Biography
Salma Selim is an associate in the International Arbitration Group in London. She is trained in both French and Egyptian law and is a qualified lawyer in Egypt. She has also passed the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) and is due to qualify as a Solicitor of England and Wales.
Salma's practice spans commercial and investor-state arbitration. Her experience includes advising clients in arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, ICSID, SCCA and CRCICA rules.
Prior to joining White & Case in 2019, Salma acquired experience in major international law firms in Paris, London and Cairo.
Experience
Salma's recent experience includes:
Representing a Middle Eastern State in an ICSID arbitration relating to the claimant's interests in the telecommunications sector;
Representing a Middle Eastern State-owned entity in an LCIA arbitration arising out of a shareholders agreement;
Representing the main contractor in one of the world's largest infrastructure projects located in Central America in multiple ICC arbitrations against the employer;
Advising a European company in relation to a potential investment treaty claim against a Middle Eastern State;
Representing an international oil & gas company in a multi-billion USD ICC arbitration, relating to delay and disruption in respect of the construction of an LNG processing facility in the Asia-Pacific region;
Representing a Middle Eastern company in an ICC arbitration arising out of a shareholders agreement;
Advising a European company in relation to sales agreements governed by Egyptian and French law;
Representing a Middle Eastern seller of gas in an ICC arbitration relating to the price of gas under a long-term supply contract;
Representing an Eastern European State in an ICSID arbitration relating to the claimant's interests in mining operations;
Representing a Middle Eastern State entity in multiple commercial disputes relating to a gas supply contract; *
Representing a Middle Eastern State entity in a commercial dispute relating to the construction of a port; *
* Matters worked on prior to joining White & Case
and Cairo University (dual degree)
"Territoriality of Investment", Jus Mundi, 9 June 2022 (last updated)
"The role of ICC arbitration in resolving climate change disputes", White & Case Client Alert, January 2020 (with Kirsten Odynski, Michael Polkinghorne, Mark Clarke, Elizabeth Oger-Gross)
"Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings", Kluwer Arbitration Practice Plus, 10 December 2019 (with Andrew McDougall and Poorvi Satija)
