In our fourth episode of Karak Chats, Alison Eslick from Reed Smith joins Natalia and Nisreen to talk about her career as a construction lawyer. Alison is a major promotor of diversity, inclusion and belonging in the region. Alison speaks about her early career , how she found herself in the industry and why she champions female representation in the expert and arbitrator space.
Alison is passionate about gender diversity in the construction industry and has been invited to speak as a panelist at the ED&I: Women in Construction Summit in Dubai for the last few years. She is also an active member of the ERA Pledge MENA Committee.
Bio
Alison is a disputes lawyer with a focus on international arbitration for major infrastructure projects. Practising in Dubai since 2008, she advises local and international clients on complex cross border disputes in the UAE and foreign jurisdictions covering a range of industries, including oil and gas, construction, hospitality, real estate, and renewables.
Alison has advised on disputes involving projects (solar, hydrogen, desalination, natural gas, irrigation, sewage treatment, mixed use developments, commercial, residential and entertainment venues) in Qatar, Oman, UAE, South America, Africa and the Caribbean under a range of procedural laws (England & Wales, Swiss, UAE, DIFC) and arbitral rules (ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ADCCAC, LCAM, and UNCITRAL). Alison has also assisted construction industry clients in proceedings before dispute boards and adjudication panels.
