An independent arbitrator specialising in civil, commercial, and construction disputes internationally, acting both as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in arbitrations under the ICC and DIAC Rules, as well as independent neutral in ad hoc expert determination proceedings. Qualified in England & Wales and New Zealand, with extensive experience of the laws of the Middle East; arbitral decisions made applying both English common law and the civil laws of the Middle East and under both ordinary and expedited procedures. Recognised by Lexology as a Global Elite Thought Leader – Under 45 in Arbitration, a Future Leader in Arbitration, and a Next Generation Partner in Construction. More than 15 years’ experience as counsel, including as a disputes partner in an international law firm, having argued cases on behalf of multinational and State-owned companies in commercial arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SCC and DIAC Rules, as well as in large-scale construction and engineering disputes in institutional and ad hoc arbitration, Dispute Board proceedings, and related litigation. Also a Senior Lecturer in the Masters of Construction Law programme at Victoria University Wellington, teaching and researching construction law and dispute resolution.