Myriam leads the Arbitration and ADR department at Rashid Rajaa Al-Marri Law Office in Doha and has extensive experience in complex construction and technology arbitration disputes across the Middle East and the Gulf, notably Lebanon, Qatar and Saudi Arabia and under various rules, including ICC, LCIA, DIAC and QICCA. She represents construction and technology companies in international arbitration and litigation proceedings and regularly advises on related matters, including contract drafting, claims and claims’ procedures, delays and disruptions, liquidated damages, liquidation of bank guarantees, etc. She has also wide experience in commercial and financial disputes and related criminal proceedings. She further advises on setting aside and enforcement of arbitral awards in Qatar and the Region.
Myriam is a member of the Beirut Bar Association and the ERA Pledge Middle East Sub-committee. She gives lectures since 2012 on international arbitration at university level and is currently a visiting lecturer on international arbitration at the American University of Beirut. She served as a representative for the ICC Young Arbitrators’ Forum - Middle East from 2017 to 2019.
Myriam was featured in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Who’s Who Legal (Lexology Index) - Arbitration Future Leaders and the Legal 500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlist for the Middle East Region. She was also selected as one of 40 prominent female arbitration practitioners in the Arab World by Lexis Nexis - Middle East (2022).
Myriam graduated from Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut and holds a Master’s degree in business law from Université Paris 2 – Panthéon Assas.
Myriam is fluent in English, French and Arabic and has contributed to several publications and scholarly articles on arbitration in the MENA region.
