Aisha Abdallah

Aisha heads the Disputes Resolution department at Anjarwalla & Khanna, covering offices in Nairobi and Mombasa. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on fraud, economic crime and disputes over land, the environment and natural resources.

Aisha is dual qualified as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Solicitor of England and Wales. She joined A&K from Shoosmiths in the United Kingdom in 2012 and has substantial experience in complex, high value cross border litigation.

Aisha was appointed to the MARC Court in 2017, the ADR arm of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, alongside some of the world’s most eminent arbitration experts. She is the lead author of the
Kenyan chapter of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th editions of the International Arbitration Review. She is also a member of the Africa Users Group for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, member of International Association for Defence Counsel, African Arbitration Association and Delos Dispute Resolution Board of Advisors.

Aisha is part of an expert team that has drafted Anti-Money Laundering, Remittances and Mobile Money
Bills for Somaliland and is the lead author of the Kenya chapter of the 2018 Chambers Anti-Corruption
Global Practice Guide. She is also the lead author of the ALN Anti-Corruption Guide 2019.

Aisha provides training and writes and speaks on a wide range of contentious issues, including international arbitration, corruption, economic crime and pro bono work. Aisha is rated and recognised by both Chambers Global and Legal 500 for her work.