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Suzannah Fairbairn

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Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration

Position

Suzannah is a senior associate in our Middle East Dispute Resolution team, specializing in the resolution of construction disputes through international arbitration, litigation and/or negotiation. She is an English qualified lawyer who practices in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East. Suzannah has been involved in advising on ad hoc, ICC, LCIA, DIAC and ADCCAC arbitrations.

Suzannah assists clients in bringing and defending claims relating to defective design and/or workmanship, delay and disruption, loss and expense, payment disputes, service level performance obligations and contract interpretation. She typically acts for employers, contractors, developers and project companies.

Career

2018 – present: Senior Associate, Dentons, Dubai
2013 – 2018: Associate, Dentons, Dubai 
2013 – 2017: Associate, Dentons, London 
2012 – 2013: Lawyer, Blake Lapthorn 
2010 – 2012: Trainee Lawyer, Blake Lapthorn 

Languages

English

Memberships

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2012
Solicitor Advocate, Higher Courts of England and Wales, 2016

Education

University West of England, 2009, Legal Practice Course, (with distinction)
Keele University, 2007, LLB (Hons), Law (with First Class Honors)