About
Antonin Sobek is a lawyer at Mayer Brown in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on international arbitration, including high-stakes construction, commercial, and investment treaty disputes. Before joining Mayer Brown, he served as Counsel at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre and DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, administering over 500 arbitration proceedings, and practiced at leading law firms in London and Paris. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and has lectured on dispute resolution at Sciences Po Paris, Sorbonne University, and Izmir University of Economics. In 2025, he received the Craig Gibson Award for Young Disputes Professional of the Year. He speaks French, English, Spanish, and Czech.
Practice areas
International ArbitrationConstruction ArbitrationCommercial ArbitrationInvestment Treaty Arbitration
Office
Expertise
Construction DisputesCommercial DisputesInvestment Treaty ClaimsArbitration Administration
Languages
FrenchEnglishSpanishCzech