Dr Ardeshir Atai > ATAI & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law > Tehran, Iran > Lawyer Profile

ATAI & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law
NO. 4, 14TH STREET, KHALED ISLAMBOLI AVENUE (VOZARA)
PO BOX 15875-1633
TEHRAN 15117
Iran

Work Department

International Arbitration

Position

corporate and commerical practice, financial and banking trasnactions, dispute resolution and arbitration, foriegn direct investments, renewable energy and petroluem projects, international joint venture agreements, conducting due diligence on target company in acquisition transactions, preparing legal opinion on legal status of company

Career

– held position of visiting lecturer at University of Hertfordshire between 2011 and 2013 where I taught LLM International Commercial and Maritime Law

– Prior to that I had been working as a consultant to Atai & Associates Law Firm since 2003 and continue to practice international business and dispute reoslution

– Since 2012, I have been an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom)
– In 2012, I became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) 
– In 2015, I was admitted to the Roster of Arbitrators at the Arbitration Center of AmCham in Republic of Kosovo
– In 2019 I was admitted as Arbitrator to the Tehran Regional Arbitration Center (TRAC)
– In 2019 I was appointed as Chariman of the Iran Chapter of European Court of Arbitration (ECA)
– I have continued academic career and lectured business law subjects at Iranian universities: (IAU 2015-2016; Parand University 2016; Tehran University Farabi College 2018-2019)
– Since 2020, I have been a lecturer in LLM International Economic Law at the ATU University (Tehran)

Languages

- English
- Farsi

Memberships

– International Arbitration Institute of Paris
– since 2011 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
– since 2011 London Court of International Arbitration
– since 2019 Arbitrator at TRAC

Education

– PhD in International Investment Law; Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; University of London 2011
– P.G. Diploma in International Taxation Law; Robert Kennedy College (Switzerland) 2004
– LLM Commercial and Maritime Law; University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom) 2002-2003 
– Legal Practice Course; The College of Law of England and Wales; 2001-2002
– LLB Law (Hons); London Guildhall University 1997-2001

Leisure

I enjoy mountain hiking, skiing, swiming, tennis

Lawyer Rankings

Iran > Leading firms

With a wide network of international law firms, ATAI & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law is a strong choice for multinational clients on structuring foreign investments. Ali Akbar Atai works with international banks and contractors, Ardeshir Atai oversees the arbitration practice, and Kourosh Atai as well as Yousef Samei are noted for their intellectual property disputes expertise. Mohamad Molajan often handles commercial and finance matters.