Charles Russell Speechlys has added Thomas Snider as partner and head of its International Arbitration practice. He joins from Al Tamimi & Co, and will be based in the firm’s Dubai office. Snider is a leading international arbitration practitioner with over 20 years of experience resolving large-scale, complex disputes across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. He is recognised for his expertise in commercial arbitration, investment treaty disputes, state-to-state arbitration and foreign sovereign immunity-related matters. Snider acts for a varied client base, and his work spans a wide range of industries, sectors and disputes types, including construction and infrastructure, energy and national resources, and retail, consumer and leisure. He is on the panel of arbitrators of several arbitral institutions around the world, and is a member of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and of the board of directors of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.