Mohammed Khamisa, KC

Experience: Arbitration: Representing a client operating in the luxury hospitality industry against multiple European state-owned entities in complex multi-contract LCIA arbitrations arising from high-profile landmark hotels 160m.; Representing Asian Construction Entity in a dispute arising from an EPC contract-SIAC arbitration-$500m.; Representing BTA Bank in LCIA Arbitration.; Advising an Investment House in an LCIA dispute arising out of a $1bn development project.; Banking and Financial Services Disputes: Represented a Middle East entity in a dispute with a global bank involving 83m.; Represented a Dubai based business during the collapse of an investment fund involving $140m.; Advised a Middle Eastern businessman and corporate entities in a multijurisdictional financial dispute involving. $250m with an underlying asset value of $33bn in the energy sector.; Advised a Middle Eastern logistics entity over a dispute involving oil sales and the collapse of a substantial financial institution.; Advised a Middle East entities in a number of disputes with global lenders arising out of maritime financing agreements-$160m.; Advising a Middle East entity in the recovery of $1bn award of damages following a dispute with a state run entity.; Advising a Middle East sovereign wealth fund.; Advising a Global Pharmaceutical entity is a dispute relating to an investment fund $350m.; Advising a Middle Eastern Pharmaceutical entity in a dispute involving $300 million.; Civil Fraud: Advising a Middle Eastern Pharmaceutical entity in a dispute involving $250 million arising from SCCA.; Represented clients in matters concerning virtually all aspects of civil fraud; previous cases have included issues relating to property development companies utilizing tax incentive schemes and tax and banking fraud.; Settled a multimillion-dollar dispute involving fraud, bribery, and compliance failures.; Commercial Litigation: Advising a client in a family breach of trust claim involving four jurisdictions -underlying trust valued at $3bn; Advising a conglomerate involved in a global dispute with a number of suppliers of branded clothing-underlying value of client $2bn; Advising client on assets recovery of $3-5bn fraudulently removed from State Treasury; Involvement in multiple multijurisdictional disputes across the finance and banking sectors.; As standing counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry, advised and advocated on virtually all aspects of company law in the High Court and Criminal Courts including the Directors' Duties and Disqualification Act, insolvency (personal and corporate), insider share dealing, company fraud (civil and criminal), company structures, and aspects of government policy in these areas.; Tax: Appeared before the U.K. Tax Tribunals involving duty claims under European Union intercommunity tax law and VAT/Customs and Excise Duties laws.; White Collar: Whilst at the Bar, appeared as a trial advocate for the prosecution and defence in a multiplicity of white collar crime cases with an emphasis on Serious Fraud in banking, pharmaceuticals, telecoms and VAT fraud.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Khamisa prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; Government Experience: Queen's Counsel, 2006-Present; Recorder of the Crown Court and County Court, 2003-Present; Standing Counsel, Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills (former DTI), 2004-2009; Serious Fraud Office, Panel of Queen's Counsel, 2006-2011; Deemster (Part-Time Judge of the High Court and Court of Appeal of the Isle of Man); Chairman, Phone-paid Services Authority, Code of Compliance Panel; Part-time Judge of General Regulatory Chamber; Past Equality and Diversity Officer of the South Eastern Circuit; Chairman of Summary Disciplinary Panel, Bar Standard Board