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Professor Riad is the Managing Partner of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law, one of the leading practitioners of commercial law and arbitration in Egypt and the head of the business and commercial law department at the German University in Cairo.

Professor Riad is the Vice-Chairman of the Mediation and Arbitration Centre of The Union of Arab Banks affiliated with the Arab League.

Professor Riad has acted as counsel, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman in more than 118 arbitrations in numerous commercial, construction, investment and oil & gas arbitrations proceedings under the rules of the ICC, DIAC, CRCICA, Swiss Chamber’s Arbitration Institution (Geneva) and ICSID.

Professor Riad was the chairman of the executive committee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) (2013 to 2019), alternate member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2012 to 2018). Professor Riad is also a designated member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators and conciliators.

Professor Riad has acted as counsel for a number of multinational corporations such as Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Four Seasons, Philips, Colgate Palmolive, Siemens and AT & T.

Professor Riad has been appointed as expert on Egyptian law in numerous arbitrations and foreign Court Cases such as ICC Case 18113/ND and in front of foreign courts such as the Commercial Court in London (Queen Bench division) as well as giving expert in front of US courts including United States District Court Central District of California- Eastern Division, United States District Court – Southern District of New York, and United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle, and UK and Jersey courts including the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench divisions, Commercial Court.