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Rashida Abdulai LL.M.

Senior Associate
Effective dispute resolution is about more than just legal acumen; it requires a strategic vision, cultural sensitivity and creative thinking.
London
About

Rashida is an international disputes lawyer with a particular focus on commercial and investment arbitration disputes arising from operations in Africa. She has steered clients through complex, high-value arbitrations under the major institutional rules and related court proceedings. Her experience across a range of industry sectors, including energy and natural resources, telecommunications, consumer goods and financial services.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsEnergy and Natural ResourcesTechnologyConsumer Goods, Food and RetailInternational Arbitration
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and WalesSolicitor-Advocate in England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for a global energy and petrochemicals company in an ICC arbitration in connection with the transportation and sale of crude oil in Gabon.
  • Acting for a global beverage company in LCIA and ICC arbitrations regarding joint venture disputes in East Africa.
  • Acting for an Asian automotive manufacturer in a complex and high value ICC arbitration against a European multinational concerning a joint venture dispute.
  • Representing a multinational oil and gas services company in English commercial court proceedings in relation to a dispute concerning the management of oil rigs in Angola.
  • Acting for a multinational telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration in relation to a dispute over royalty payments under a licence agreement.
  • Acting for the sellers of a Romanian media company in an ICC arbitration relating to disputes arising under the share purchase agreement.
  • Advising a multinational company concerning a dispute over intellectual property rights with a Ugandan competitor.
  • Advising a major international oil and gas company in a dispute with an electrical engineering and software company in relation to a control system on an oil and gas platform in the UK North Sea.
Education
  • BPP Law School, Bar Vocational Course, 2008

  • New York University, LL.M., 2007

  • King's College London, LL.B., 2005

AWards

  • Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers of African Descent, MIPAD- United Nations, 2022

  • Lawyer of the Year, UK Diversity Legal Awards, 2019

Seminars

  • "Legal Tech and Development in Africa”, Legal Geek Conference, London, 2023

  • "Full Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area - Why the Delay?” IBFD Africa Tax Symposium, Tanzania, 2023

Memberships

  • Called to the Bar of England & Wales, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, 2008
  • African Users Council Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

Connect

Phone

+44 207 153 7275
(Work, London)
+44 7407 791 204
(Mobile, London)
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