aarta alkarimi - partner
e-mail
alkarimi@chrysalis-llp.com
phone
+971 50 313 1493
aarta (chartered arbitrator, accredited mediator, and counsel), brings 20 years of experience on disputes related to construction, infrastructure, education, real estate, and general corporate matters in the united states, turkey, the middle east, and the indian sub-continent.
apart from her counsel work, aarta is regularly appointed as arbitrator under various institutional rules in both common and civil law seated arbitrations.
prior to chrysalis, aarta's work as an attorney has included positions at a well-renowned specialist construction law firm in new york, the middle east offices of a major american "white shoe" law firm, and another top tier american law firm.
aarta has represented:
government, semi-government, publicly held and private entities on large infrastructure matters including one of the world's longest cross-national crude oil pipelines, various utilities networks and airport projects.
individuals, public and private companies (including one of the world's largest education entities and the world's largest retailer) on various construction, education and real estate matters.
she has also spoken at various international law conferences and events in new york, boston, washington dc, vienna, dubai, tokyo, paris, athens, madrid, buenos aires, and são paulo.
admissions:
New York State Bar - since 2002
Federal District Court - Southern District of New York - since 2005
Supreme Court of the United States - since 2008
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts
Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb)
Accredited Mediator and Fellow (CIArb)
affiliations:
International Bar Association (IBA)
Society of Construction Law - Gulf
Arbitral Women
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - UK and UAE
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
arbitral panel admissions
Presidential Panel of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
American Arbitration Assoc. - Intl. Center for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)
Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
Asia Pacific Maratime Arbitration Centre
Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)
Maldives International Arbitration Centre
Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)
Russian Arbitration Centre (RAC)
recognition + other activities:
leading construction lawyer in the UAE - Who's Who Legal in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, & 2023
vice-chair - International Project Committee of the IBA (2024)
mediator of the year, UAE, ADR Awards - Lawyer Monthly (2023)
senior diversity officer (economic empowerment) at the IBA (2020-2024)
co-chair - Project Establishment Subcommittee of the IBA (2018-2020)
vice chair - Project Establishment Subcommittee of the IBA (2016-2018)
awarded “best young arbitrator” (gold category) by DIAC in 2018
regularly invited speaker/panelist at various international conferences and events
academia:
Fordham University School of Law - New York City
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) - Diploma International Commercial Arbitration
additional languages:
fluent in spoken and written english & persian
basic knowledge of arabic & french
serhiy hoshovsky - counsel (at affiliated firm GHS Legal)
e-mail
shoshovsky@ghslegal.com
phone
+1 (212) 532 8600
serhiy has over 18 years of experience in united states and international matters including complex transactions, dispute resolution and litigation.
he has advised small and large clients on various corporate/business and individual matters such as company formation & incorporation, negotiation & drafting of agreements, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, immigration, real estate, and estate planning.
serhiy represents a global client base which covers several central and eastern european countries (including ukraine, russia, poland, kazakhistan, uzbekistan, armenia, georgia) and africa.
serhiy also dedicates time for public service and serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations.
while working towards his LLM in corporate, finance and banking law, serhiy was a member of the Fordham International Law Journal drafting committee.
admissions:
New York State Bar - since 2002
Federal District Court - Southern District of New York - since 2002
Federal District Court - Eastern District of New York - since 2002
Second Circuit (US) Federal Court of Appeals - since 2002
affiliations:
New York State Bar Association
academia:
Fordham University School of Law - New York City
Lviv National University School of Law - Lviv, Ukraine
recognition + other activities:
chair of the Committee on Eastern Europe of the international section of the New York State Bar Association
additional languages:
fluent in spoken and written english, ukranian & russian
working knowledge of polish
susan kaufmann nash - counsel
e-mail
nash@chrysalis-llp.com
phone
+971 50 220 7936
susan has 21 years of experience in legal and government matters in the united states and in the united arab emirates. her recent cases include construction and real estate arbitration, and disputes involving issues of employment, real estate leases, and intellectual property.
prior to chrysalis, susan worked in the disputes resolution group for the uae office of a large u.s. firm, and prior to then as a litigator for the d.c. office of a large new york law firm where she worked primarily on intellectual property and securities litigation cases.
susan has represented:
member of the uae royal family on matters concerning establishing business entities, purchasing european equine properties, transferring and registering intellectual property, leases and employment contracts
international arts association on matters concerning protecting intellectual property and negotiating contracts
parties in international arbitration on questions of jurisdiction and procedure
international companies in patent litigation with the u.s. patent and trademark office
u.s. park conservancy association in intellectual property litigation
service:
arbitrator in DIAC arbitration
tribunal secretary in DIAC and ICC arbitrations
recently named to Board of Trustees of the American University of Sharjah
admissions + registrations:
New York State Bar – since 2002
Bar of the District of Columbia – since 2003
Bar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – since 2003
Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – since 2014
Courts of the Eastern & Southern Districts of New York – since 2007
International Bar Association
academia:
Associate Professorial Lecturer in Law for George Washington University
Adjunct Professor at George Mason University School of Law where she instructed students in appellate brief writing, oral argument, and drafting legal documents including contracts, wills, and settlement agreements
Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, LLM in International Dispute Resolution and Economic Law
King’s College London, University of London, Postgraduate Diploma in UK, US & EU Copyright Law
George Washington University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, Order of the Coif, Editor in Chief of The George Washington Law Review
George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs, Masters of Arts in International Trade and Investment Policy
University of Southern California, Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa