Hana Doumal is an independent arbitration practitioner based in Paris, focusing on work as counsel and accepting appointments as arbitrator.
A French-Moroccan national, she is admitted to the Paris Bar since 2013. Hana has experience in litigation, commercial arbitration and investor-State arbitration. She works in English, French and Spanish and is conversational in Moroccan Arabic.
Hana has served in the arbitration sector at leading international firms and arbitral institutions in the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Washington, D.C. and Paris. Before starting her own arbitration practice, she worked at the UNCITRAL Secretariat in Vienna, servicing Working Group III on the reform of investor-State dispute settlement.
DOUMAL ARBITRATION
Independent Counsel
Paris, France
Since September 2024
UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW (UNCITRAL)
Associate Legal Officer
Vienna, Austria
November 2023 – April 2024
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE (BVI IAC)
Registrar
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
January 2021 – February 2023
PINSENT MASONS
Registered Foreign Lawyer/Senior Practice Development Lawyer, International Arbitration/Construction Advisory & Disputes
Hong Kong
April – October 2020
KING & WOOD MALLESONS
Registered Foreign Lawyer/International Arbitration Professional Support Lawyer, Dispute Resolution
Hong Kong
August 2019 – March 2020
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE (HKIAC)
Counsel
Hong Kong
April 2018 – June 2019
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES (ICSID)
Extern
Washington, D.C., USA
January – April 2017
FOLEY HOAG
Associate, International Litigation and Arbitration Practice
Paris, France
October 2013 – June 2016
ALLEN & OVERY
Trainee Lawyer, Litigation and Arbitration Department
Paris, France
January – June 2013
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS
Intern, Disputes Department
Paris, France
May – August 2012
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies
Exceptional Pro Bono Pledge Honoree
Washington, D.C., USA
May 2017
PARIS BAR SCHOOL (EFB)
French Bar Exam (CAPA)
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, 20th edition; Eloquence Tournament of the Paris Bar School, Semi-finalist; Conférence Berryer of the Paris Bar
Paris, France
October 2013
UNIVERSITY OF VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES
Master of Laws in Arbitration and International Business Law, with Honors
Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court, 5th edition, Finalist Team; Paris Arbitration Moot Court of Sciences Po, 7th edition, Finalist Team, Best Memoranda
Versailles, France
October 2012
UNIVERSITY PARIS I – PANTHEON-SORBONNE
Master of Laws in Comparative Law and Arab Countries Law
Charles Rousseau International Law Moot Court, edition 2011, Third Best Team in Qualifications, Fifth Best Memoranda, Eleventh Best Oralist
Paris, France
June 2011
UNIVERSITY PARIS I – PANTHEON-SORBONNE
Master 1 (Maîtrise) in International Law
University Paris I Investment Arbitration Competition, Third Best Oralist
Paris, France
June 2010
UNIVERSITY COMPLUTENSE OF MADRID
Bachelor of Laws (Third Year), with Honors
Madrid, Spain
July 2009
UNIVERSITY OF ROUEN
Bachelor of Laws (First and Second Years)
Oratio (Oratory Competition of the University of Rouen), Third Best Oralist.
Rouen, France
September 2008
“International Arbitration in the Caribbean” with François Lassalle
The Arbitration Review of the Americas, GAR
2023
Peer review of an article in French for the McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution (MJDR)
November 2022
“How can arbitration rules assist in the resolution of complex disputes?” with François Lassalle, Corporate Disputes Magazine
April - June 2022
“International Arbitration in the Caribbean” with François Lassalle,
The Arbitration Review of the Americas, GAR
2022
“The most underrated critical business activity in the legal world: BCDR” with François Lassalle, Corporate Disputes Magazine
Jul-Sep 2021
“The unnamed war: electric batteries and the rise of supply chain disputes” with François Lassalle, Corporate Disputes Magazine
Apr-Jun 2021
“Understanding the BVI IAC Arbitration Clause and Enforcement of BVI Awards Under the New YorkConvention” with François Lassalle, New York Law Journal
12 March 2021
“China-analysing plans to allow foreign arbitral institutions to administer arbitrations — LexisNexis news analysis on the ‘Administrative Measures for Business Offices Established by Overseas Arbitration Institutions in Lingang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone’ (the Administrative Measures) released by the PRC, which specify the requirements for Overseas Arbitration Institutions to register Business Offices in the Lingang New Area (LNA)” with Paul Starr
6 January 2020
KWM alerts and guides:
“First order issued under Interim Measures Arrangement between China Mainland and Hong Kong SAR”with Paul Starr, Suraj Sajnani and Dong Long
“Unique advantage when selecting HKSAR or China Mainland Arbitration: new interim measuresArrangement comes into effect on 1 October 2019” with Paul Starr and Suraj Sajnani
