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Maria Mazzawi is the Registrar of the Abu Dhabi International Dispute Resolution Centre (arbitrateAD). She is head of operations of the Centre's Case Management Office. Maria is a trilingual, civil‑law–qualified international dispute resolution specialist with over 14 years of experience in the Middle East. She is widely recognized as one of the region’s leading arbitration practitioners, having been featured in the Legal 500 Middle East Arbitration Powerlists in both 2022 and 2023. Maria is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Licensed Attorney of the Jordanian Bar, and currently serves as Co‑Vice Chair of the CIArb UAE Branch Committee. She is an active contributor to the arbitration community and speaks regularly at regional and international conferences. Maria is also a published author, with works on civil law and international arbitration Before joining arbitrateAD in 2025, Maria spent several years at Eversheds Sutherland in Dubai as a senior arbitration specialist, acting on complex, high‑value international commercial and construction disputes across major arbitral institutions. Alongside her counsel practice, she also served as an arbitrator.