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Antonia Birt

Antonia Birt

Partner

Reed Smith

Antonia is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer. She is based in Dubai and has practised dispute resolution in the MENA region and beyond for the last 14 years. She advises on the full cycle of complex, high-value commercial and construction disputes.


Antonia focuses on dispute avoidance and when disputes do occur, she focuses on achieving amicable resolutions, using a variety of settlement and alternative dispute resolution tools, including expert determination or mediation. 


Antonia has represented state, national, and multinational clients in arbitrations and has experience acting under most major rules and arbitral centres, and pursuant to the governing laws of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and England and Wales.


Antonia sits as an arbitrator and is listed on several institutional panels. She also represents clients facing commercial disputes before the DIFC and ADGM courts. She has full rights of audience before the offshore courts of the UAE, and acts as counsel and advocate.


Antonia was named Arbitration Lawyer of the Year at the Lexis Nexis Women in Law Awards 2024. She has been appointed as UAE delegate to the ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR for the term 2024 - 2027. She also co-chairs the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge Middle East Subcommittee and is a member of the IBA Commercial Arbitration Case Law Subcommittee responsible for the UAE.

Events

[Closed]
05 February, 2026

Current economic realities and the impact on Saudi disputes

Reed Smith

English
By request
Free
[Closed]
03 February, 2026

Bridging Law and Construction - Innovation in PPP & Construction Dispute Avoidance & Resolution

Al Idarah Almubtakara - Innovative Managment LTD

English & Arabic
By request
Free
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