Profile

Diana Bayzakova serves as a partner-in-charge in Merritz law firm overseeing Middle East practice and is a listed arbitrator in several arbitration centres, including Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Her practice focuses on arbitration, energy, real estate and construction law. She has been a guest speaker at conferences, seminars and various business events and has been a lecturer at universities and other educational institutions in the UAE and abroad.

Education

Tashkent State Institute of Law, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, PhD Candidate

Humboldt Universität, School of Law, Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation), Berlin, Germany

Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee, LLM (Master of Laws) in Petroleum Law and Policy (with Distinction), Dundee, United Kingdom

University of Westminster, BA in Law with First Class Honors, London, United Kingdom

Languages:

Russian, English, Persian, German, Uzbek

DIAC Trainings:

"Drafting Enforceable Arbitration Awards" (June 2014) - Certificate of attendance