Claudia El Hage is the Managing Partner of al Marri & el Hage Law Office. She  acts as a legal consultant, litigator, arbitrator and legal expert. Claudia works in civil, corporate, commercial and transactional matters as well as business criminal cases and regulatory investigations. She specializes mostly in construction, contracting, engineering consultancy, property, and real estate, corporate, banking, and M&A. She advises international and local firms on their projects with a focus on the MENA region and all legal aspects pertaining thereto. She has advised and represented clients in litigation, ADR, compliance, regulatory investigations and setting aside proceedings  in relation to disputes and transactions of various nature. She also acts in various jurisdictions in international and domestic arbitration, mainly under ICC, LCIA and QICCA Rules and in ad hoc proceedings. Her international law practice provides essential legal counseling to many international, regional and local commercial companies and corporations. Claudia is the author and co-author of many publications pertaining to international arbitration and litigation (GAR – Lexology - Lexis Nexis - International Journal of Arab Arbitration) and she is often invited as a speaker in various institutional and university conferences and webinars.