Tarek Fouad Riad

About the LawyerProfessor Tarek Fouad Riad is the Managing Partner of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad – Legal Consultants & Attorneys at Law and is recognized as one of Egypt’s leading practitioners in international arbitration, commercial law, and dispute resolution. He has been a member of the Egyptian Bar since 1980 and the New York Bar since 1985, and he speaks Arabic, English, and French.Professor Riad holds an LLB from Cairo Law School, an LLM from Harvard Law School, and an SJD from Harvard Law School, with his graduate studies focused on arbitration law. He has served in prominent arbitration and institutional roles, including chairman of the executive committee and member of the board of trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), alternate member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, member of the scientific council of the ICC World Business Law Institute, and member of the ICC Institute’s Emeritus Council. He is also a designated member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators and conciliators, a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and a registered arbitrator and panelist in the Special Roster of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.ExperienceProfessor Riad has served as managing partner of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad since 1991. His dispute resolution practice includes acting as counsel, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, and chairman in commercial, construction, investment, and oil and gas arbitrations conducted under ICC, DIAC, CRCICA, GCC Commercial Arbitration Center, ADCCAC, Swiss Chamber’s Arbitration Institution, and UNCITRAL rules.He has also acted as counsel for multinational companies including Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Four Seasons, Philips, Colgate Palmolive, Siemens, and AT&T. In addition, he has been appointed as an expert on Egyptian and Middle Eastern laws, including Kuwaiti, UAE, Omani, Bahraini, and Saudi law, in arbitration proceedings and in foreign courts.Professor Riad has held academic and public service roles, including professor of commercial and business law and head of the department at the German University in Cairo since 2004. He also served as legal advisor to the Speaker of the Egyptian People Assembly from 1992 to 1999, was a member of the Egyptian Council of State from 1981 to 1985, and lectured in private international law at Cairo University’s Beni Suef branch law school from 1986 to 1988.SpecialtyProfessor Riad’s practice focuses on dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on:

• International arbitration
• Commercial arbitration
• Construction disputes
• Investment disputes
• Oil and gas disputes
• Counsel and tribunal appointments in arbitral proceedings
• Expert testimony on Egyptian and Middle Eastern law
• Cross-border dispute settlement

Education

• LLB, Cairo Law School, 1980
• LLM, Harvard Law School, 1982
• SJD, Harvard Law School, 1985
• Specialization in Arbitration Law, Harvard Law School

• Leadership role: Prof. Dr. Tarek Fouad A. Riad has been the managing partner of Kosheri, Rashed & Riad, Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law since 1991.
• Leadership role: He is identified as the firm’s Dispute Resolution expert in Egypt and as the Managing Partner of the firm (formerly Kosheri, Rashed & Riad Law Firm).
• Major professional expertise: He has been appointed as an expert on Egyptian and Middle Eastern laws, including Kuwaiti, UAE, Omani, Bahraini, and Saudi law.
• Major case / practice contribution: He is charged with providing legal opinions and pleading before courts in business and commercial cases and arbitrations, reflecting a significant dispute resolution role.
• Academic and professional leadership: He serves as Professor of Business Law and Head of the Business and Commercial Law Department at the German University in Cairo.