Nicholas Tse

Partner at Alem & Associates (UAE)

Speaker

Nicholas Tse chairs the International Arbitration practice of Alem & Associates, which is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. An English barrister, he is also dual-qualified as a French Avocat and regularly appears as an advocate in arbitrations and related court proceedings.

His experience as an international advocate and business diplomat has seen him represent governments, multinationals, banks, insurers and financial institutions. He has tried cases before the WTO, the English courts, and in offshore jurisdictions such as Bermuda, the BVI, Cayman, Jersey, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and the Dubai World Tribunal. Nicholas has acted in international arbitrations seated in London, Paris, Geneva, Dubai, Singapore, Zurich, and the US under ICC, ICSID, SIAC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC, AAA, LMAA, and GAFTA rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL rules, and Bermuda Form disputes. He also has significant experience negotiating major contracts involving oil and gas projects, industrial risk transfer on acquisition, and also distribution and supply in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has also served as an expert witness on French law.

Prior to joining Alem & Associates, Nicholas was head of International Arbitration at Brown Rudnick in London, and formerly the head of the International Disputes Team of Gide in London.