Mr. Malas advises sovereign states on their rights and obligations under international law and represents them in disputes before international tribunals. He also advises and represents state entities and multinational corporations in international arbitrations involving issues of common and civil law across a range of sectors including military and defence, energy, aviation, telecommunications, construction and private equity.
Mr. Malas has acted in arbitrations held under a variety of arbitral rules including those of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He also acts as secretary to arbitral tribunals.
Mr. Malas holds full rights of audience before the courts of England and Wales and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and has advised and represented clients in those courts.
Mr. Malas is natively bilingual (English and Arabic) and conducts written and oral advocacy in both languages. His practice often involves Arab legal systems and parties based in the Middle East.
Earlier in his career, he worked as a consultant to a Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and as a diplomatic trainee at the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.
