Dr. Hazem Hussien

Managing Director & Head of Arbitration| Professor of Law

Doha, Qatar

About

Dr. Hazem Hussien is a Managing Director & Head of Arbitration in Al Majd law firm. Also, he is a professor of Law in Cairo University Faculty of Law. He is teaching courses in Procedural Law, Evidence Law and Arbitration to bachelor and post gradates students. Previously, he was a Partner in Arbitration Department at Khodeir & Partners Law Firm. He has over 25 years of experience in arbitration and litigation, specializing in complex and high-stakes disputes involving telecommunications, construction, oil and gas, investment, corporate, maritime, and shipping matters. He is experienced working in Qatar since 2014 started with Al Tamimi & Co. for six years. Later, he worked as a Head of Legal in a group of companies in Doha and worked as a part time legal counsel in Anti-Doping Laboratory in Qatar. Dr. Hazem regularly advises and represents clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings under various rules and institutions, such as QICCA, ICC, DIAC, LCIA, LMAA, and CRCICA. He holds a PhD in Arbitration in investment disputes from the University of Kansas School of Law, and an LLM in International and Comparative Law from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. He has multiple publications and speaking engagements on arbitration topics. He is also a qualified arbitrator and has served as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and chairperson in several cases. Dr. Hazem's mission is to provide effective and efficient dispute resolution solutions to his clients, while advancing the knowledge and practice of arbitration in his field and region.

Experience

  • Al Majd Law Firm (11 mos)
    • Managing Director & Head of Arbitration
      Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Managing Director & Head of Dispute Resolution
      Sep 2025 - Jun 2026 · 10 mos

      Leading the arbitration practice and managing client relationships across construction, commercial, and investment disputes before QICCA, ICC, and CRCICA. Advising corporate clients on dispute prevention strategies and contract risk management.

  • Professor of Law at Faculty of Law - Cairo University
    Oct 1999 - Present · 26 yrs 10 mos

  • Partner at Khodeir & Partners
    Feb 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Dispute Resolution

  • Senior Counsel at Thani Bin Ali Al-Thani Law Firm
    Mar 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Head Of Legal Department at LEISURE
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2024 · 5 yrs

    - Reviewing and drafting Contracts. - Monitoring all the transactions of the company from the legal point of view. - Resolving all the employees' problems based on labor law. - controlling all the corporate matters of the companies. - supervising all the cases filed by/against the group of companies either directly or through liaising with external law firm either before litigation or arbitration. - Corporate Governance. - Negotiations with other companies.