About Donia
Donia Fahmi specializes in forensic construction programming and delay analysis with more than 10 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries. Donia has acted as an appointed delay expert and has supported appointed experts to provide consulting services focused on forensic delay analysis in London and Dubai.
Donia has extensive international arbitration, adjudication and litigation experience, having worked on some of the largest projects in the UK, Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East, with a focus on high-rise and mixed-use development projects. She supports clients by providing project advisory services on live construction projects. Additionally, she has prepared and delivered expert reports for international arbitrations under the ICC, HKIAC, LCIA and SIAC rules.
Donia holds a M.Sc. in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“FCIArb”). She is fluent in both English and Arabic.
Awards and Recognition:
- Lexology Construction: Recommended Expert Witness, Lexology (2025)
- Lexology Consulting: Recommended for Quantum, Delay & Technical, Lexology (2025)
- Lexology Client Choice Awards: Construction Quantum, Delay & Technical Expert (UAE), Lexology (2022)
- The Centre of Construction Law: David Caron Award, King’s College London (2018)
- Kings College Construction Law Association Prize, King’s College London (2018)
- The Arbitration Club: Philip Ranner Prize, King’s College London (2018)
Certifications
Legal Experience Training Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence (“LETAPAEWE”)
BTEC Level 7 Accreditation, Pearson Learning
Associations
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Steering Committee Member of the Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses
Member of the Society of Construction Law
Education
M.Sc., Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London
B.Sc., Construction Engineering and Management, The American University in Cairo
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Contact
T: +971 54 305 9389
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Office
Unit C1501, East Side of Level 15 Level, Burj Daman
Dubai International Financial Center
PO Box 507126
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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Expertise
Construction, Projects & Assets
Contract Administration & Disputes
Expert Testimony
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Industries