Nada Oteifi focuses her practice on representing individual and institutional clients in cross-border arbitral award and judgment enforcement matters with a nexus to the Middle East. In particular, she has experience implementing strategies against sovereign entities including governments, state-owned enterprises and other state actors following commercial arbitration and investment treaty disputes.
Ms. Oteifi has extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration under the rules of various institutions, notably ICSID, ICC, DIAC, CRCICA. Ms Oteifi handled disputes under several substantive laws, including Egyptian law, UAE law, Bahraini law, Qatari law, Libyan law, and Swiss law. Her expertise extends over a spectrum of industries, particularly oil & gas, construction, hotel management, telecommunications, corporate, and joint ventures.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Oteifi practiced in Mahmood Hussain Legal Consultants (Dubai) and Youssef & Partners Attorneys (Cairo).
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales (2021)
- Egypt (2014)
- Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (2022)
Education
- Queen Mary University of London, LLM, merit
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLM
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLB
- Cairo University, LLB
Languages
- Arabic
- French
- Kobre & Kim at Dubai Arbitration Week
- Kobre & Kim Hosts Riding the Waves of Enforcement: An Interactive Offshore and Onshore Asset Recovery Simulation at Dubai Arbitration Week
- Landmark UAE Ruling Strengthens Hand of Creditors
- Nada Oteifi on Overcoming Hurdles in Recovering Assets from Fraudsters During Dubai Arbitration Week Panel
- Richard Clarke and Nada Oteifi on Unlocking Value in Claims, Judgments and Awards at Dubai Arbitration Week
- Paul Hughes and Nada Oteifi Unpack Middle East Dispute Trends at Dubai Arbitration Week Seminar
- Kobre & Kim Enhances Capabilities in Dubai and the Middle East
- Enforcing a Foreign Judgment in the UAE: New Opportunities
- Powerful Option for Creditors Enforcing Judgments from Common Law Courts in the United Arab Emirates
- New Pathways for International Creditors to Fight Fraudulent Conveyance in Dubai
- Precedent-Setting Win in Dubai Opens Doors for Global Creditors to Fight Fraudulent Conveyance in the Middle East
- Global Creditors Can Successfully Fight Fraudulent Conveyance in Dubai
- More Routes to Recovery for Global Creditors in the Middle East
- Enforcement in Dubai Just Got Easier
Professional & Community Involvement
- Society of Construction Law (Gulf), Member
- Rising Arbitrators Initiative, Member
- Young ICCA, Member
- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Member
- Association of Young Arbitrators Africa (AYA), Member
Publications & Presentations
- Panelist, "Disputes Trends Across the Middle East" (Dubai Arbitration Week, Dubai, November 2021)
Credentials
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales (2021)
- Egypt (2014)
- Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (2022)
Education
- Queen Mary University of London, LLM, merit
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLM
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLB
- Cairo University, LLB
Languages
- Arabic
- French
News
- Kobre & Kim at Dubai Arbitration Week
- Kobre & Kim Hosts Riding the Waves of Enforcement: An Interactive Offshore and Onshore Asset Recovery Simulation at Dubai Arbitration Week
- Landmark UAE Ruling Strengthens Hand of Creditors
- Nada Oteifi on Overcoming Hurdles in Recovering Assets from Fraudsters During Dubai Arbitration Week Panel
- Richard Clarke and Nada Oteifi on Unlocking Value in Claims, Judgments and Awards at Dubai Arbitration Week
- Paul Hughes and Nada Oteifi Unpack Middle East Dispute Trends at Dubai Arbitration Week Seminar
- Kobre & Kim Enhances Capabilities in Dubai and the Middle East
- Enforcing a Foreign Judgment in the UAE: New Opportunities
- Powerful Option for Creditors Enforcing Judgments from Common Law Courts in the United Arab Emirates
- New Pathways for International Creditors to Fight Fraudulent Conveyance in Dubai
- Precedent-Setting Win in Dubai Opens Doors for Global Creditors to Fight Fraudulent Conveyance in the Middle East
- Global Creditors Can Successfully Fight Fraudulent Conveyance in Dubai
- More Routes to Recovery for Global Creditors in the Middle East
- Enforcement in Dubai Just Got Easier
Professional & Community Involvement
- Society of Construction Law (Gulf), Member
- Rising Arbitrators Initiative, Member
- Young ICCA, Member
- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Member
- Association of Young Arbitrators Africa (AYA), Member
Publications & Presentations
- Panelist, "Disputes Trends Across the Middle East" (Dubai Arbitration Week, Dubai, November 2021)