Nasiruddeen Muhammad | University of Dubai (original) (raw)

Dr Nasiruddeen Muhammad is a qualified legal practitioner in Nigeria, acquired training in numerous jurisdictions with many years of legal practice experience across many jurisdictions. He specializes in International Arbitration, International Economic Law (Investment & Trade), and Energy/Natural Resources Law. Dr Muhammad has expertise in handling contentious arbitrations, civil litigations/appeals, in various areas of practice including privatization cases, telecommunication disputes, construction disputes, insurance claims, aviation claims, election petitions, intellectual property, oil and gas disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and dispute resolutions. He had been advising and consulting various types of clients, including corporations, banks, government entities, international donor organizations, and individuals.

Dr Muhammad is currently with College of Law, University of Dubai as Assistant Professor. Prior to that, he worked in various organizations. He was a Counsel in the Law firm of Dikko & Mahmoud Solicitors Nigeria, Programme Officer (SJG/DFID) on justice sector reform project Nigeria, a tutor at the CEPMLP University of Dundee LLM/Msc DL programmes United Kingdom, Partner at Tri-Nasr Solicitors and a tenured lecturer at Bayero University Kano Nigeria. He had written and presented extensively on various aspects of law.

Certified Expertise:
International Arbitration, Investment Treaty Arbitration, International Economic Law, Oil & Gas Law, Oil and Gas Contract Negotiations, Contracts in International Petroleum Development, Law & Policy on Investment & Environment, Public and Private International Law, Ocean and River Basin Governance, Dispute Management and Avoidance in Oil & Gas, International Arbitration in Oil and Gas, Host Government and International Oil Companies, International Negotiations.
Teaching & Research and Practice Areas:
Advanced Arbitration
Business Transactions
Negotiation
Arbitration Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Representative- Professional Practice Experience:
Co-Counsel in a major construction dispute pursuant to FIDIC in a claim involving over 100 Million AED before a tribunal constituted under DIAC.
Assistant Counsel successfully defending the Federal Government of Nigeria before an UNCITRAL tribunal chaired by Judge Stephen Schwebel, against a claim of US $ 137 million by a foreign investor in a transaction involving US $ 1.137 billion.
Assistant Counsel successfully defending the Federal Government of Nigeria in a claim involving US $ 600,000 by Noga International S.A. before the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeals in Nigeria.
Participated in representing a group of Chinese investors in the successful acquisition of one of Africa’s largest tannery in Nigeria.
Assistant Counsel representing claimants in a successful claim involving the Warsaw Convention and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Act involving a sum over $2million dollars.
Phone: +971 50 226 1708
Address: College of Law
University of Dubai
International Academic City
Dubai

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