Arif Hyder Ali

Founder | Arbitrator

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

arif.ali@ahalidisputes.com

+1 (202) 538 9133 (Washington, D.C.)

+44 (0) 2045 772522 (London)

Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

Biography

Biography

Biography

Sector Experience

Sector Experience

Sector Experience

Jurisdictional Experience

Jurisdictional Experience

Jurisdictional Experience

Arbitral Rules

Arbitral Rules

Arbitral Rules

Select Arbitrator Cases

Select Arbitrator Cases

Select Arbitrator Cases

Select Counsel Cases

Select Counsel Cases

Select Counsel Cases

Publications

Books

Articles: Investor-State Arbitration and Public International Law

  • Mining Arbitration in Latin America: Social and Environmental Issues in Investment Arbitration Cases in The Guide to Mining Arbitration (2019, Global Arbitration Review)

  • The Arbitration of Corruption Allegations (2018, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Investor State Arbitration)

  • Adverse Inferences: A Proposed Methodology in the Light of Investment Arbitrations Involving Middle Eastern States (2017, Journal of the Bahrain Centre for Dispute Resolution)

  • The Energy Charter Treaty and Related Jurisprudence (2015, The Leading Practitioners’ Guide to International Oil & Gas Arbitrations, Gaitis, J., ed.)

  • Principles of Valuation Taken from the UNCC Perspective (2015, War Reparations and the UN Compensation Commission – Designing Compensation After Conflict, Feighery, T., Gibson, C. and Rajah, T., eds)

  • Improving the Process and Institutions of Investment Arbitration: A Modest Contribution to a Complicated Debate (2014, Essays in Honor of Kamal Hossain, Bhuiyan, S., Sands P., and Schrijver, N., eds.)

  • In the Eye of the Storm: Spain’s Nexus to Investment Disputes (2013, Spain Arbitration Review – Revista del Club de Arbitraje, No.18/2013)

  • Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd. v. República del Perú – (2011, Anuario Latinoamericano de Arbitraje 3, Carlos A. Soto Coaguilia ed.)

  • 10 Golden Rules for U.S. Investors to Follow in Dispute Resolution Negotiations with a Foreign State or State Entity – (2010, AAA Handbook on International Arbitration and ADR, American Arbitration Association)

  • The Effect of BITs on the International Body of Investment Law: The Significance of Fair and Equitable Treatment Provisions – (2009, The Future of Investment Arbitration)

  • Brevas Notas sobre el Arbitraje de Inversión – (2009, Revista Peruana de Arbitraje, Vol. 9, P. 3)

  • ICSID Arbitration in the Americas – (November 2007, The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2008, a Special Report of Global Arbitration Review)

  • Peru’s Foreign Investment Framework Put to the Test: A Review of the Jurisdictional Award in Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd. v. The Republic of Peru – (2007, Homenaje a Fernando de Trazegnies)

Articles: Commercial Arbitration

  • The International Arbitration Comparative Country Guide, USA Chapter (2018, Legal 500)

  • Gas Pricing Disputes: Final and Binding Uncertainty (2015, Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2013)

  • La responsibilidad civil de los arbitros y las instituciones arbitrales (2013, Arbitraje Internacional – Pasado, Presente y Futuro: Libro Homenaje a Bernardo Cremades e Yves Derains, Tomo. 1, Instituto Peruano de Arbitraje)

  • Case Commentary, ICDR Case No. 236-04 – Part 2B – (2012, ICDR Awards and Commentaries, Grant Hanessian ed., Vol. 1)

  • Directrices Prácticas Para la Redacción del Acuerdo Arbitral – (March 2011, Tratado de Derecho Arbitral)

  • U.S. Judicial Policies in Arbitration – (2008, Legal Business Arbitration Report)

  • Anti-Suit Injunctions in Support of International Arbitration in the United States and the United Kingdom – (2008, International Arbitration Law Review)

  • Resolving Disputes in Cross-Border Commercial Transactions – (June 2007, Inside the Minds: Best Practices for International ADR)

  • A Cross-Comparison of Institutional Mediation Rules – (February 2007, Transnational Dispute Management)

