Khalil Mechantaf
Legal Director, Kennedys (Dubai, UAE)
+971 4 350 3612
Arbitration; Dispute Resolution
LL.M, International Business Law, University College London, London, UK
Master of Laws, Dispute Resolution, Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI), Paris, France
Bachelor of Laws, Université La Sagesse, Beirut, Lebanon
Member of the Law Society of England & Wales
Member of the Beirut Bar Association
Member of the Society of Construction Law, UK
Member of the LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
Member of the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
Khalil Mechantaf is a Senior Associate in Kennedys’ Dubai office. He is dual-qualified in Lebanon and England and Wales. Khalil has a PhD in Law and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Khalil has over ten years of experience in dispute resolution and international arbitration. His practice focuses on commercial, construction and energy disputes. He regularly acts as counsel in arbitrations under the ICC, DIAC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, SIAC, ADCCAC and UNCITRAL regimes. He has acted for both developers and contractors, specifically in the infrastructure, power, water and pipelines related disputes in EMEA region.
Khalil has significant publications on arbitration related matters. is a member of the SCL (UK).