Areen Jayousi
Senior Partner
About Areen
Areen Jayousi is a senior disputes lawyer and a qualified Solicitor of England and Wales with over 18 years of experience advising on complex commercial disputes across the UAE. He specialises in UAE law litigation and arbitration and is consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers and recognised as a Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500. His practice covers civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, insolvency, and financial crime matters, often involving significant financial and reputational exposure.
He combines strong knowledge of onshore UAE law with an international outlook and regularly advises international law firms and multinational clients on contentious matters within the region. He is fluent in Arabic and English and is known for his pragmatic, commercially focused, and detail-oriented approach.
Education
Master of Laws (LLM), SOAS (University of London), UK (2008).
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Arabic, SOAS University of London, UK (2006).
Admissions
Solicitor of England and Wales – Solicitors Regulation Authority (UK).
Legal Consultant – Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department.
Arbitrator – International Islamic Centre for Reconciliation and Arbitration (IICRA).
Arbitrator – Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA).
Arbitrator – Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).
Arbitrator – Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (ArbitrateAD).
Certificate Member – International Bar Association (IBA).
Languages
English, Arabic
Top Matters
- Advised multinational corporations, major developers, and regional contractors on high-value commercial and construction disputes across the UAE and GCC.
- Acted for a major Gulf conglomerate in AED 780 million fraud and asset recovery proceedings before the Dubai Courts, coordinating parallel criminal complaints and civil enforcement action across multiple UAE jurisdictions.
- Represented a syndicate of 10 regional and international banks as lead counsel in one of the largest and most successful corporate insolvency proceedings in the UAE, involving aggregate creditor claims exceeding AED 2.3 billion before the onshore UAE courts.
- Represented a sovereign-backed developer in AED 1.1 billion multi-party litigation before the Dubai Courts arising from the default of a large-scale mixed-use development, pursuing claims against contractors, subcontractors, and personal guarantors.
- Acted in a AED 224 million multi-party commercial dispute for a leading Islamic financial institution before onshore UAE courts.
- Advised an international bank in connection with USD 12.9 million mortgage enforcement and recovery proceedings in the ADGM.
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