Hakim Boularbah

About Hakim Boularbah

Hakim focuses on civil and corporate litigation (class actions, shareholders disputes and post-acquisition claims), international arbitration (including proceedings related to arbitration: enforcement of arbitral awards, setting aside and interim measures) and asset recovery. Hakim is one of the most renowned specialists of collective redress. He also frequently acts as counsel or arbitrator in international arbitration matters.

Hakim’s recent activities include:

• Defending Facebook and Ryanair in a class actions brought by the largest Belgian consumer organization; 
• Enforcing ICSID awards against different sovereign States;
• Defending directors of a listed company in a liability claim.

Hakim speaks at conferences and has written several articles in civil procedure law, private international law and arbitration law.  Hakim is professor at the Université de Liège.

What others say about Hakim

Chambers & Partners – Global Edition 2021 – Dispute Resolution – ranked Band 1

One client enthuses that Boularbah is "the best lawyer I've ever met," adding: "He is fully reliable - when he gives you an opinion, you can be sure this is a bulletproof opinion." Another source notes that Boularbah is "absolutely excellent at dispute resolution."

Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – Dispute Resolution – ranked as Leading Individual

Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration 2020 – ranked as Global Leader