Academic Position : University of Tehran (since 2015); Visiting Lecturer (International Commercial Arbitration) - University of Hertfordshire (2011-13)

Education : University of London, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (PhD in International Investment Law - 2010); University of Hertfordshire (LLM International Commercial and Maritime Law - 2003); College of Law (Legal Practice Course - 2002); London Metropolitan University (LLB Law - 2001)

Experience as counsel:

Numerous international arbitrations under the Rules of the ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, and Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC) (mainly investment, joint venture, share purchase, telecom, construction, and oil and gas)

Publications:

Contributor Iranian BIT sets, Investment Claims, Oxford University Press 2017 • "Redefining Investment Arbitration Law: The Case of Kosovo," 1 J. Alt. Disp. Res. Kosovo (2015)

• "A New Paradigm for Attracting Foreign Investments: Restructuring Investor-State Arbitration for Resolution of Petroleum Disputes: Dynamics of the New Iranian Oil Investment Contract," 12(2) T.D.M. (2015)

• "Arbitration in Post-Sanctions Iran," in Acquisition International Guide to Arbitration, 6 (2015)

• "Iranian Bilateral Investment Disputes: Substantive Principles and Standards," 14(3) J. World Inv. & Trade 397 (2013)

• "Arbitration of Investment Disputes under the Iranian Investment Treaties," 14(2) Journal of Money Laundering Control 130 (2011)

• "Investor Protection in Iran: A Bankruptcy Approach," in Bankruptcy Law Client Strategies in the Middle East and Africa 101 (Aspatore/Thomson Reuters, 2011)

• "Iran," in Litigation and Dispute Resolution (International Comparative Legal Guide Series, 2011) (with T. Wessing)

• "Standards of Treatment of Foreign Investments in Iran," 30(11) Company Law. 347 (2009)

• "Comparative Analysis of Iranian Foreign Investment Law with the World Bank Guidelines on Treatment of Foreign Direct Investment," in 12 Y.B. Islamic and Middle Eastern L. 111 (2005-06)

Associate, Atai & Associates (2002-2011)