Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

International Arbitration & Public International Law

Hannah is a Partner and solicitor advocate in the international arbitration and public international law group.

Hannah advises clients and colleagues globally on complex issues relating to commercial and investment arbitration, dispute resolution, enforcement of awards and judgments, and public international law.

Hannah has acted as counsel in ad hoc commercial arbitrations and proceedings under the auspices of major arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA and SCC. She has acted as counsel on a number of investment treaty claims, and advised clients on investment structuring. She also has experience in advising on a range of other public international law matters, including state immunity, immunity of international organisations, and boundaries. She works across a number of sectors, including energy, mining, pharma and financial institutions and banks.

Hannah is a member of the City of London Law Society's International Arbitration Committee.

Hannah is a member of the firm's steering committee for our pro bono international development project, Fair Deal Sierra Leone, and is on the steering group of the UK-Sierra Leone Pro Bono Network.

Hannah is a trustee of The International Lawyers Project, a leading international charity advancing economic justice and the rule of law through provision of pro bono legal expertise to civil society, parliaments and communities.