Reshma Oogorah
Arbitrator - Niyom Legal, Senior Legal Counsel - ADNOC, CIArb  UAE Branch Committee Member

Reshma Oogorah is an international arbitrator and legal counsel with over a decade of experience in high-value and complex disputes, focusing on the construction, energy, and technology sectors. She is a barrister and solicitor registered to practise in Mauritius, England & Wales, and the UAE, and works comfortably under the laws of both common and civil law jurisdictions.

Reshma has sat as presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and sole arbitrator, and has acted as counsel in ad hoc arbitrations, as well as under most major institutional arbitration rules, in the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. She is currently seconded as Senior Legal Counsel to the Legal Disputes Team of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). She specialises in advising on dispute prevention and management strategies, focusing on effectively mitigating and managing disputes and dispute risks on construction projects and investments.

Reshma is a Fellow and approved faculty member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and an elected committee member and Public Relations Officer of the CIArb UAE Branch.

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