Dr. Mohamed Salem Abou El Farag is an Associate Professor of Commercial Law, College of Law, Qatar University. In addition, he is an Assistant Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Cairo University, Egypt (but on leave). obtained his Ph.D., from Manchester University, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association. He ( as Of Counsel) advises on a wide range of matters relating to commercial law, company law, mediation and arbitration, as well as intellectual property with an emphasis on patents, trade marks and trade secrets. He has particularly participated in drafting and reviewing many official legal documents for many clients i.e., universities and trade and business ministries as well as a number of local and multinational companies. He has a comprehensive knowledge in negotiating contracts and other commercial transactions. has been involved in a number of arbitration cases as “legal expert” and served as a sole arbitrator or a member of arbitral tribunals in other cases. He was also seconded to the Legal Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, State of Qatar from February 2021 to February 2023. a CEDR Accredited Mediator (London). He has a wide knowledge of mediation as a scholar and practitioner. He was asked to review and comment on the Qatari Company Law 2015, Arbitration Law 2017, IP Laws relating to World Cup 2022, Investment and Trade Court Law 2021, and Mediation Law of 2021 before their issuance. was the Founding Manager of the Innovation and Intellectual Property Office, Qatar University (Manager of the Office from May 2017- June 2020). He has been teaching the topic of intellectual property and other commercial law courses at Qatar University since 2009. He a member of the committee that drafted the original Qatar University’s intellectual property policy and the Chairperson of the Committee that was formed to amend this policy. was the first to teach the topic of “Mediation” as part of the ADR Course in the College of Law, Qatar University. He has been involved in the teaching of the ADR course with Professor Botchway since 2011. As a faculty member at Qatar University, Dr. Mohamed has won a number of scientific awards, including the prestigious Excellence in Research Award and the Community Service Award. He has participated and presented papers in several local, regional and international conferences concerning mediation, arbitration, intellectual property law, commercial law and company. has authored a number of books on the Qatari law, including Banking Transactions (with Dr. Al Gheriani and Dr. Al Khulaifi) 2015, sponsored by Qatar Central Bank, Commercial Law of Qatar (English edition and Arabic Edition) 2013 and 2014 respectively, and Intellectual Property Law in Qatar (in press). Reviewer for several legal journals, including International Review of Law, Global Journal of Comparative Law.