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Mr Abduljabbar Saifaldeen LLM-IBL, LLM-O&G, MEng (Civil), BSc (O&G), PGdip-Const Law & Arb.

Arbitrator - Mediator - Expert
Job title: Founder & Principal Consultant
Country: Qatar

Membership type: Fellow membership
Primary branch: Qatar
Disciplines: Arbitration, Mediation, Adjudication

Personal bio

I am an ADR professional with dual law ( J.D.(c), LLM O&G, LLM IBL, PGDip construction law & arbitrarion) and engineering (civil and oil &gas) credentials and background. I have over 40 years of experience in various fields and sectors, such as civil-built construction, offshore marine, energy, oil & Gas engineering, manufacturing, and project management. I am a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Arbitrators (FCIARB), an accredited arbitrator at the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA), and at the London International Court of Arbitration (LCIA). I have vast hands-on experience in dispute resolution through ADR conciliation and mediation and a CEDR/IMI-certified mediator.
I am an Expert in international construction contracts FIDIC, NEC, JCT, EPC, Ship2000 Shipbuilding & Marine Facilities Contracts, SAJ, NewBuildCon. I am an MOJ/SJC-registered Subject Expert in the following expertise:
• Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering
• Civil engineering
• Fitout, decoration, furniture
• Fire-rated doors and accessories
I am an expert in the laws and regulations of international agreements in the oil and gas sector:
• Licensing, Production Sharing Agreements (PSA), Technical Service Agreement (TSA)
• Joint venture agreements (JVA), Joint operating agreements (JOA), joint bidding agreements (JBA), Area of mutual interest agreements (AMI)
• Farm-out agreements (FOA) Decommissioning
I am a member of the following professional bodies:
- American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE
- Society of Petroleum Engineers Int'l - SPE
- Society of Construction Law - SCL (Academic Member)
- National Fire Protection Association - NFPA
- Qatar Society of Engineers - QSE
- Qatar Association of Experts and Arbitrators (Founding Member)