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Hakim Boularbah

Hakim Boularbah

Global 2026

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About

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Career

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.

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.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.loyensloeff.com/people/hakim-boularbah/

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Litigation - Belgium

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Hakim Boularbah is renowned for his expertise representing clients in a range of standout international litigation cases relating to shareholder disputes and risk management. He displays additional highlights in the handling of class action proceedings and damages claims.

Arbitration - Belgium

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Hakim Boularbah is a highly reputed lawyer with expertise in assisting clients with M&A-related arbitration and set-aside proceedings relating to arbitral awards. He displays solid activity acting as either arbitrator or arbitration counsel on ICC, UNCITRAL and CEPANI-governed cases.

Strengths

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  • Hakim is a very versatile and experienced lawyer, as well as an extremely likeable person. I will no doubt instruct him again if we have a Belgium-related dispute.

    LitigationChambers Global Guide
  • Hakim Boularbah is one of the go-to lawyers for complex commercial disputes. His expertise and quality is unparalleled.

    LitigationChambers Global Guide
  • Hakim Boularbah is extraordinary and extremely knowledgeable in procedural tricks. He is extremely reliable, persuasive and very creative in his arguments, and he thinks outside of the box.

    LitigationChambers Global Guide
  • Hakim Boularbah is an excellent lawyer with a marvellous mind.

    ArbitrationChambers Global Guide
  • Hakim Boularbah is very smart, creative and absolutely brilliant. He is probably the most forward-thinking lawyer I have ever met.

    ArbitrationChambers Global Guide
  • Hakim is an extremely sharp and very quick-minded lawyer who makes a brilliant impression. He can do many things and I can only give praise about him.

    ArbitrationChambers Global Guide

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