Thomas R. Snider
Partner & Head of Arbitration, Al Tamimi & Company (Dubai, UAE)
+971 4 364 1641
Arbitration
Juris Doctor (J.D), Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA
Bachelor of Arts (B.A), University of Notre Dame, South Bend, USA
Practiced before the U.S. Supreme Court
Practiced before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Practiced before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the District of Columbia
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Tom is a Partner and the firm's Head of Arbitration based in the Dubai office. He is experienced in international commercial arbitration, international investment disputes, state-to-state arbitration, and foreign sovereign immunity issues.
His experience covers a wide range of industries, sectors, and types of disputes, including oil-and-gas, telecommunications, automobile manufacturing, shareholder disputes, and joint-venture disputes.
From 2001 to 2009, Tom was a member of the legal team representing the Ethiopian Government before the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission, an international arbitral tribunal that adjudicated claims for loss, damage and injury arising during an international armed conflict. In this context, he worked as a resident attorney in Addis Ababa for three years.
Tom frequently writes on topics involving international law and dispute resolution.
Prior to relocating to Dubai, he was a professorial lecturer in law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC.