Chair of Private International Law & Professor of International Arbitration (Cairo University)
Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration and Projects, Zulficar & Partners (Egypt)
Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration,
Member of the Court of Arbitration, LCIA
President, LCIA Arab Users’ Council – LCIA

Achievements, International Recognition, Testimonials, Publications and Expertise:

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is recognized as a world leading expert on international arbitration, Egyptian and Arab Laws, Islamic Shari’a, and online dispute resolution. He holds over fifty-five prizes for academic achievement, and is regularly published in learned international journals on issues of private international law, international commercial and investment arbitration, and project finance. Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab regularly speaks at national and international conferences on International Commercial & Investment Arbitration, Telecommunications Law(s), Construction Law and Practice, Oil & Gas, Project Finance, Online Dispute Resolution, and Private International Law.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab published and taught the first ever law book on interconnection agreements in Egypt under the Egyptian Telecommunications Law. Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab regularly prosecutes international arbitral proceedings and accepts arbitral appointments as a sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and chairman in ad hoc and institutional proceedings.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab’s expertise in cross border multi- jurisdictional and highly complex transactions and disputes is broad and he has acted and served in proceedings governed by Bahraini, Egyptian, English, French, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Libyan, New York, Omani, Pakistani, Qatari, Saudi, Spanish, Swiss, Syrian, Italian and United Arab Emirates law(s), as well as the general principles of law.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab features in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration as a star arbitration practitioner and has also been selected to feature in the GAR Global Guide for Future Leaders in International Arbitration (2017). The Chambers & Partners Global (2017) ranks Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab as the only STAR individual in Egypt and states: “The ‘top-notch’ Mohamed Abdel Wahab retains his position as a distinguished leader in the market after receiving a wealth of praise from peers and clients alike. One market commentator said: ‘He is the best practitioner for arbitration issues.’ Another added: ‘He is extraordinary - a bundle of energy, and academically extremely strong’.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is regularly recognized and ranked as a world leading dispute resolution practitioner in all leading legal directories.

The Legal 500 (2013) stated that “Head of international arbitration Mohamed Abdel Wahab ‘distinguishes himself through his sharpness, highly professional input, and performance befitting of a world-class arbitration practitioner”.
The Chambers & Partners Global (2013) stated that Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is “commended by clients for his impeccable language skills and efficient manner”.
The Chambers & Partners Global (2014) state that clients opined that the “very strong arbitration practice” of the Firm is headed by the “very knowledgeable” Mohamed Abdel Wahab.
The Legal 500 (2014-2016) stated that Mohamed Abdel Wahab is “one of the brightest of his generation, a strong thinker and excellent advocate who knows arbitration inside out”.
The Chambers & Partners Global (2015) state that clients opined that the “terrific” Mohamed Abdel Wahab is considered Egypt’s premier arbitration lawyer. Sources say: “He prepares his case meticulously and comprehensively, and he is a superb cross- examiner.”
The Chambers & Partners Global (2016) ranked Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab as the only STAR individual in Egypt and stated that clients say that Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is “very knowledgeable, extremely responsive and he really does make the jurisdiction more approachable for clients.\" Chambers & Partners acknowledged that he has significant experience advising on telecommunications and construction disputes.
Who’s Who Legal (2016-2017) says: Mohamed Abdel Wahab impresses all he works with: “I was cross-examined by him and he did a great job; he really earned my respect” says one interviewee. “He is a great asset to the Middle Eastern arbitration community.”

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab has been nominated twice in two successive years by a panel of judges for the Global Arbitration Review Award for Best Arbitration related Speech in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, his nomination was for his presentation on the “Domestic Law Basis for International Arbitration” at the Milan Chamber of Arbitration, Milan – Italy on 29 November 2013, and in 2014 for his presentation on “Glocalizing International Arbitration: An African Perspective” for the LCIA-MIAC Users’ Council Guest Lecture in Port Louis, Mauritius on 2 October 2014.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution (IJODR), and Co-Editor of the leading treatise on entitled ‘Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice’ (2012), which received the CPR Award for the Best Published Dispute Resolution Work (2013).

Appointments as Arbitrator and Counsel

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is listed on the rosters of many arbitral institutions including the CRCICA, DIAC, BCDR-AAA, KLRCA and CIETAC, and has served as ‘Sole Arbitrator’, ‘Presiding Arbitrator’, ‘Party Appointed Arbitrator’, and ‘Counsel’ in more than 172 cases, including complex, high value institutional and ad hoc arbitral proceedings involving parties from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab has appeared in cases under the auspices of the AAA, CRCICA, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, LMAA, SCC, SIAC, as well as ad hoc UNCITRAL proceedings. Throughout his appointments as arbitrator or counsel, Abdel Wahab has acted in multi-hundred million dollars cases in the telecommunications, construction, oil and gas, investment, hotel management, transport, insurance, and financial sectors. He has also acted in mega disputes involving State and State-owned entities from different countries.

Appointments as Legal Expert

Owing to Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab’s academic and professional background, he has also served as ‘Legal Expert’ in more than (23) cases (to advise on aspects of English, Egyptian, Emirati, Bahraini, Omani, Libyan, Kuwaiti, Qatari and Saudi laws in relation to issues of conflict of laws, contract law, international jurisdiction, construction law, telecommunications, hotel management, Islamic Shari’a, project finance, administrative, commercial and civil laws, and insurance).