Lara Hammoud has joined Arbitra International, a new management service for arbitrators and mediators, who will assist her with her Independent Arbitrator practice, effective 25 January 2022. Lara has over twenty years of experience in international arbitration and has acted as sole, chair or party-appointed arbitrator in commercial and construction disputes in the Middle East and Europe. She is senior corporate counsel at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and worked previously at a leading global law firm in Paris and Abu Dhabi as well as at the ICC in Paris. Lara is a member of the ICC Court and sits on the panels of arbitrators of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), and Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC).