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Three Crowns LLP
New Fetter Place
8-10 New Fetter Lane
EC4A 1AZ
England

Work Department

International Commercial Arbitration and Public International Law

Position

Reza is a partner in the London office. He has represented clients as counsel and advocate in more than 90 arbitrations conducted under a variety of arbitration rules in many different jurisdictions. Reza has particular expertise in disputes arising in emerging markets with a focus on the telecoms, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

Reza regularly acts as arbitrator and has been appointed as party-nominated arbitrator, Chair or Sole Arbitrator in more than 20 arbitrations conducted under the ICC, LCIA, ICDR-AAA, SIAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA Rules.

Languages

English, Farsi, French

Memberships

Reza is a trustee of the Bahrain Chamber of Dispute Resolution, a member of the LCIA Court, and an editorial board member of Global Arbitration Review. He is a former Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee, a past president of the LCIA Arab Users’ Council, a member of the LCIA Court, a trustee of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.

Education

University of Cambridge

University College London

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

(Leading individuals)

Reza Mohtashami KCThree Crowns LLP

The leading international arbitration boutique by far, Three Crowns LLP only accepts instructions for international disputes. The firm’s current commercial and investor-state caseload covers some of the highest-profile disputes in the world; and its industry expertise incorporates aerospace, energy, construction, telecoms, financial services, and Pharma. Experienced in obtaining multi-billion-dollar awards, Constantine Partasides KC has a growing arbitration-related litigation practice; and Gaëtan Verhoosel KC acts in commercial and treaty arbitrations across the power, banking, infrastructure, renewables, and oil and gas sectors. Also integral to the group, Reza Mohtashami KC is a Middle East disputes expert; Carmen Martinez Lopez is triple-qualified in England, New York and Spain; and Manish Aggarwal and Leilah Bruton act in investor-state and commercial cases. At counsel level, Hamid Abdulkareem is ‘an excellent lawyer‘ and Jonathan Fernandes acts under all major arbitration rules. Maanas JainRichard TrinickFarouk El-Hosseny and Vee Vian Thien are experienced senior associates.

London > Dispute resolution > Public international law

Three Crowns LLP‘s esteemed track record includes representing both states and corporations in business-critical investor-state disputes, including a sizeable number of treaty cases. The London group is also increasingly active in state-to-state cases and related disputes that feature challenging international law points. Constantine Partasides KC‘s recent experience comprises the attainment of mega-value awards, and has a growing arbitration-related litigation practice; and Gaëtan Verhoosel acts in high-value treaty arbitrations across all continents, in relation to the power, oil and gas, renewables, banking and infrastructure sectors. Other key practitioners are Middle Eastern and African disputes expert Reza Mohtashami KCCarmen Martinez Lopez, who routinely acts in heavyweight Latin American investor-state cases; investor-state arbitration specialist Manish Aggarwal; and Leilah Bruton, who acts in treaty disputes. Counsel Hamid Abdulkareem leads the firm’s African practice, while senior associate Farouk El-Hosseny‘s practice incorporates telecoms and oil and gas sector-related investor-state claims.