  • Best Practices Series No. 7: Best Practices in Drafting International Arbitration Clauses – (2003, UNITAR: Training and Building Programmes in Legal Aspects, Financial Management and Negotiations)

  • Considerations in Negotiating Arbitration Clauses with Certain Arab League States and Iran (2002, Rocky Mountain Law Institute, 10-1)

  • Risk Management in International Commercial Transactions: Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution – (April 2003, International Quarterly)

  • A Cross-Comparison of Institutional Mediation Rules – (July 2002, American Arbitration Association Dispute Resolution Journal)

  • Disputas en Materia de Tecnologias de Informacion y Comunicaciones: Arbitraje y Mediacion Como Alternativas a los Litigios Judiciales – (November 2001, Derecho de la Alta Tecnologia)

  • From COPEL to CEEE – International Arbitrators and Brazilian Courts Agree on the Capacity of Brazilian Mixed Capital Companies to Arbitrate – (Winter 2007, News and Notes, Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Articles: Other Subjects

  • The Interaction between Administrative Courts and Investment Tribunals in Egypt,” Arab Law Quarterly (2024), 1-29.

  • Shari’a Law Approaches to Arbitration – (2010, International Commercial Arbitration in Practice: 21st Century Perspectives)

  • Project Management - Milestones on the Road to Commercial Operation – (November 2007, Power Magazine)

  • The New Argentine Hydrocarbons Law: A Protected Bay for Energy Investors – (June 2007, Latin Lawyer)

  • Is Arbitration Unfair to Parties from Developing Countries: A Study Proposal – (May 2007, ABA International Law Section Annual Meeting)

  • Managing Legal Risk in an Uncertain World – (November 27, 2001, LA Daily Journal)


Publications

Books

Articles: Investor-State Arbitration and Public International Law

  • Mining Arbitration in Latin America: Social and Environmental Issues in Investment Arbitration Cases in The Guide to Mining Arbitration (2019, Global Arbitration Review)

  • The Arbitration of Corruption Allegations (2018, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Investor State Arbitration)

  • Adverse Inferences: A Proposed Methodology in the Light of Investment Arbitrations Involving Middle Eastern States (2017, Journal of the Bahrain Centre for Dispute Resolution)

  • The Energy Charter Treaty and Related Jurisprudence (2015, The Leading Practitioners’ Guide to International Oil & Gas Arbitrations, Gaitis, J., ed.)

  • Principles of Valuation Taken from the UNCC Perspective (2015, War Reparations and the UN Compensation Commission – Designing Compensation After Conflict, Feighery, T., Gibson, C. and Rajah, T., eds)

  • Improving the Process and Institutions of Investment Arbitration: A Modest Contribution to a Complicated Debate (2014, Essays in Honor of Kamal Hossain, Bhuiyan, S., Sands P., and Schrijver, N., eds.)

  • In the Eye of the Storm: Spain’s Nexus to Investment Disputes (2013, Spain Arbitration Review – Revista del Club de Arbitraje, No.18/2013)

  • Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd. v. República del Perú – (2011, Anuario Latinoamericano de Arbitraje 3, Carlos A. Soto Coaguilia ed.)

  • 10 Golden Rules for U.S. Investors to Follow in Dispute Resolution Negotiations with a Foreign State or State Entity – (2010, AAA Handbook on International Arbitration and ADR, American Arbitration Association)

  • The Effect of BITs on the International Body of Investment Law: The Significance of Fair and Equitable Treatment Provisions – (2009, The Future of Investment Arbitration)

  • Brevas Notas sobre el Arbitraje de Inversión – (2009, Revista Peruana de Arbitraje, Vol. 9, P. 3)

  • ICSID Arbitration in the Americas – (November 2007, The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2008, a Special Report of Global Arbitration Review)

  • Peru’s Foreign Investment Framework Put to the Test: A Review of the Jurisdictional Award in Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd. v. The Republic of Peru – (2007, Homenaje a Fernando de Trazegnies)

Articles: Commercial Arbitration

  • The International Arbitration Comparative Country Guide, USA Chapter (2018, Legal 500)

  • Gas Pricing Disputes: Final and Binding Uncertainty (2015, Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2013)

