Suzanne Rattray

Personal Bio

Job Title: Director

Areas of Expertise:

Mrs. Rattray is a senior engineer with more than 35 years professional experience. She has a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from McGill University in Canada, specializing in structural engineering. She has had lead responsibilities on numerous infrastructure projects, in the transportation, building and energy sectors, in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, DR Congo, Chad and Israel. She is a Director and Partner of Rankin Engineering Consultants, headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a Chartered Arbitrator, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator and is listed on the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators.

Mrs Rattray is an Approved Faculty Trainer on the Pathway Courses of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She served as Chairperson of the Zambia Branch of the Institute from 2018 - 2020. She is listed on the panels of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre, the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration and the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre.

Mrs Rattray is an Environmental Specialist, regularly advising clients on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) requirements for investment contracts, particularly PPP projects. She is a strong advocate for dispute avoidance, and serves on Dispute Boards in construction contracts.


Areas of Specialization: Construction Adjudication and Arbitration, PPP Disputes, Energy Disputes, Environmental Disputes