Sadir Al Kherdaji – Cross-Border Legal Consultant | International Arbitration Specialist

Overview

With over 27 years of legal experience spanning both Civil Law and Common Law jurisdictions, I provide strategic legal consulting to investors, family offices, and multinational firms with a focus on cross-border investments, international arbitration, and legal risk mitigation. My practice is built on delivering independent, jurisdiction-sensitive, and actionable legal solutions across the full investment lifecycle — from structuring and entry to dispute resolution and exit.

Core Legal Services Offered to Investment Firms & Asset Managers

Cross-Border Investment Advisory: Structuring foreign direct and indirect investments in line with local and international legal frameworks (e.g., BITs, ISDS mechanisms).

International Arbitration: Acting as counsel or arbitrator under ICC, LCIA, DIAC, AIAC, UNCITRAL rules; focused on commercial, infrastructure, and investor-state disputes.

Legal Risk Management: Pre-investment due diligence, jurisdictional risk assessments, and strategic legal structuring to minimize exposure in emerging and developed markets.

Post-Investment Dispute Strategy: Advisory on potential disputes, early settlement strategies, and arbitration enforcement.

Legal Coordination Across Jurisdictions: Bridging civil and common law practices in transactions and disputes, especially in the MENA, Southeast Asia, and European markets.

Sector Focus & Relevant Experience

Advisory on cross-border project structuring, PPP agreements, and disputes management.

Real Estate & Development: Legal consulting for transnational property investments, particularly in the GCC and South East Asia.

Private Wealth advisory covering investments, succession planning, and legal protections against regulatory or dispute risks.

Professional Highlights

Counsel and arbitrator in major international arbitration centers: ICC (Paris), LCIA (London), DIAC (Dubai), AIAC (Kuala Lumpur), QICCA (Qatar), UNCITRAL ad hoc panels.

Founder of Cham Consulting Group and Al Kherdaji International Legal Consultants Ltd (Malaysia); co-founder of Kherdaji & Kaplan FZC LLC (UAE).

Contributor to UNCITRAL sessions in UN headquarters in New York and Vienna; appointed to ICC’s Task Force on Reducing Time and Costs in Arbitration.

Legal advisor for complex cross-border investments and business migration strategies for HNWIs and corporates in the MENA and Southeast Asia regions.

Key Qualifications

Ph.D. in International Law | MBA in International Business | LLB (Law)