Tammam Kaissi
Tammam Kaissi

Tammam Kaissi

Partner

Riyadh

+966 50 452 0605
Tammam.Kaissi@ashurstperkins.com

Introduction

Tammam advises clients on complex international arbitration proceedings, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors in the Middle East and North Africa.

Tammam Kaissi represents multinational companies, States and State-owned entities in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings under most of the main arbitration rules, including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SCCA and DIAC.

Tammam's experience includes disputes relating to joint-ventures, PPP agreements, sport sponsorships, oil and gas (upstream and downstream), as well as disputes relating to the construction of major projects such as airport terminals, power plants, water desalination plants, LNG terminals, gas processing facilities, fertilizer plants, hospitals, sports stadia, and recreational and hospitality complexes such as luxury hotels. 

Tammam also regularly sits as arbitrator.

  • A UK energy company | Secured a US$675m win against a national oil company a dispute arising out of a joint venture and production sharing agreement in relation to delays and disruption under an EPC contract for the development of a gas-processing facility in the Middle East (Geneva seated, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules).
  • A partially state owned project company | Represented the client in a dispute worth US$400m against the main contractor relating to the construction of an LNG regasification plant in the Middle East (English law, London seated, ICC Arbitration). 
  • A partially State-owned entity | Representing the client in a US$520m dispute against the main EPC Contractor in relation to the construction of major water utility and infrastructure assets in the Middle East (English law).
  • A State-owned entity | Representing the client in a US$600m dispute against the main contractor in relation to the construction of an autodrome and associated facilities in the Middle East.
  • A government authority | Represented the client in an expert determination worth US$400m arising out of a PPP agreement relating to the expansion and operation of an airport terminal in the Middle East. 
  • A government authority and a contractor | Appointed as adjudicator in a dispute worth US$500m arising out of a BOT and revenue-sharing agreement in relation to the construction and operation of an airport terminal in the Middle East.
  • An energy joint venture | Represented the Client against two far eastern contractors in a USD 1.5 billion arbitration relating to the construction of a fertilizer plant in the Middle East (ICC, Geneva seat).
  • A sovereign wealth fund | Successfully defended the client as Respondent against a major European football club in a EUR 530 million arbitration relating to the sponsorship and financing of the redevelopment of a football stadium (ICC, Paris seat).
  • The Arab Republic of Egypt | Represented the Arab Republic of Egypt in a USD 430 million dispute under the Egypt-Kuwait BIT relating to tax treatment and gas pricing (Bawabet Al Kuwait Holding Company v. Arab Republic of Egypt – ICSID Case No. ARB/11/6).
  • The Arab Republic of Egypt | Represented the Arab Republic of Egypt in a USD 1.1 billion property development dispute under the Egypt-UAE BIT (Hussain Sajwani, Damac Park Avenue For Real Estate Development S.A.E. and Damac Gamsha Bay for Development S.A.E v. Arab Republic of Egypt – ICSID Case No. ARB/11/16).

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