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Jones Day has a history of 130 years and a culture of client service and professionalism based on explicit shared values. These values include providing pro bono legal services, building diversity in our profession, and supporting outreach efforts around the world.

Jones Day has a long history of, and commitment to, pro bono work, public service, and community involvement in all of our locations around the world. Because of that commitment, pro bono and public service matters undertaken by Jones Day are provided the same level of attention and professional dedication that we provide to matters undertaken on behalf of paying clients.

At Jones Day you’ll see lawyers from diverse backgrounds leading client engagements, practice groups, and offices around the world. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and advancing highly qualified diverse lawyers and have set priorities in entry level recruitment, lateral recruitment, development and retention of minority and female lawyers, and diversity mentoring, training and awareness.

Sherif Saad is an associate in the Global Disputes practice at Jones Day. Sherif practices commercial dispute resolution involving complex litigation, international arbitration, and internal investigations, often entailing a multijurisdictional dimension. He has experience acting for multinational corporations, states, and high net worth individuals.

Sherif spent a year working in Jones Day's Dubai Office, where he gained experience acting for private companies and state-owned entities, including representing a construction joint venture in a multimillion-dollar dispute with its consortium member in relation to a power plant project in the Middle East. He also worked on several other high-value arbitrations under the ICC and DIFC-LCIA Rules of Arbitration.

Sherif has acted as an associate manager for the Firm's Fintech Working Group.

Prior to joining the Firm, Sherif worked on global due diligence projects for a number of FTSE 100 companies, focusing on legal and tax compliance in over 100 countries.

Sherif studied his undergraduate law degree (2017) and LPC (2018) at The University of Sheffield before completing his training contract at Jones Day.

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