Mustafaen Kamal

Mustafaen is an associate in the Dispute Resolution practice at Baker McKenzie in London, specializing in international arbitration, public international law, and complex commercial litigation. His practice encompasses investment treaty arbitration (ICSID, UNCITRAL), commercial arbitration (ICC, LCIA, DIAC, and ad hoc proceedings), anti-suit injunctions, and the cross-border enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments.

Mustafaen has acted for states, financial institutions, and multinational corporations in high-value, high-profile disputes, with a particular focus on public international law matters, including investment treaty-based disputes, international commercial arbitration, state immunity and jurisdictional challenges, sovereign debt and enforcement against state assets and geopolitical risk and sanctions-related litigation. Mustafaen regularly advises on arbitrations seated in the GCC and MENA jurisdictions.

Mustafaen was a Frank Knox Fellow at Harvard Law School where his research focused particularly focused on Public International Law. Mustafaen was seconded to the UNHCR where he regularly interacted with international stakeholders on matters to do with public international law and international refugee law.