Laila El Shentenawi is a qualified Lawyer in Egypt and a Senior Associate in Al Tamimi &amp; Company’s Arbitration &amp; Dispute Resolution team.  She is also a member of Al Tamimi’s Sports Law Group.

Laila's practice focuses on international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration, mediation and sports dispute resolution. Her clients include governments, regional organisations, international organisations, multi-national companies, banks, investors, international athletes and sports bodies.   She worked with different arbitration rules including the ADCCAC, CRCICA, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC and the UNCITRAL.

Laila is a CEDR accredited mediator; she is a listed mediator with the CRCICA as well as the Investors Dispute Resolution Center affiliated to the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt (GAFI). She is a visiting lecturer at Middlesex University, an external CEDR Faculty and regularly leads seminars on Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation.

Laila also holds several positions including:
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 	<li>Member of the ICC Arab Arbitration Group;</li>
 	<li>Member of the DIFC-LCIA Working Group advising on the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration and Mediation Rules;</li>
 	<li>Middle East and Africa Representative for the IBA Mediation Committee;</li>
 	<li>UAE Representative for the IBA Arbitration Subcommittee on the Recognition and Enforcement of Awards; and</li>
 	<li>Co-Chair for the IBA Mediation Subcommittee for Young Mediators.</li>
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