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Biography

Philip Punwar is an international arbitration and dispute resolution partner at Baker Botts LLP. He has been resident in Dubai since November 2005. Philip was called to the Bar of England & Wales by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in November 1989 and elected a Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple in October 2013. In addition to being an Advocate of the DIFC Courts and a Practising Barrister (England & Wales), he is a Chartered Arbitrator (CIArb) and an Accredited Mediator (CEDR). Philip is a former Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee of the ICC-UAE Commission on Arbitration. He is currently a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR and of the Steering Committee of the ICC-UAE Commission on Arbitration.