chrysalis

DISPUTE AVOIDANCE | MEDIATION | ARBITRATION


aarta alkarimi - partner

e-mail
alkarimi@chrysalis-llp.com

phone
+971 50 313 1493



aarta (chartered arbitrator, accredited mediator, and counsel), brings 20 years of experience on disputes related to construction, infrastructure, education, real estate, and general corporate matters in the united states, turkey, the middle east, and the indian sub-continent.

apart from her counsel work, aarta is regularly appointed as arbitrator under various institutional rules in both common and civil law seated arbitrations.

prior to chrysalis, aarta's work as an attorney has included positions at a well-renowned specialist construction law firm in new york, the middle east offices of a major american "white shoe" law firm, and another top tier american law firm.

aarta has represented:

  • government, semi-government, publicly held and private entities on large infrastructure matters including one of the world's longest cross-national crude oil pipelines, various utilities networks and airport projects.

  • individuals, public and private companies (including one of the world's largest education entities and the world's largest retailer) on various construction, education and real estate matters.

she has also spoken at various international law conferences and events in new york, boston, washington dc, vienna, dubai, tokyo, paris, athens, madrid, buenos aires, and são paulo.

admissions:

  • New York State Bar - since 2002

  • Federal District Court - Southern District of New York - since 2005

  • Supreme Court of the United States - since 2008

  • Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts

  • Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb)

  • Accredited Mediator and Fellow (CIArb)

affiliations:

  • International Bar Association (IBA)

  • Society of Construction Law - Gulf

  • Arbitral Women

  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - UK and UAE

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

arbitral panel admissions

  • Presidential Panel of Arbitrators (CIArb)

  • Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)

  • Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

  • American Arbitration Assoc. - Intl. Center for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)

  • Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)

  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)

  • Asia Pacific Maratime Arbitration Centre

  • Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)

  • Maldives International Arbitration Centre

  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

  • Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

  • Russian Arbitration Centre (RAC)

recognition + other activities:

  • arbitrator of the year - LexisNexis in 2024

  • leading construction lawyer in the UAE - Who's Who Legal in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, & 2023

  • vice-chair - International Project Committee of the IBA (2024)

  • mediator of the year, UAE, ADR Awards - Lawyer Monthly (2023)

  • senior diversity officer (economic empowerment) at the IBA (2020-2024)

  • co-chair - Project Establishment Subcommittee of the IBA (2018-2020)

  • vice chair - Project Establishment Subcommittee of the IBA (2016-2018)

  • awarded “best young arbitrator” (gold category) by DIAC in 2018

  • regularly invited speaker/panelist at various international conferences and events

academia:

  • Fordham University School of Law - New York City

  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) - Diploma International Commercial Arbitration

additional languages:

  • fluent in spoken and written english & persian

  • basic knowledge of arabic & french


serhiy hoshovsky - counsel (at affiliated firm GHS Legal)

e-mail
shoshovsky@ghslegal.com

phone
+1 (212) 532 8600


serhiy has over 18 years of experience in united states and international matters including complex transactions, dispute resolution and litigation.

he has advised small and large clients on various corporate/business and individual matters such as company formation & incorporation, negotiation & drafting of agreements, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, immigration, real estate, and estate planning. 

serhiy represents a global client base which covers several central and eastern european countries (including ukraine, russia, poland, kazakhistan, uzbekistan, armenia, georgia) and africa.

serhiy also dedicates time for public service and serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations.

while working towards his LLM in corporate, finance and banking law, serhiy was a member of the Fordham International Law Journal drafting committee.

admissions:

  • New York State Bar - since 2002

  • Federal District Court - Southern District of New York - since 2002

  • Federal District Court - Eastern District of New York - since 2002

  • Second Circuit (US) Federal Court of Appeals - since 2002

affiliations:

  • New York State Bar Association

academia:

  • Fordham University School of Law - New York City

  • Lviv National University School of Law - Lviv, Ukraine

recognition + other activities:

  • chair of the Committee on Eastern Europe of the international section of the New York State Bar Association

additional languages:

  • fluent in spoken and written english, ukranian & russian

  • working knowledge of polish


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