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Charles Fussell and Amir Ghaffari are pleased to announce the launch of their newly combined disputes law firm – Ghaffari Fussell LLP.
Ghaffari Fussell will combine Charles’ and Amir’s proven track record in the fields of litigation and international arbitration of advising leading corporates, states and state-owned entities, and high-net-worth individuals, with their most important disputes.
Prior to establishing his own firm in 2007, Charles was a member of the commercial litigation team at Herbert Smith. Charles Fussell & Co LLP has been involved in a number of high-profile matters including JJH Enterprises Ltd v Microsoft Corporation & Others, ENRC v Dechert, Neil Gerrard & Others, Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority v Azima, Neil Gerrard & Others, Al Sadeq & Others v Dechert, Neil Gerrard & Others, Federal Republic of Nigeria v Shell & Others.
The Legal 500 (2025 Edition) describes Charles as “an excellent litigator. Experienced, savvy, commercial and realistic. He can cover every aspect of the job. While he may be within a small firm, he is the equal of any of the other litigators in the London market.”
Amir was formerly a member of the commercial litigation and arbitration team at Herbert Smith. He then went on to become the Head of MENA Disputes, and Regional Managing Partner at a leading international law firm prior to setting up his own firm in the ADGM in Abu Dhabi, Ghaffari Partners. Amir has acted as Counsel in more than 100 international commercial and construction arbitrations administered under the rules of all the major arbitral institutions, as well as in ad hoc proceedings, with a focus on energy, power production, and construction disputes, including regulatory, payment, and tax issues. Amir regularly sits as an Arbitrator (including as Presiding and Sole arbitrator), under the LCIA, ICC, SCC, DIFC-LCIA (now DIAC), and UNCITRAL Rules, and in ad hoc proceedings. He has had more than 40 appointments over the years. He has also sat as a Mediator on several occasions.
Clients have described Amir as having an “enormous level of experience, as an excellent tactician and commercially astute practitioner, incredibly commercial, very business-oriented, as someone who cuts to the chase with the capacity to assimilate and analyse large amounts of complex information and relay his findings in a straightforward manner.”
Ghaffari Fussell will have offices in London and Abu Dhabi and has a team of experienced litigation and arbitration practitioners.