Sally Kotb joins Baker McKenzie in Dubai as a partner

Baker McKenzie today announced that Sally Kotb (pictured) has joined the Firm as a dispute resolution partner in its Dubai office.  

Sally Kotb’s career path

Kotb is an established dispute resolution lawyer who focuses on both local and international commercial arbitration disputes who joins from Habib Al Mulla and Partners, where she worked as a partner and head of arbitration. She has more than 17 years of experience advising clients across multiple sectors, including construction, real estate, energy, agency distribution, M&A, and shareholders’ disputes. Kotb regularly serves as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, co arbitrator, and chair) in Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), Dubai International Financial Centre-London Court of International Arbitration (DIFC-LCIA), Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Chamber (arbitrate AD) arbitrations, primarily related to real estate, sale and purchase disputes, and commercial disputes. She is a member of the Middle East Subcommittee of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge and has recently been appointed as the ICC UAE delegate to the ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution for the term 2024-2027.

Mohammad Al Rasheed, Baker McKenzie’s UAE Managing Partner, commented: “As we continue to build a robust and broad team in the UAE, we are excited to welcome Sally back to the partnership. Her appointment significantly strengthens our ability to provide expert advice to our clients when disputes arise, and also reflects the Firm’s commitment to investing in top talent and providing a unique client service experience.”

Sally Kotb commented on her appointment stating: “I am excited to rejoin Baker McKenzie’s leading Dispute Resolution practice and to help build upon the significant growth the Firm is experiencing in this space. It is an exciting time for litigators in the UAE and the Middle East, with disputes becoming more frequent and complex. I also look forward to working closely with my exceptional colleagues to take our regional practice to ever greater heights and to continue to champion our inclusion, diversity and equity programme across the Middle East.”