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Mohammad Rwashdeh

Mohammad Rwashdeh is a special counsel in the firm's Dubai office, based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). He advises UAE and international clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with experience in commercial disputes, arbitration, employment, regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions.

Mohammad has extensive experience managing complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes and enforcement proceedings throughout the Middle East. His contentious practice encompasses commercial litigation and arbitration, employment disputes, insolvency-related disputes, intellectual property matters, construction and real estate disputes, and enforcement of local and foreign judgments and arbitral awards.

In his non-contentious practice, Mohammad advises on commercial contracting, distribution and agency arrangements, supply and channel partner relationships, employment and workplace compliance, regulatory matters. He also regularly advises clients on the regulatory and commercial risks associated with market-entry strategies, commercial relationships, and operational compliance requirements across the UAE and the wider region.

Before joining the firm, Mohammad served as head legal of an investment group owned by one of the UAE’s leading higher education institutions, where he led the legal function and advised the board of directors on a wide range of strategic, regulatory, and commercial matters. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing legal risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and the drafting and review of policies, procedures, commercial agreements, and other key legal documentation.

Prior to that, Mohammad held senior legal positions in leading law firms in both Dubai and Jordan, advising clients on complex dispute resolution, employment, regulatory, and commercial matters.

  • Recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA as a Recommended Lawyer for Employment in United Arab Emirates, 2022-2026
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation as a key member of the UAE Dispute Resolution team, 2022-2023
  • Member of Jordanian Bar Association
  • Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Roster of Arbitrators 
  • Fellow membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) 
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