Full Name
Ms Fatima Balfaqeeh
Job Title
Managing Director
Company
RKAH Legal Consultancy
Speaker Bio
Fatima Balfaqeeh is a Lawyer, independent Arbitrator, Mediator, and a Business Consultant.
Her career began two decades ago in government and semi-government entities in Abu Dhabi, leading contracts and procurement function. She has worked extensively with-in commercial, legal and operational matters across a wide array of sectors, including construction-related fields, governance enforcement in contracts and procurement, project-related finance, payables, and banking credit facilities for corporate clients. She is now a Certified Independent Arbitrator and a Certified Commercial Mediator, she has been invited to speak at multiple national and international ADR events.
In 2018, Fatima launched her own consultancy. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a Member in RICS as a chartered Facilities Management Surveyor, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS). She holds key advisory positions with IBA, ICC UAE, and RICS.
Her career began two decades ago in government and semi-government entities in Abu Dhabi, leading contracts and procurement function. She has worked extensively with-in commercial, legal and operational matters across a wide array of sectors, including construction-related fields, governance enforcement in contracts and procurement, project-related finance, payables, and banking credit facilities for corporate clients. She is now a Certified Independent Arbitrator and a Certified Commercial Mediator, she has been invited to speak at multiple national and international ADR events.
In 2018, Fatima launched her own consultancy. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a Member in RICS as a chartered Facilities Management Surveyor, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS). She holds key advisory positions with IBA, ICC UAE, and RICS.
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