Edward Sunna holds the position of Chief Legal Officer. He has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and strategy in the areas of project development, corporate, commercial, capital markets, banking and finance, cross- border transactions and arbitration.

Prior to moving in‐house, Edward led a major practice area at the largest regional law firm and acted for various government institutions and publicly listed corporations, 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 2017. He was also the General Legal Advisor at the Engineering Office from 2008 to 2017.

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

Edward is a former part‐time member of staff at Heriot‐Watt University, Dubai Campus, and 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 in Political Science with Honours and in 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.