Herbert WolfsonTrainer at Informa Connect AcademyTrainer
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Herbert S. Wolfson is an American lawyer and arbitrator who has more than 25 years of experience in the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries. Over the years, Herb Wolfson has lived and worked in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.He serves as lead counsel for multinational corporate clients and has provided expert testimony in US courts on commercial disputes governed under the UAE, Saudi Arabian and Egyptian legal systems. Herb has published numerous articles about UAE law, including a detailed analysis(accompanied by his own English translation) of UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2000, which established the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority. He has a degree inlaw Magna cum Laude, as well as an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in Arabic, all from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2003, Herb was also the lead drafted for a new contract law for the Government of Afghanistan.