Morteza Shahbazinia
| Address | 3rd floor, No. 27, 24metri Blvd., Saadat abad, Tehran, Iran. |
| Phone | (+98) 21 22099812 |
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| Shahbazinia@gmail.com | |
| Website | www.modares.ac.ir/~shahbazinia |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | – Bachelor of Science in law, 1992, Shahid Beheshti University ,Tehran, Iran – Master of Science in private law, 1995, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Thesis, “Estoppel and its application in Iran- United State Claims Tribunal” Ph.D. in Private Law, 2001, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Dissertation: “Bank Guarantees in International Trade” Grants: -The Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law, 2000, Hamburg – Germany -Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 1995-2000, Ph.D. Scholarship |
| Bar Admission | Central Bar Association of Iran, 1997 |
| Work Experience | Empanelled as arbitrator with the following institutions: Arbitration Center of Iran’s Chamber (ACIC), Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC), The Intergovernmental organization for carriage by Rail (OTIF), 13 years’ experience as arbitrator in various institutional and ad hoc arbitration cases. |
| Present Position | -Associate Professor & Dean of law Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University. – Attorney at law – A member on the Board of Trustees of Arbitration Center of Iran Central Bar Association, since 2012 |
| Past positions | – Legal Advisor to Iran Governmental Trade Corporation (GTC), 1992-1995. – Legal Advisor to Ministry of JAHAD Sazandegi, a member of foreign contracts Committee. 1995-1996 – Director of Research Center of Guardian (constitutional) Council of Iran, 1996-1999 – General Director of Laws & regulations Research Bureau – Social Security Organization of Iran, 1999-2002 – General Director in charge of legal affairs, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, 2002-2005 – Assistant professor – kharazmi University , Iran, since 2002 – Associate professor – Tarbiat Modarres University, since 2005 – Legal advisor to many Iranian and Foreign companies work in offshore industry and international trade. – Member of Research Council of Secretariat of the Expediency Discernment Council of the System, 2008-2010 – Director of Law Department, Tarbiat Modares University since 2007 – A member on the Board of Directors of Iran Central Bar Association 2012-2016 – A member of Executive Council of Iran Bar Associations Union (SCODA), since 2012-2016 – Dean of Law Faculty of |
| Publications | Articles More than 60 articles in Iranian and foreign academic journals on civil law international trade law, arbitration, bank guarantees, etc. Books: 1- Settlement of foreign investment disputes 2- Legal Regime of Bank Guarantees in Iranian Law, 3- Estoppel in American and English law |
| Languages | Persian, English & Arabic (working knowledge) |