I am an international commercial disputes lawyer with significant experience in international arbitration, including commercial, enforcement (both locally and internationally) and investor-state disputes. I also have experience in banking litigation and competition from Magic Circle firms. 

I am the Chair of the International Arbitration Committee under the ICC National Committee in Israel and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. I am also a member of the Organizing Committee of Tel Aviv Arbitration Week and a Co-Founder of the Israeli Forum for International Arbitration.

I am ranked by Legal 500 (Leading Individual - International Arbitration); Lexology Index (Thought Leaders -Global Elite - Arbitration Under 45 Partners; Arbitration Future Leaders – Partners; Arbitration: Client Choice: - Arbitration); and my team is the only Israeli team on GAR 100!

Personal testimonials from Legal 500 include: “one of the best legal partners for us, one that anyone would like to have next to them“ “a great professional” “particularly diligent and resourceful” ”fully committed to excellence” “knowledgeable, professional, and sophisticated” “Always up to date to the smallest detail and any legal factual information that can support our case”

Aarta Alkarimi is an attorney, Chartered Arbitrator a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an accredited mediator through the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) in International Trade & Commerce from Fordham University, New York City and a Diploma in International Arbitration (DipIArb) from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She started her practice in 2003 in a boutique construction law firm in the New York offices of a major US law firm. In 2009 she moved to the Abu Dhabi offices of White Shoe US Law firm where she continued her practice in alternative dispute resolution, mostly serving the construction and energy industries. In 2016 she established Chrysalis, a boutique dispute resolution consultancy where she continues to practice as counsel, arbitrator, and mediator. Aarta has served in over 50 arbitrations mostly related to the construction, infrastructure, energy and international trade. She serves on the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Council on Diversity & Inclusion and is the past chair of the IBA’s Project Establishment Sub-Committee. She is the vice-Chair of the IBA's Construction Committee. She tutors arbitration and award writing and lectures frequently on construction, energy, and diversity issues.