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Samaa Haridi

Work Department
International Arbitration - New York
Position
Partner
Career
Samaa Haridi is a civil and common law-trained, trilingual lawyer who represents corporations and financial institutions from all over the world in international commercial and investment arbitration, under the rules of all major arbitral institutions. She also frequently sits as an arbitrator in international disputes.
She has been singled out by clients for her “brilliant,” “no-nonsense and impressive” approach. Sources also acknowledge her as being “hard-working and very entrepreneurial,” as well as a “unique practitioner with unique skills” who delivers “clear and intelligent arguments.”
Born in Switzerland, Samaa grew up in Belgium, Egypt, Morocco, and France. She holds a Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies in Private International Law and International Business Transactions from the University of Paris I (Sorbonne), and an LL.M. in Comparative Law from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was a Sorbonne Scholar.
Samaa is a member of the New York, California, and England & Wales bars. She is fluent in French and Arabic and is also conversant in Spanish.
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Memberships
Member, ICC Court of Arbitration
Senior Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee, International Bar Association
Vice President, LCIA Arab Users’ Council
Co-Editor-in-Chief, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin
Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge, Steering Committee Member
Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC)
Member, Advisory Council of Africa Arbitration (AA)
Editorial Board Member, Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration
Member, Arbitral Women
Member, New York International Arbitration Club
Education
LL.M., University of San Diego, 1999
D.E.A., University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1998
Maîtrise en Droit, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, with honors, 1997
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Construction
Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP is noted for utilising the firm’s global coverage to handle non-contentious and contentious construction mandates, frequently advising developers, contractors, and governments. Sohail Barkatali specialises in electricity, water, and oil and gas construction projects in the UAE. Based in New York, head of the Middle East practice group Samaa Haridi is a key contact for construction-related arbitration matters. Nabeel Ikram left the firm.
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
The team at Hogan Lovells (United Arab Emirates) LLP is experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, litigation, and arbitration. New York-based head of the Middle East practice group Samaa Haridi is a well-regarded arbitrator, who is especially strong in commercial and investment treaty disputes.
United States > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Latin America: International firms > International arbitration
Global international-arbitration powerhouse King & Spalding LLP represents clients in significant commercial and investment cases, as well as in arbitration-related litigation before courts around the world. Latin America, which accounts for more than half the firm’s pending arbitrations, is a key market for the ‘unparalleled’ practice, which is best known for its exemplary energy-industry track record, but which has also secured a string of notable victories in the aviation and manufacturing sectors (among others). The Latin America team is co-lead by experienced investment treaty and commercial arbitration practitioner Craig Miles, who divides his time between the firm’s Houston and fast-expanding Miami offices (the latter having opening its doors as recently as February 2022); ‘outstanding’ Houston-based international arbitration and public international law expert Roberto Aguirre Luzi; and international commercial and investment treaty dispute specialist Harry Burnett, who is among those to have relocated from New York to Miami. The highly respected and experienced Doak Bishop and international arbitration veteran Edward Kehoe
, who co-lead the firm’s global international arbitration group, are also closely involved in Latin American matters. The practice group’s deep bench was further strengthened with the October-2021 hire of tri-qualified (Brazil, New York and Washington DC) Érica Franzetti from Dechert LLP – initially to the Washington DC team but now in Miami. Partners Kenneth Beale (Washington DC) and David Wallach (San Francisco) have also come on board during the course of 2021, joining from Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Jones Day respectively. Elsewhere, Houston-based Fernando Rodriguez-Cortina -who has particular expertise in construction matters- was raised to the partnership in January 2022; and the New York office saw the arrival of civil and common law trained Samaa Haridi as partner from Hogan Lovells US LLP the following month. At a more junior level, tri-lingual associate Cedric Soule is rapidly gaining profile and is especially active in matters under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules relating to Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- International Trade > International trade
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - litigation and regulation
- Industry focus > Transport: rail and road - litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Education
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Industry focus > Healthcare: health insurers
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Project finance