  • La responsibilidad civil de los arbitros y las instituciones arbitrales (2013, Arbitraje Internacional – Pasado, Presente y Futuro: Libro Homenaje a Bernardo Cremades e Yves Derains, Tomo. 1, Instituto Peruano de Arbitraje)

  • Case Commentary, ICDR Case No. 236-04 – Part 2B – (2012, ICDR Awards and Commentaries, Grant Hanessian ed., Vol. 1)

  • Directrices Prácticas Para la Redacción del Acuerdo Arbitral – (March 2011, Tratado de Derecho Arbitral)

  • U.S. Judicial Policies in Arbitration – (2008, Legal Business Arbitration Report)

  • Anti-Suit Injunctions in Support of International Arbitration in the United States and the United Kingdom – (2008, International Arbitration Law Review)

  • Resolving Disputes in Cross-Border Commercial Transactions – (June 2007, Inside the Minds: Best Practices for International ADR)

  • A Cross-Comparison of Institutional Mediation Rules – (February 2007, Transnational Dispute Management)

  • Best Practices Series No. 7: Best Practices in Drafting International Arbitration Clauses – (2003, UNITAR: Training and Building Programmes in Legal Aspects, Financial Management and Negotiations)

  • Considerations in Negotiating Arbitration Clauses with Certain Arab League States and Iran (2002, Rocky Mountain Law Institute, 10-1)

  • Risk Management in International Commercial Transactions: Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution – (April 2003, International Quarterly)

  • A Cross-Comparison of Institutional Mediation Rules – (July 2002, American Arbitration Association Dispute Resolution Journal)

  • Disputas en Materia de Tecnologias de Informacion y Comunicaciones: Arbitraje y Mediacion Como Alternativas a los Litigios Judiciales – (November 2001, Derecho de la Alta Tecnologia)

  • From COPEL to CEEE – International Arbitrators and Brazilian Courts Agree on the Capacity of Brazilian Mixed Capital Companies to Arbitrate – (Winter 2007, News and Notes, Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Articles: Other Subjects

  • The Interaction between Administrative Courts and Investment Tribunals in Egypt,” Arab Law Quarterly (2024), 1-29.

  • Shari’a Law Approaches to Arbitration – (2010, International Commercial Arbitration in Practice: 21st Century Perspectives)

  • Project Management - Milestones on the Road to Commercial Operation – (November 2007, Power Magazine)

  • The New Argentine Hydrocarbons Law: A Protected Bay for Energy Investors – (June 2007, Latin Lawyer)

  • Is Arbitration Unfair to Parties from Developing Countries: A Study Proposal – (May 2007, ABA International Law Section Annual Meeting)

  • Managing Legal Risk in an Uncertain World – (November 27, 2001, LA Daily Journal)


Publications

Books

Articles: Investor-State Arbitration and Public International Law

  • Mining Arbitration in Latin America: Social and Environmental Issues in Investment Arbitration Cases in The Guide to Mining Arbitration (2019, Global Arbitration Review)

  • The Arbitration of Corruption Allegations (2018, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Investor State Arbitration)

  • Adverse Inferences: A Proposed Methodology in the Light of Investment Arbitrations Involving Middle Eastern States (2017, Journal of the Bahrain Centre for Dispute Resolution)

  • The Energy Charter Treaty and Related Jurisprudence (2015, The Leading Practitioners’ Guide to International Oil & Gas Arbitrations, Gaitis, J., ed.)

  • Principles of Valuation Taken from the UNCC Perspective (2015, War Reparations and the UN Compensation Commission – Designing Compensation After Conflict, Feighery, T., Gibson, C. and Rajah, T., eds)

  • Improving the Process and Institutions of Investment Arbitration: A Modest Contribution to a Complicated Debate (2014, Essays in Honor of Kamal Hossain, Bhuiyan, S., Sands P., and Schrijver, N., eds.)

  • In the Eye of the Storm: Spain’s Nexus to Investment Disputes (2013, Spain Arbitration Review – Revista del Club de Arbitraje, No.18/2013)

  • Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd. v. República del Perú – (2011, Anuario Latinoamericano de Arbitraje 3, Carlos A. Soto Coaguilia ed.)

