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Mr Hussein Haeri

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0207 597 6675 hussein.haeri@withersworldwide.com

Work Department

International Arbitration and Public International Law

Position

Hussein is a partner in the international arbitration and public international law teams and co-head of the Middle East group.

Hussein jointly leads the firm’s international arbitration team and leads the firm’s public international law team. He is a solicitor-advocate of the senior courts of England and Wales, and has experience of working on international legal and dispute resolution matters in London, Paris, New York and South Africa for over 15 years. He is also a Solicitor-Advocate of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI).

Hussein co-heads the firm’s Middle East group and leads many cases involving the Middle East and North Africa region.

Hussein is recognised as a ‘leading individual’ by Legal 500 for International Arbitration and Public International Law, which states that ‘the practical and solutions driven Haeri is outstanding’ and that ‘He combines huge intellectual powers with great client handling and gives straight-to-the-point advice’. He is recognised by Chambers Global which refers to him as  ‘an outstanding lawyer, combining a great attention to detail with a view of the big picture’ with ‘excellent case management and strategic skills’. Chambers and Partners notes that ‘Hussein has an outstanding analytical ability and he’s a dream to work with’.

He has worked as counsel and advocate on arbitrations under all the major rules, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SCC and SIAC Rules, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. His clients include governments, multinational corporations and international organisations.He has served as counsel in state-state proceedings before the International Court of Justice and in national courts, including the courts of England and Wales, on public international law issues.

Hussein’s public international law practice includes advising governments and international organisations on international investment law, constitutional and human rights matters, sovereign immunity, energy and natural resources, international humanitarian law, sanctions, the law of the sea and treaty and legislation drafting.

Hussein is a Senior Fellow on International Investment Law at SOAS, University of London. He is a Member of the Faculty at the University of Rome, Roma Tre University, Certificate Course in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration. He has also taught international arbitration and public international law to graduate students at the London School of Economics, Kings College London and University College London in the UK and at Sciences Po and the University of Versailles in France. He has published extensively in the fields of international law and international arbitration.

In addition to his work as counsel, he sits as an arbitrator.

Career

Partner

Languages

English, French

Memberships

  • ICC Task Force on Trusts and Arbitration
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • LCIA Arab Users’ Council
  • Arbitrator Panellist at Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration

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London > Dispute resolution > Public international law

(Leading individuals)

Hussein Haeri – Withers LLP

In addition to strong investment treaty arbitration credentials, Withers LLP‘s PIL practice is highly experienced in state-state work. The team also advises individuals and businesses on PIL matters, and is additionally active in relation to international human rights litigation, state immunities, enforcement work, and sanctions. PIL group leader Hussein Haeri routinely advises on sovereign immunity issues arising out of the enforcement of judgments and awards against states, as well as on international sanctions; and consultant global counsel Sir Geoffrey Cox KC (the former Attorney General of England and Wales) maintains a broad PIL practice. Also integral to the team, consultant Aniruddha Rajput‘s workload covers general international law, international trade, investor-state arbitration, boundary disputes, and the Law Of The Sea. At special counsel level, Robert Kovacs specialises in PIL issues, international arbitration, and business and human rights; while Camilla Gambarini and Ruzin Dagli are experienced senior associates.

London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

(Leading individuals)

Hussein Haeri KC –Withers LLP

Withers LLP‘s ‘fantastic team of very capable international lawyers‘ consistently handles international arbitrations involving Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as Russia and CIS countries. Hussein Haeri KC is ‘very knowledgeable about international arbitration‘, while Eleni Polycarpou acts in international arbitration proceedings under a range of arbitration rules. Tatiana Menshenina is experienced in disputes involving Russia, Ukraine and the CIS; Peter Wood is dispute resolution head; Roberto Moruzzi acts in commercial arbitrations; and Geoffrey Cox KC is the firm’s consultant global counsel. Other key names are special counsel Robert Kovacs, and senior associates Camilla Gambarini and Ruzin Dagli.

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