Profile

Dr. Yazan is Legal Expert at the Government of Dubai, Roads and Transport Authority. Previously, he was a Supervising Associate in Simmons & Simmons LLP. He is a Jordanian qualified lawyer. He conducts a mix of dispute resolution and contract drafting related to construction and commercial matters.

His dispute resolution practice spans arbitration and litigation. He is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist (UNCITRAL and ICSID Arbitration), in the meantime advising on construction and engineering disputes (DIAC Rules and ADCCAC Rules). He is also a litigation attorney concentrating on commercial, construction and labour litigations and providing pre-litigation counseling services.

Moreover, he is experienced in drafting and issuing legal opinions, contracts and agreements related to corporate and commercial matters including real estate contracts, joint-venture agreements, MOUs, NDAs, procurements and labour contracts.

In addition, he is a trilingual lawyer (Arabic, English and French). He is a certified International Arbitrator in Qatar and holds a PhD degree in international commercial and investment arbitration from Warwick University-UK, and LLM in international law from Glasgow University-UK.

Education

• High School: College De La Salle (Frere), Amman-Jordan
• BA in Law: Amman Private University, Amman-Jordan
• LLM in International Law: Glasgow University, Glasgow-UK
• PhD in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration Law: Warwick University, Coventry-UK

Languages

Arabic, English and French.