Hakim Boularbah
Partner - Attorney at Law
Hakim Boularbah, attorney at law, is Partner and heads the Litigation & Risk Management practice group in our Brussels office. He focuses on cross-border litigation and international arbitration. He is also a member of the France Region Team and of the US Region Team.
Brussels
French, English, Dutch
Hakim focuses on civil and corporate litigation (class actions, shareholders’ disputes, post-acquisition claims, ...), international arbitration (including proceedings related to arbitration: enforcement of arbitral awards, setting aside, 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 Meta Platforms, Ryanair and Porsche in class action proceedings;
• Defending a major European Retail Alliance based in Brussels against the French Ministry of Economy;
• Defending AstraZeneca against the claim of the Commission and the Member States in relation with COVID-19 vaccine supply;
• Chairing ICC panel in a dispute between partners in a consortium for a construction project in Africa.
Contributions
Memberships
Brussels Bar (Ordre Français des Avocats), 1996
Board of CEPANI (Belgian institute for arbitration)
ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
International Arbitration Institute (IAI)
Qualifications
Doctor of Laws, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), 2007
Master of Laws, Université libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), 1996
Publications
Boularbah, H., Mallien, A. (2022), “The Impact of Default on Post-Arbitration Proceedings” in De Meulemeester, D., Default in international arbitration - Striking the balance, CEPANI, Wolters Kluwer Belgium, Mechelen, 2022, 127-153.
Boularbah, H., Van der Haegen, O., Mallien, A. (2024). Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards 2024, Global Arbitration Review, GAR Insight.
Boularbah, H., Berger I. (2024), Belgium chapter: Litigation funding, Panoramic Guide, Lexology.
Boularbah, H., Van den Bossche, M.-C. (2021). Recent developments in case law and legislation in Belgium, Mass Claim Journal, Den Hollander.
Boularbah, H., Van den Bossche, M.-C. (2021). The Class Action Law Review, The Law Reviews, Law Business Research Ltd, Camilla Sanger (5th ed.).
Boularbah, H., Biemar, B., de Level, G., et. al. (2021). Droit judiciaire. Tome 2. Procédure civile. Volume 1. Principes directeurs du procès civil, Collection de la Faculté de Droit de L’Université de Liège, Larcier (2nd ed.).
Boularbah, H., Van den Bossche M.-C. (2024), Class, Collective, and Representative Actions: Overview (Practice Note Belgium), Practical Law, Thomson Reuters.
Hakim Boularbah
Partner - Attorney at Law
hakim.boularbah@loyensloeff.com
Brussels
French, English, Dutch
<p>Hakim Boularbah, attorney at law, is Partner and heads the Litigation & Risk Management practice group in our Brussels office. He focuses on cross-border litigation and international arbitration. He is also a member of the France Region Team and of the US Region Team.</p>
Hakim focuses on civil and corporate litigation (class actions, shareholders’ disputes, post-acquisition claims, ...), international arbitration (including proceedings related to arbitration: enforcement of arbitral awards, setting aside, 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 Meta Platforms, Ryanair and Porsche in class action proceedings;
• Defending a major European Retail Alliance based in Brussels against the French Ministry of Economy;
• Defending AstraZeneca against the claim of the Commission and the Member States in relation with COVID-19 vaccine supply;
• Chairing ICC panel in a dispute between partners in a consortium for a construction project in Africa.