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Dr Mohamed Raffa
International arbitration and dispute resolution expert collaborating with Atyar Legal Co. through the alliance.
Leading international arbitration practitioner and financial disputes expert with more than twenty-five years of experience advising and representing clients across the Gulf, the MENA region, and internationally. He is the founding partner of Raffa Obeid & Cartoni, a boutique practice known for complex banking, regulatory, and sovereign matters.
Practice Areas
- Worldwide Arbitration & ADR
- International Commercial & Investment Disputes
- Complex Financial & Banking Disputes
- Cross-Border Corporate & Commercial Litigation
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Italian
Professional Profile
Dr Mohamed Raffa is an accomplished national and international dispute resolution professional, widely recognised for his work in complex financial, banking and commercial arbitration. He combines over three decades of practice with a strong academic background in economics and arbitration law.
He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and a PhD in Arbitration Law from the University of East London. His dual training in economics and law allows him to approach disputes with a deep understanding of both financial structures and legal frameworks.
Dr Raffa has taught Economics and Banking at the University of Pittsburgh and currently lectures Arbitration and International Commercial Law at Cambridge University and the University of East London. He is also a full-time Module Leader and Lecturer of Law at CU London.
As Senior Partner at Raffa Cartoni & Obeid (RLawyers Group) – a law firm established in 1958 by Rt. Hon Judge Said Raffa, former Supreme Court Judge in Egypt – Dr Raffa leads a practice that specialises in banking and financial dispute resolution, especially inter-bank disputes and complex corporate financial cases. During the 2008 financial crisis, Raffa Ebeid’s primary mandate was the arbitration of disputes arising from the global financial downturn.
Highlights
- Senior Partner, Raffa Cartoni & Obeid (RLawyers Group).
- Served as Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, Presiding Arbitrator, Secretary to the Tribunal and Counsel in more than 172 cases involving parties from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States.
- Member or court member of leading arbitration institutions including ICC, LCIA, CIMAC, SCCA, SIAC, AAA-ICDR and PRIME Finance.
- Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
- Member of ICCA, IBA Arbitration Committee, and multiple advisory councils and users’ groups for regional and international arbitration centres.
- Recognised as an expert on international arbitration, Arab laws and Islamic Shari’a.
Representative Cases
Dr Raffa has acted in a wide range of complex disputes, including:
- Chair of the Tribunal in a UNCITRAL arbitration concerning breach of derivatives financial transactions under ISDA contracts involving multiple international banks.
- Chair of the Tribunal in a case involving breach of fiduciary duty and contract between various clients and a bank trader in a multi-million-dollar bond issue.
- Co-arbitrator in a dispute between a financial lender and a technology company.
- Emergency Arbitrator in matters involving a holding financial company of a pharmaceutical group and senior banking executives regarding breach of arbitration separability agreements.
- Sole Arbitrator in numerous breach of commercial contract and shareholder disputes, including valuation of stock options and alleged breaches of fiduciary duties.
- Co-arbitrator in financial broker/dealer disputes.
- Sole Ad-Hoc Arbitrator in multiple moral hazard and breach of duty disputes in the financial services sector.
- Sole Ad-Hoc Arbitrator in numerous cases involving breaches of financial services agreements with banks acting as both claimants and defendants.
- As Senior Partner of Raffa Ebeid, Dr Raffa also litigated:
- Complex commercial cases, including bankruptcy litigation and shareholder derivative actions.
- Insurance and reinsurance disputes.
- Breach of contract, lender liability, trusts and estates cases.
- Numerous due diligence reviews in corporate and financial transactions.
Areas of Expertise
International Arbitration & ADR
- International commercial and investment arbitration.
- Banking, derivatives and structured financial products disputes.
- Arbitration under rules of LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICC, PRIME Finance, SCCA, AAA, AAA-BCDR, CRCICA, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICSID, LMAA, SCC, SIAC and ad hoc UNCITRAL proceedings.
- Acting as Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, Chair, Emergency Arbitrator, Counsel and Secretary to the Tribunal.
Sectors
- Financial and banking disputes
- Construction and infrastructure
- Oil & gas and energy
- Telecommunications and technology
- Travel and hospitality
- Corporate, shareholder and M&A-related disputes
Education
- PhD in Arbitration Law, University of East London.
- LLM in Construction Law & Arbitration, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
- Master’s in Economics & Finance, University of East Anglia, UK.
- Bachelor of Commerce & Law, Ain Shams University, Cairo
- Professional Memberships & Roles
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), UK.
- Chartered Arbitrator and member of CIArb Regional Education Committee.
- Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and Court Member of LCIA.
- Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration.
- Member, CIMAC Court.
- Member, IBA Arbitration Committee.
- Member, Advisory Council of PRIME Finance, The Hague.
- Member, SCCA Advisory Committee.
- Member, AAA-ICDR International Advisory Committee.
- Member, SIAC African Users’ Council Committee.
- Lecturer of Law, University of East London.
- Fellow, Academy of Higher Education.
- Senior Lecturer and Faculty Region Leader, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK & European branches).
Academic Work, Publications & Presentations
Selected Publications
- Challenging Arbitration Awards in Common Law England, Young Arbitration Review (2015).
- What has Sharia Got to Do with Arbitration, University of East London (2014).
- Amiable Composition and Ex Aequo et Bono Arbitration, Law Journal of Nigeria (2013).
- The Egyptian Legal System – An Inside Look (2014).
Selected Presentations
- Harmonization of International Arbitration Rules, Faculty of Law, Cambridge University.
- Financial Regulations – Post-Crisis Banking and Capital Markets Regulations, CIArb Annual General Meeting, Istanbul (2016).
- Choosing the Law of an Arbitration Agreement, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2014).
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