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Delay · Quantum · FIDIC Contracts · Arbitration

Construction disputes, decided on the evidence.

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The Team

Our Team & Expert

A senior-led practice: you work directly with the expert, supported by a trusted network of delay, quantum and legal specialists.

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Nedal Sinan

Dispute & Claims Management

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Aws Zeidan

Technical Expert, Arbitration & Disputes

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Yazan Khaled Alalawneh

Construction Law Specialist

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Vikram Deshmukh

Senior Construction Consultant

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Suresh Balakrishnan

Construction Project Engineer

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James Whitfield

Senior Arbitration Consultant

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Rajesh Kumar Sharma

Contracts & Claims Consultant

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Anil Nair

Senior Quantum Consultant

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Meet the team

Chartered, certified, court recognised.

Years' Experience
22+
Projects Advised
AED10 bn+
Arbitral Appointments
DIACICCSCCA
Professional Credentials
10+
FIDIC Credentialing Limited
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
CIOB
Project Management Institute
AACE International
AITAC: Arab International Tribunal of Arbitration
SCCSI
The British University in Dubai
King's College London
DIAC: Dubai International Arbitration Centre
USGBC / LEED
Estidama

Clients

Our Clients

  • NICO FZC (UNICO MEA Design and Contracting LLC)
  • United Engineering Construction LLC (UNEC)
  • Al Sahel Contracting Company L.L.C. (ASCC)
  • Verger et Delporte UAE Ltd
  • QBD Construction L.L.C.
  • Ancient Builders Construction L.L.C. (ABC)
  • E W Cox Middle East L.L.C.
  • Al Qattara Real Estate LLC
  • United Technology & Trading Co. (UTTC)
  • Cityland Real Estate Development
  • Flora Decora
  • Stamina Productions
  • DG Developer
  • LEOS Developments
  • Trojan General Contracting LLC

All three, in one advisor.

Why ALAZ Expert

The contract, the programme and the tribunal, in one advisor.

Most experts master one of these disciplines. Alaa Husni Zeidan works fluently across all three, which is exactly what high-value construction disputes demand.

I

The Engineer.

Over two decades delivering and commercially managing projects worth more than AED 10 billion. He reads programmes, methods and site records the way they were actually built, not just how the paperwork describes them.

II

The Contract & The Law.

A Master's in Construction Law and a FIDIC Certified Contract Manager. He drafts, administers and dissects FIDIC contracts so that entitlement is protected, and provable, from day one.

III

The Tribunal.

A Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a DIAC-Listed Arbitrator who serves as co-arbitrator and counsel in numerous arbitrations across DIAC, ICC and SCCA, and has passed Phase 1 of the FIDIC Adjudicator Assessment. He knows how delay and quantum arguments are won and lost before a tribunal.

Expertise

Full spectrum disputes & contracts advisory

Acting for claimant and respondent alike: contractors, developers, owners, government bodies and counsel.

  • Prospective and retrospective delay analysis using the methodologies recognised by the SCL Delay & Disruption Protocol.

  • Independent quantification of the financial consequences of delay, disruption and change across the full range of heads of claim.

  • Counsel and party representation through institutional and ad-hoc arbitration, from notice of dispute to final award.

  • Independent, tribunal-ready expert reports and testimony on delay, quantum and technical contract matters.

  • Pre- and post-contract review, drafting and administration across the FIDIC suite, building entitlement protection into the contract.

  • Live-project claims management, contract health-checks and dispute-board support that resolve issues before they escalate.

Proven At Scale

A track record measured in billions.

Alaa has shaped the contractual and commercial strategy of some of the largest projects in the UAE, and tested those positions in the arbitration room.

Selected major projects, drawn to scale

AED 10 bn+

View the full track record
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The Burden, Lifted

We carry the contractual weight, so you can keep building.

Like a crane hoisting the heaviest load, ALAZ EXPERT lifts the contracts, claims and paperwork off your team's shoulders, and resolves them before they become disputes.

  • CONTRACTS
  • CLAIMS
  • NOTICES
  • RECORDS
  • PAPERWORK

Facing a claim, a dispute, or a contract you can't afford to get wrong?

Get a direct, senior assessment of where you stand and the strongest path forward, in strict confidence.

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