Mariam El-Tayar

Award-winning advocate in international moot competitions, working on dispute resolution and public international law.

Mariam El-Tayar is an Associate at Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, having joined through the firm's internship programme, and supports the firm's dispute-resolution and arbitration practice with strong research and written advocacy.

She ranked second globally at the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court final at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2026), after placing first in the oral rounds and second in the written submissions. Her submissions addressed state obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention.

She has also competed as oralist and researcher in the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot and as a researcher in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot. She completed courses with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, and the AUC Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, and trained with the dispute-resolution and corporate teams at Khodeir & Partners.

Areas of Expertise

• Dispute Resolution
• International Arbitration
• Public International Law
• Refugee & Migration Law
• Legal Research

Career Trajectory

1. 2026 – PRESENT Associate

   Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, Cairo

   Dispute resolution, arbitration and research, after joining the firm through its internship programme.

2. 2026 Legal Intern

   Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, Cairo

   One-month internship with the firm, leading to an associate position.

3. DEC 2025 – JUN 2026 Oralist & Researcher

   International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court

   2nd globally at the Amsterdam final; 1st in oral rounds; 2nd in written submissions.

4. JUN – JUL 2024 Oralist & Researcher

   FDI International Arbitration Moot

   Case analysis and investment-arbitration research.

5. JUL 2024 Legal Intern

   Khodeir & Partners

   Research for the dispute-resolution and corporate departments.

6. OCT 2023 – FEB 2024 Researcher

   Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot

   Memorial drafting and legal analysis.