particular focus on construction, infrastructure, and energy disputes.

He has significant experience throughout the Middle East, advising major developers, consultants and contractors on the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts, including those based on the FIDIC forms. He regularly represents clients in arbitration proceedings at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Lebanese Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Beirut, and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Arbitration Center.

His experience extends to the oil and gas sector, where he advises on disputes relating to feedstock supply agreements, crude oil pricing and refinery operations. He also advises companies on court litigation in the UAE and throughout the GCC, and advises major engineering and project management firms on doing business in the UAE, Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Rabih holds degrees from the American University of Beirut (1995) and La Sagesse Law Faculty (1999). He is a member of the Beirut Bar Association (2001) and speaks English, Arabic and French.