Rula is a dual-qualified associate in the London office. She has experience acting in investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations conducted under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, PCA and ICC institutional rules. Her experience covers a range of sectors including oil and gas, energy, real estate, and construction.
Prior to joining Three Crowns, Rula assisted a former judge of the International Court of Justice in several investor-state and international commercial arbitrations, administered by the PCA, ICSID and the ICC.
Rula received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Exeter, and holds a Master of Laws with a specialisation in public international law from the London School of Economics and Political Science as a joint Chevening and Saïd Foundation scholar.
Bar and court admissions
Languages
English
Arabic
Representing a supermajor in an ICC arbitration against a Middle Eastern State-owned entity in relation to a cost recovery dispute under an upstream petroleum contract
Representing a Middle Eastern conglomerate in an UNCITRAL arbitration under the Investment Agreement of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in relation to claims arising out of an investment made in a MENA state
Representing a group of investors in an UNCITRAL arbitration arising under the Investment Agreement of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in relation to claims arising out of investments in the real estate sector in a MENA state
Acting for a leading Middle Eastern aluminium manufacturer in parallel construction arbitrations
Advising a bank on potential treaty breaches arising from measures taken in the banking sector of a country in which some of the bank’s investments were made
- LL.B, University of Exeter
- LL.M, The London School of Economics and Political Science