Nudrat EJAZ Piracha

I am a Fulbright scholar, a Weinstein JAMS International Fellow for 2018, and the first lawyer from Pakistan to become a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (FCIArb). In a career stretching over seventeen years, I worked as counsel in the field of ADR in arbitrations before ICSID, ICC, SCC, DFIC-LCIA, Ad Hoc tribunals, and rose to partnership at the leading Pakistani firm, before leaving for an S.J.D. at George Washington. I am a Solicitor of England and Wales besides being a Member of the High Court Bar of Pakistan. I was nominated to the panel of arbitrators of ICSID by Pakistan in 2018 and is presently serving as a member of an Ad Hoc Committee of ICSID in relation to annulment proceedings in a dispute between a British national and State of Sri Lanka.I have extensive experience and training in ADR, mediation, negotiation, and arbitrations from most prestigious universities and organizations.As a senior fellow of JAMs, I have been trained by them and have attended mediations at JAMS with their panelists concerning commercial and employment disputes.Samdani & Qureshi (Law Firm) Islamabad Senior Associate/Partner 2002 - 2015Infrastructure Project Development Facility, Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan (IPDF) Islamabad Legal Advisor 2009-2010National Tariff Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan (NTC) Islamabad Legal Advisor 2006-2007

• Business and Contract Disputes
• Construction Litigation
• Corporate Dispute Resolution Training
• Government and Regulatory
• Investment and Commercial arbitrations