Edward holds the position of Chief Legal Officer. He has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and strategy in the areas of construction, engineering, utilities, infrastructure, real estate development, corporate, commercial, capital markets, banking and finance, cross border transactions and arbitration.

Prior to moving in‐house, Edward led the Construction and Engineering practice at one of the largest regional law firms and acted for various government institutions and publicly listed corporations both locally and internationally; and was internationally rated during his time in private practice.

Edward founded the legal function of Meraas Group where he was the Chief Legal Officer from 2008 to 2020. He was also the General Legal Advisor at the Engineering Office from 2008 to 2019.

He is a Chartered Arbitrator and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is on the panel of some of the leading arbitration centres including the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the LCIA‐ DIFC Arbitration Centre, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

Edward is a former part‐time member of staff at Heriot‐Watt University, Dubai Campus; he was an Advisor with the Dubai Real Estate Institute and the author of numerous publications. He also lectured for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Edward holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with Honours and Industrial Relations from the University of New South Wales in Australia. He also has a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and is admitted as a barrister of the High Court of Australia, a solicitor in NSW and an admitted legal practitioner of the DIFC Courts in Dubai.