Global Guide 2026 : Africa-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Hogan Lovells possesses a distinguished and deep global bench in litigation and arbitration. Its Africa dispute resolution team is run principally from Paris and London, and lawyers from the firm are particularly active in francophone jurisdictions. The group has a strong capability when it comes to financial services disputes, acting for several financial institutions in addition to other highly prominent clients.
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Hogan Lovells defended the Democratic Republic of Congo in an investment treaty arbitration brought by a prominent African bank.
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Hogan Lovells are able to provide attentive and specialised advice, coupled with their impressive knowledge of international investment litigation and multilingual communication skills.
Hogan Lovells' team of experienced lawyers demonstrates excellent expertise in navigating challenging legal issues and providing strategic solutions.
They are very responsive and are true partners in every sense of the word in terms of achieving a client's objectives.
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London-based Nathan Searle has extensive experience counselling clients on international arbitration proceedings relating to Africa. He is most frequently instructed on commercial arbitrations, with experience acting on behalf of oil and gas companies as well as major technology and media names.
Paris-based Sébastien Bonnard is head of arbitration for Europe, Africa and
the Middle East at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed. He has experience defending respondent sovereign states across francophone Africa in investment treaty disputes and is also well versed in representing clients from the private sector.
He is one of the very best people I have worked with. His legal skills are of a very high level. He knows the law very well but is practical too.
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Asia-Pacific 2026
Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Indonesia
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Practice area: Dispute Resolution
Location: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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