Profile
Diana Bayzakova is the Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC), Arbitrator and Dispute Resolution Specialis. A Dispute resolution expert in the field of construction, real estate and natural resources with a focus on complex, cross-border disputes pertaining to the MENA and the CIS region. She serves as a partner-in-charge in Merritz law firm overseeing Middle East practice and is a listed arbitrator in several arbitration centres, including Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Her practice focuses on arbitration, energy, real estate and construction law. She has been a guest speaker at conferences, seminars and various business events and has been a lecturer at universities and other educational institutions in the UAE and abroad. Dr Diana Advised, coordinated and strategized complex cross-border litigation proceedings before the courts in the Middle East, CIS, Europe and North America.

HIGHLIGHTS

Government Level Counsel Work and International Organizations

• Acting as a consultant to the Government of Uzbekistan on legislative reforms and the drafting of the new law on international arbitration
• Acted as a Legal Consultant on the project “Development of domestic and international arbitration in Uzbekistan”, United Nations Development Programme

Expert Contribution

• Publications cited and used by the U.S. Congress and other various highly rated peer reviewed and industry specific journals
• Expert contributor and on editorial team of the leading industry publications
• Regular keynote speaker at conferences & seminars
• Guest lecturer in the universities and training the university teams to participate in moot court competitions
• Author of an upcoming book “Playing Piano In The Courtroom”

Education

• Tashkent State Institute of Law, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, PhD Candidate
• Humboldt Universität, School of Law, Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation), Berlin, Germany
• Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee, LLM (Master of Laws) in Petroleum Law and Policy (with Distinction), Dundee, United Kingdom
• University of Westminster, BA in Law with First Class Honors, London, United Kingdom

DIAC Trainings: “Drafting Enforceable Arbitration Awards” (June 2014) – Certificate of attendance

Languages: Russian, English, Persian, German, Uzbek