“KWM Belt and Road Practical Guide: Third Party Funding” with Paul Starr, Dorothy Murray, GuoShining, James McKenzie and Valentine Kerboull
“ICSID releases a special issue of its Caseload Statistics report focused on the South and East Asia PacificRegion” with Paul Starr
2019
“Lingang New Area—a signal of a more pro-arbitration policy in China? — Lexis Nexis news analysis on the State Council issuing the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Notice of the overall plan for the new area of Lingang” with Paul Starr and Nicholas Horton
28 August 2019
“Hong Kong: a future hub for investor-State arbitration,” Corporate Disputes Magazine
Jan-Mar 2019
Current trends in global disputes roundtable (Arbitration, Financial Services and Technology) organized by the Ministry of Justice UK, GREAT Legal Services and the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) during the IBA Conference in Mexico City
17 September 2024
Presentation to update the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) First Investment Experts’Group (IEG1, 2024) hosted by Peru on the current ISDS reform discussions taking place in UNCITRAL WorkingGroup III (pre-recorded video)
1 March 2024
Conference webinar hybrid organized by BVI IAC and hosted by Withers during Hong Kong Arbitration Week “The rise of offshore arbitration” with Sherlin Tung, Tameka Davis, Edward Taylor and Andrew Chin
25 October 2022
Conference organized by EDAC during Istanbul Arbitration Week “Arbitral Institutions: Trends for Innovation and Efficiency in International Arbitration” with Emilia Onyema, Elif Duranay, Ziya Akinci, Niamh Leinwather and Natalia Petrik
13 October 2022
Pre-course Tribunal Secretary Training webinar organized by BVI IAC and CADRIn with Baria Ahmed and Shan Greer
27 April 2022
Conference webinar hybrid organized by Laborde Law during Paris Arbitration Week “Roundtableof Arbitral Institutions” with Gustavo Laborde, Sarah Grimmer, Kevin Nash and Christoffer Coello Hedberg
1 April 2022
Conference webinar hybrid organized by BVI IAC and Advant Altana during Paris Arbitration Week “Sports Arbitration” with Chiraz Abid, Victor Bonnín Reynes, William Sternheimer and Hervé Le Lay
31 March 2022
Conference webinar hybrid organized by BVI IAC, EDAC and Mayer Brown during Paris Arbitration Week “Disputes in the Caribbean Energy Sector: Past, Present and Future” with Conway Blake, Dany Khayat, Ayse Lowe, Calvin Hamilton, Shan Greer and Elif Duranay
30 March 2022
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC and CIArb to break the bias and celebrate women in arbitration for International Women’s Day with Hon. Dawn Smith, Tameka Davis and Vanessa King
8 March 2022
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC during BVI Arbitration Week “Investor-State Arbitration in the Caribbean and Latin America” with Mairée Uran Bidegain, Analía Gonzalez and Cameron Miles
4 November 2021
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC during BVI Arbitration Week “The 2021 BVI IAC Arbitration Rules” with Sherlin Tung, Christine Artero, Thomas Granier and Victor Bonnín Reynes
3 November 2021
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC and ArbitralWomen during BVI Arbitration Week“ArbitralWomen on Diversity” with Louise Barrington, Dana McGrath, Rekha Rangachari and Janette Brin
2 November 2021
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC and CADRIn during BVI Arbitration Week “Tribunal Secretary Training” with Shan Greer and Baria Ahmed
1 November 2021
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC and the BVI Arbitration Group during BVI Arbitration Week “BVI Arbitration, the Caribbean Alternative” with Nicholas Burkill, Dancia Penn OBE KC, Anneliese Day KC and Toby Landau KC
1 November 2021
Conference webinar organized by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution International Committee “Tales from the Practice” with Antoinette Collignon, Sheldon Solow, Bryan Branon, Pavlo Bogachenko and Danny McFadden
19 October 2021
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC and Teynier Pic during Paris Arbitration Week “Arbitration in the BVI, an up-and-coming hub in the Caribbean” with Raphaël Kaminsky, Nicholas Burkill, Shan Greer and Angeline Welsh
20 September 2021
Conference webinar organized by BVI IAC and Arbitration Ireland “Inception and Development of Arbitration in Ireland and the BVI” with François Lassalle, Patrick Leonard SC and Hayley O’Donnell BL
9 June 2021
Deputy Co-Chair of the Caribbean Task Force of the ITA’s Americas Initiative
October 2021 - February 2023
ArbitralWomen Mentor
Since 2021
Moot Alumni Association Mentor
Since 2020
Member of the BVI Crypto Legal Club, Tribunal Secretary Network, Moot Alumni Association
Since 2022
Member of ArbitralWomen, Mute-Off Thursdays, Women Offshore Network and BVI Arbitration Group
Since 2021
Member of HK45 and Young ITA
Since 2018
Member of Young ICCA, ICC YAF, LCIA YIAG, Young ICSID and ICDR Y&I
Since 2016
January 2023
Co-creator and co-host of the YouTube and Podcast interview series sponsored by BVI IAC "Arbitration Life with Janette and Hana" (interviews of arbitration practitioners)
March 2021 - December 2022
