Mr Graham Lovett > Akin > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
ICD Brookfield Place, Level 40
Al Mustaqbal Street
DIFC
United Arab Emirates
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Mr Graham Lovett
Work Department
Partner: International Litigation & Arbitration
Position
Graham has extensive, market-leading commercial litigation and international arbitration experience covering a wide range of sectors and a variety of disputes. He handles complex, sensitive disputes involving joint ventures, shareholders, banking and finance, fraud, as well as more technical matters involving infrastructure, project and energy disputes.
Graham is a solicitor-advocate (with full advocacy rights in all Courts in England and Wales). He regularly appears as an advocate before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and undertakes his own advocacy in arbitration hearings. He also sits as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitrations.
To learn more about Graham, please visit his full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/graham-lovett
Career
Qualified in England and Wales. Graham led Clifford Chance in the Middle East for 13 years and Gibson Dunn’s dispute team for 7 years before joining Akin in 2022.
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).
Chairman of the DIFC Authority Legislative Committee.
Member of the DIFC Court User’s Rules Sub-Committee.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
(Hall of Fame)Akin fields ‘one of the most experienced complex commercial dispute resolution teams in the region’ with the ability to provide ‘innovative litigation strategies’. The team is frequently called upon to represent clients in complex, multifaceted cases in both the AGDM and DIFC, while also demonstrating an active international arbitration practice. Team lead Graham Lovett
‘gets the bigger picture and significant aspects of complex disputes’ and is particularly well-regarded for his work regarding shareholder, banking and finance, and fraud issues. The ‘exceptional’ Ryan Whelan is a ‘go-to person for complex disputes’, often acting on enforcement, sanctions and infrastructure-related cases. Michael Stewart has experience handling multi-jurisdictional arbitrations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation United Arab Emirates