OTC welcomes Sajid Suleman and Ahmed Elhusseiny

We are pleased to welcome Sajid Suleman and Ahmed Elhusseiny to our International Commercial team, further bolstering our junior cohort of specialists to fulfill ever-growing demand.

Sajid and Ahmed join our London office with already successful and flourishing practises in International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation.

Sajid Suleman, called to the Bar in 2014, has expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, company, construction, insolvency, insurance, partnership and shareholder disputes, and sanctions. He appears as counsel in the English courts at all levels, in LCIA, DIAC, and ICC arbitrations, and in the DIFC and ADGM Courts. Sajid also represents clients in court proceedings to enforce, challenge, or set aside arbitral awards. He has considerable experience in urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing injunctions, anti-suit injunctions, and Norwich Pharmacal Orders, often in the context of cross-border civil fraud claims.

Ahmed Elhusseiny, called to the Bar in 2022, has expertise in construction, company and shareholder disputes, insolvency, shipping and commodities, civil fraud, partnerships, banking and financial services, and sanctions. He has extensive advocacy and witness-handling experience in multi-day trials and heavy applications. He has particular experience being instructed as sole counsel to deal with urgent interlocutory applications such as freezing orders, search orders, and anti-suit injunctions. A significant portion of his practice centres on international commercial disputes in arbitration and offshore jurisdictions, with a focus on the Middle East. He has worked on several matters in international common law courts including the DIFC, ADGM, AIFC, and in offshore jurisdictions including the BVI and Cayman Islands. He is also admitted as an arbitrator with DIAC and LAMC.

Practice Director Lexie Johnson said of Sajid and Ahmed joining, “They will bring a fantastic set of skills and expertise to the team and we are all excited to have them join us.”

Director of Clerking, Chris Gittins said, “We have seen a surge in demand for our commercial services in recent times, especially for our international expertise. Both Sajid & Ahmed will play a large part in fulfilling this demand and helping us prepare for the anticipated growth in the coming years.”

Find Out More

To find out more about Sajid or Ahmed, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 for a confidential discussion.

News 7 Oct, 2025