Samaa Haridi

Country of practice: USA & UK
Email: samaa.haridi@hoganlovells.com

Bio

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.

Samaa has been singled out by clients for her “very supportive and intelligent” approach, and regularly handles commercial and investor-state arbitrations involving the Middle East. Sources acknowledge her as being “hard-working and very entrepreneurial,” and a “unique practitioner with unique skills.” She has been recognized as a “great up-and-coming lawyer” by The Legal 500 and as a “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation. Samaa has also been ranked by clients and peers in Chambers USA and Chambers Globalfor International Arbitration.
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.