President, sole arbitrator or co-arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the CRCICA, DIAC, HKIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, and the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA). Experience as arbitrator includes:

Investment

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. v. Kingdom of Spain, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/47 (Georges Affaki, President, John Y. Gotanda, William Blair)
Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. v. Canada, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/16 (Georges Affaki, President, Gary Born, Vaughan Lowe)
PCA Case No. 2019-31, under a bilateral treaty and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (Ian Binnie, President, Georges Affaki, Brigitte Stern)
PCA Case No. 2019-41, under the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Investment Agreement (Samaa Haridi, President, Georges Affaki, Eduardo Silva Romero)

Construction, Projects, and Property Development

President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to a water desalination project (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai)
President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to consolidated arbitrations arising under a multi-contract dispute in the construction sector (applicable law: UAE, seat: Abu Dhabi)
President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to an iconic infrastructure project dispute in the tourism sector (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai)
President of the arbitral tribunal in a DIAC case in relation to a dispute relating to a series of property development and construction agreements (Arabic-English bilingual proceedings – applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai)
President of the arbitral tribunal in a DIAC case in relation to a series of construction disputes arising in relation to a landmark infrastructure project in Dubai (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai)
President of the arbitral tribunal in a PCA Case in relation to a sale and property development project in Saudi Arabia (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Geneva)
President of the arbitral tribunal in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a hospital construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh)
Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a shipbuilding agreement (applicable law: Bahraini, seat: Manama)
Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc international arbitration case in relation to a dispute between a contractor and an international relief agency operating in the Middle-East (applicable law: general principles of international law, seat: London)
Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a series of contracts for the design, construction, expansion and development of several terminals in an international airport (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Dubai)
Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising from the construction of a ship terminal and grain warehouse construction and operation project (applicable law: Iran, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by a State instrumentality acting as the employer in a PCA Case under the UNCITRAL rules in relation to a dispute under an EBRD-financed bridge construction and road rehabilitation agreement based on the FIDIC Pink Book (applicable law: Moldova, seat: The Hague)
Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by a State instrumentality acting as the employer in an ICC case in relation to a dispute under an EBRD-financed construction project based on the FIDIC Pink Book (applicable law: Macedonia, seat: Zagreb)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning the construction of the Doha metro (applicable law: Qatar, seat: Doha)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a settlement agreement and a series of bank guarantees under a large construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: London)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a settlement agreement under a large construction project (applicable law: English, seat: London)
Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by the employer in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a FIDIC-type industrial dismantling, transfer and construction series of agreements (applicable law: French, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by the contractor in an ICC case concerning a shipbuilding contract in the oil and gas sector (applicable law: Libyan, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a hospital construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a sewerage project (applicable law: Oman, seat: Muscat)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a joint venture agreement in relation to a real estate investment (applicable law: French, seat: Paris).

Energy

President of the arbitral tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/47 involving an investment in a concentrated solar power plant in the renewable energy sector
President of the arbitral tribunal in a CRCICA case in relation to a dispute relating to an Egyptian law-governed operation license and gas distribution agreement between the State and a foreign-controlled distributor (proceedings conducted and award issued in Arabic – applicable law: Egyptian, seat: Cairo)
President of the arbitral tribunal in HKIAC consolidated cases in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contract disputes arising under a private equity investment in the energy sector in PRC (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong)
Sole arbitrator in a DIFC-LCIA case in relation to a dispute arising out of a solar power project (applicable law: Egypt, seat: Dubai)
Arbitrator nominated by a national oil company in an ICC case concerning a price determination dispute under a long-term gas supply contract (applicable law: Algerian, seat: Geneva)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a series of consulting agreements in the power sector involving allegations of corruption of a national oil company (applicable law: Swiss, seat: Geneva)

Banking and Finance

President of the arbitral tribunal in an LCIA case in relation to the issue of securities (applicable law: English, seat: London)
President of the arbitral tribunal in case administered by the Qatar International Center for Conciliation & Arbitration (QICCA) in relation to banking service agreements (applicable law: Qatar, seat: Doha)
President of the arbitral tribunal in HKIAC consolidated cases in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contract disputes arising under a private equity investment in the energy sector in PRC (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong)
President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contract disputes arising under a private equity investment in the education sector in Morocco (applicable law: French, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a shareholders’ dispute in relation to a private equity investment in Morocco (applicable law: Moroccan, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an LCIA case concerning the bank financing and issue of guarantees in relation to one of the biggest airport development projects in the world (applicable law: Abu Dhabi, seat: Abu Dhabi)
Arbitrator nominated by a State-owned entity in an ICC case concerning a dispute under financing agreements in the context of a bank resolution scheme pursuant to the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) (applicable law: France, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator in a DIAC case concerning a shareholders’ dispute in relation to the acquisition of a financial institution (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Dubai)
Party-appointed arbitrator in a DIAC case concerning a shareholders’ dispute in relation to a private equity investment in the education sector in Saudi Arabia (applicable law: English, seat: Dubai)
Sole arbitrator in a DIFC-LCIA case in relation to a multiparty debt rescheduling dispute (applicable law: Swiss, seat: DIFC (UAE))
Sole arbitrator in a BCDR-AAA case in relation to a dispute relating to the building and operation of an electronic securities trading system (applicable law: Bahrain, seat: Manama)
Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc case in relation to a dispute under a banking service agreement (applicable law: French law and international standard banking practice, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ADCCAC case concerning a dispute under an Islamic banking service agreement (applicable law: UAE, seat: Abu Dhabi)

Other Sectors

President of the arbitral tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/16/16 relating to a dispute arising out of an investment in the telecom sector
Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in an SCC case arising out of a sale of metals contract, involving the application of economic sanctions (applicable law: English law, seat: Stockholm)
President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICDR AAA case in relation to a dispute relating to an Italian law-governed distribution agreement (applicable law: Italian, seat: Milan)
Sole arbitrator in a DIAC case in relation to a dispute arising out of military procurement agreements performed in a war zone (applicable law: Dubai, seat: Dubai)
Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a settlement agreement in relation to a distribution agreement involving the interpretation of a bilateral tax treaty (applicable law: Brazil, seat: Paris)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an LCIA case concerning a multiparty, multicontract shareholder dispute in the logistical services sector (applicable law: Saudi, seat: London)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an HKIAC case concerning a dispute under a distribution agreement (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a seaport operations and services agreement (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an LCIA case concerning a commodities contract involving allegations of bribery (applicable law: French, seat: London)
Party-appointed arbitrator in two related ad hoc cases concerning disputes under a shareholder agreement in relation to a distribution contract (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Jeddah)