Areen is a partner specialising in dispute resolution. He has over a decade of experience managing commercial disputes in the Middle East, gained through private and in-house legal practice. His particular expertise is the preparation and conduct of litigations as well as arbitrations and dispute resolution for high profile development projects.

Areen has successfully represented clients in high profile cases involving multi-million dollar arbitrations before the various international arbitration fora in the UK and UAE. He is a registered arbitrator with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Areen is familiar with civil and common law legal systems and is regularly instructed by international law firms to provide expert local advice. He is fluent in Arabic and English.