Ranna Mussa
Senior Associate, Reed Smith LLP, UAE

Ranna is an experienced arbitration and commercial disputes lawyer. With over a decade of experience in handling complex, high-value disputes in the Middle East and North Africa region, she brings a wealth of knowledge in managing cross-border, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-party commercial, construction, and energy disputes.  

 Ranna’s expertise in arbitration includes advising on interim relief measures, such as precautionary attachments, and managing the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards across various jurisdictions. She also handles set-aside applications and other aspects of arbitration disputes and arbitration-related litigation.   

Ranna has acted as counsel in numerous DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, and ad hoc arbitrations. She also sits as an arbitrator and, most recently, was appointed as sole arbitrator for a construction dispute. Her knowledge is frequently sought after in authoring papers and speaking at key disputes events across the region. 

  Ranna is the vice-chair of Young AfAA and serves as a facilitator for the ITA Mentorship Programme. She is also a member of the ACL.  

Ranna maintains a bilingual practice in both English and Arabic. 

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