Eli Hyder is an Australian lawyer and diplomat, currently serving as an Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau in areas of economy and investments. Prior to his appointment, Eli has advised on mergers, joint-ventures, cross-border acquisitions and corporate restructurings for international clients and international law firms on local and regional laws, free zones and offshore jurisdictions. In 2008, he was the General Counsel of Dubai’s Emirates Investments Group from and Chief Legal Officer of Enshaa PSC. He currently is the Managing Partner of Bond Lawyers and is a Counselor Of Justice in the American International Commercial Arbitration Court.
Eli graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Bond University. He also holds an MBA from California University, a Public International Law Certificate from The Hague Academy of International Law and a Management Certificate from Cornell University. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK (CIArb), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the Law Society of New South Wales in Australia.