College of Law

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Abdulla Alkhatib is an assistant professor of Law at the UAEU. He received his Ph.D. in Law from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 2010. After graduating from the UAEU in 2000 he worked as a paralegal in a private local law firm in Dubai where he filed various cases at the courts and wrote numerous legal memorandum. In 2001, he was appointed as a teaching assistant at the UAE and went to the USA to continue his studies in the field of civil procedures. In 2003, he earned his LLM from Tulane New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. From 2003-2005, he taught several courses in the UAEU. In 2006, he went back to the USA to earn a PhD degree in law which he completed it in 2010. In 2010, Dr. Alkhatib worked as an assistant Professor in the College of Law, UAEU. He participated in establishing the legal Clinic in the college. He is an active member in many committees in the UAEU. Since 2013, he was appointed as the Assistant Dean for Professional Development. He can be reached at aaklhatib@uaeu.ac.ae