  • 10 Golden Rules for U.S. Investors to Follow in Dispute Resolution Negotiations with a Foreign State or State Entity – (2010, AAA Handbook on International Arbitration and ADR, American Arbitration Association)

  • The Effect of BITs on the International Body of Investment Law: The Significance of Fair and Equitable Treatment Provisions – (2009, The Future of Investment Arbitration)

  • Brevas Notas sobre el Arbitraje de Inversión – (2009, Revista Peruana de Arbitraje, Vol. 9, P. 3)

  • ICSID Arbitration in the Americas – (November 2007, The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2008, a Special Report of Global Arbitration Review)

  • Peru’s Foreign Investment Framework Put to the Test: A Review of the Jurisdictional Award in Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd. v. The Republic of Peru – (2007, Homenaje a Fernando de Trazegnies)

Articles: Commercial Arbitration

  • The International Arbitration Comparative Country Guide, USA Chapter (2018, Legal 500)

  • Gas Pricing Disputes: Final and Binding Uncertainty (2015, Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation, The Fordham Papers 2013)

  • La responsibilidad civil de los arbitros y las instituciones arbitrales (2013, Arbitraje Internacional – Pasado, Presente y Futuro: Libro Homenaje a Bernardo Cremades e Yves Derains, Tomo. 1, Instituto Peruano de Arbitraje)

  • Case Commentary, ICDR Case No. 236-04 – Part 2B – (2012, ICDR Awards and Commentaries, Grant Hanessian ed., Vol. 1)

  • Directrices Prácticas Para la Redacción del Acuerdo Arbitral – (March 2011, Tratado de Derecho Arbitral)

  • U.S. Judicial Policies in Arbitration – (2008, Legal Business Arbitration Report)

  • Anti-Suit Injunctions in Support of International Arbitration in the United States and the United Kingdom – (2008, International Arbitration Law Review)

  • Resolving Disputes in Cross-Border Commercial Transactions – (June 2007, Inside the Minds: Best Practices for International ADR)

  • A Cross-Comparison of Institutional Mediation Rules – (February 2007, Transnational Dispute Management)

  • Best Practices Series No. 7: Best Practices in Drafting International Arbitration Clauses – (2003, UNITAR: Training and Building Programmes in Legal Aspects, Financial Management and Negotiations)

  • Considerations in Negotiating Arbitration Clauses with Certain Arab League States and Iran (2002, Rocky Mountain Law Institute, 10-1)

  • Risk Management in International Commercial Transactions: Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution – (April 2003, International Quarterly)

  • A Cross-Comparison of Institutional Mediation Rules – (July 2002, American Arbitration Association Dispute Resolution Journal)

  • Disputas en Materia de Tecnologias de Informacion y Comunicaciones: Arbitraje y Mediacion Como Alternativas a los Litigios Judiciales – (November 2001, Derecho de la Alta Tecnologia)

  • From COPEL to CEEE – International Arbitrators and Brazilian Courts Agree on the Capacity of Brazilian Mixed Capital Companies to Arbitrate – (Winter 2007, News and Notes, Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Articles: Other Subjects

  • The Interaction between Administrative Courts and Investment Tribunals in Egypt,” Arab Law Quarterly (2024), 1-29.

  • Shari’a Law Approaches to Arbitration – (2010, International Commercial Arbitration in Practice: 21st Century Perspectives)

  • Project Management - Milestones on the Road to Commercial Operation – (November 2007, Power Magazine)

  • The New Argentine Hydrocarbons Law: A Protected Bay for Energy Investors – (June 2007, Latin Lawyer)

  • Is Arbitration Unfair to Parties from Developing Countries: A Study Proposal – (May 2007, ABA International Law Section Annual Meeting)

  • Managing Legal Risk in an Uncertain World – (November 27, 2001, LA Daily Journal)


Speeches and Podcasts

Speeches and Podcasts

Speeches and Podcasts

Academic Activites

Academic Activites

Academic Activites

Professional Activities

Professional Activities

Professional Activities

Professional Licenses

Professional Licenses

Professional Licenses

Education

Education

Education

Personal

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