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Mina Morova
Mina Morova
Senior Associate — International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
E: mmorova@velaw.com T: +971.4.403.6203
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Senior Associate — International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Mina Morova

Mina Morova
Dubai
T: +971.4.403.6203

Gate Village 10, Office 211
P.O. Box 504945
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

E: mmorova@velaw.com
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Mina Morova

Mina is a senior associate in the Dubai office and a member of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration practice group. Her practice focuses on advising clients on a range of international complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters. She has broad experience in a number of sectors including in disputes related to the infrastructure, construction and energy industries.

Experience Highlights

  • Advising a Kuwaiti contractor in two separate ICC disputes relating to refinery projects in the Middle East

  • A subsidiary of a large multinational energy generation company in an ICSID claim against a state-owned gas company regarding legal and technical issues under a long-term gas supply agreement

  • A consortium of international contractors in an ICC investment treaty arbitration against Libya under the Turkey-Libya BIT, arising out of the construction of one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects

  • The same consortium in parallel ICC commercial arbitration proceedings, also arising out of the construction of a major water-conveyance system in Libya

  • A Turkish investor in the United Arab Emirates in connection with an ongoing ICSID dispute pursuant to the Turkey-UAE BIT, concerning a submarine land reclamation and road construction contract

  • An investor in the textile industry in an ICSID arbitration against a Central Asian state arising from government interference with and expropriation of integrated textile manufacturing operations

  • A consortium of Hungarian companies in an ICC arbitration regarding tax disputes arising out of an M&A transaction

  • A Bulgarian owner in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction of a nuclear power plant

Credentials

  • Université Paris Est-Créteil, Paris, France, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2017
  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2015
  • Sciences Po Law School, Paris, France, Master in Law and Economics, 2014
  • Columbia University, New York, NY, M.A. in East Asian Studies, 2011
  • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, B.A. in Comparative Literature, 2007
  • New York
  • Turkish (fluent)
  • French (fluent)
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Chinese
  • Italian
  • “Arbitrator Bias in the Middle East: Two Distinct Thresholds for Challenging Independence and Impartiality” International Arbitration Law Review, December 2021 (co-author)

News & Insights

Rankings & Awards
Dubai Cares Presents Vinson & Elkins with Award for Pro Bono Contributions
June 13, 2024
Insight
Middle East International Dispute Resolution Compendium

V&E International Dispute Resolution Update

March 4, 2024
Deals & Cases
Iraq Secures Major Victory in Long-Standing ICC Arbitration Against Turkey
March 30, 2023
Insight
The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court in Case 59/Federal/2012 Rules that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s 2007 Oil and Gas Law Is Unconstitutional

V&E International Dispute Resolution Update

February 28, 2022