Anne K. Hoffmann, LL.M. is a full-time independent arbitrator who acts globally in international arbitrations.
She is dual-qualified in Germany and England & Wales and has practised for more than two decades across the globe in both civil and common law jurisdictions. During that time, she worked at leading law firms and with internationally acclaimed arbitration specialists in London, Geneva and Dubai before focusing on her practise as a full-time arbitrator.
Ms. Hoffmann acts in commercial disputes. She has been appointed in disputes in a great variety of areas and sectors such as sale and purchase as well as shareholder disputes, international trade, banking and finance, including guarantees and loan agreements, energy and mining, natural resources, medical, licensing and franchise agreements, construction, infrastructure and property.
To date, she has acted as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, chair and emergency arbitrator in both institutional arbitrations under all major rules (including ICC, LCIA, Swiss Rules, DIFC-LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, SCC, VIAC, DIAC, KCAB, CRCICA and DIS) as well as ad hoc, including UNCITRAL.
She also specialises in investment arbitration and has acted both as co-arbitrator as well as presiding arbitrator in ICSID and non-ICSID investment disputes based on bilateral investment agreements (BITs) and the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).
Ms. Hoffmann conducts arbitrations in English and German and has very good knowledge of French and Russian.
She has been internationally recognised for her skills. Thus, Ms. Hoffmann has been recommended by Who is Who Legal since 2014 as a Global Leader in arbitration, since 2024 as a Global Elite Thought Leader. She is also listed in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist Middle East.
Ms. Hoffmann regularly speaks and publishes on topics of international arbitration.
For more information as well as a downloadable CV, please visit her website www.hoffmannarbitration.com.
