Certificate of Qualification, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 2023
Bachelor of Laws LLB, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 2010
Bachelor of Social Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 2008

• Alberta 2023
• Solicitor, admitted in the UAE DIFC Court (inactive) 2016
• Attorney, qualified in South Africa 2013

• Represents a large Alberta based Petrochemical company in long running, multi-billion dollar dispute regarding the co-ownership and operation of an ethane cracker.
• Represented a JSE-listed construction company in an ICC international arbitration against an Indian governmental department regarding the construction and operation of national toll roads.
• Represented an international airports operator in an arbitration over a claim for payment for services rendered at multiple airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Represented a Canadian high-net-worth individual and owner of the world’s largest online gaming platform in litigation in the DIFC Court arising out of a failed bid to take the publicly listed holding company private on the reliance of allegedly fraudulent equity commitment.
• Integral part of team representing the operator of a five-star hotel on the Palm Island in Dubai, UAE. The dispute regarding operation of the hotel spanned multiple forums and jurisdictions, including numerous DIFC-LCIA arbitrations, various onshore Dubai Court proceedings, multiple DIFC Court proceedings, three proceedings before the Superior Court for the State of California, Abu Dhabi proceedings and UAE Union Supreme Court proceedings, as well as various local government dispute resolution forums such as Land Department and licencing disputes.
• Represented one of Pakistan’s largest telecommunications companies in an international arbitration with an American satellite bandwidth provider.
• Represented the Saudi Arabian licenced distributor of branded electronics in an ICC arbitration regarding marketing entitlements and unpaid dues.
• Represented large South African construction company running an internal tender appeal and subsequent High Court Judicial Review of a government procurement of a ZAR 750 million tender for the construction of a hydro-pipeline.

• “Close this case was not – a tale of the Rogers and Shaw merger,” Legal Industry Reviews, 2023.
• “Anatomy of an Arbitration Agreement,” Norton Rose Fulbright, International Arbitration Report. Issue 19, 2022.
• “The future of Oil and Gas Arbitration,” Norton Rose Fulbright, International Arbitration Report, Issue 20, 2023.
• “Arbitral institutional responses – cooperation, collaboration and going virtual,” Norton Rose Fulbright, International Arbitration Report, Issue 14, 2020
• “UAE construction during COVID-19: The impact of Government measures,” Norton Rose Fulbright, 2020
• “COVID-19: AAA-ICDR's approach to arbitration,” Lexology, 2023.
• “The impact of COVID-19 on witness testimony,” Norton Rose Fulbright, 2020
• “The New Arbitration Law’s Impact on Construction,” Emirates Law, Vol 11, 2018.
• “2023 Arbitration and ADR year-in-review,” Lexology, 2024

• Canadian Bar Association
• Law Society of Alberta
• Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
• Law Society of South Africa
• Pro Bono Law Alberta
• Calgary Rugby Union, Judicial Officer

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