Independent Arbitrator

To date, Ms. Hoffmann has acted as chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in more than sixty arbitrations under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Swiss Rules, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC-LCIA), the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and the German Arbitration Institution (DIS) as well as ad hoc, including under the UNCITRAL Rules. The disputes were seated in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, concerned a great variety of sectors and were governed by different laws.

Ms. Hoffmann has also been appointed in investor – State arbitrations, including under the ICSID Rules, both as co-arbitrator and as chair. 

Ms. Hoffmann is a German national and conducts arbitrations in English and German. She also has very good knowledge of French and Russian.

In addition to her membership in various arbitration organisations, Ms. Hoffmann is on the panel of arbitrators of SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, AIAC and a member of the SIAC Users Council. She is also the Chair of the Advisory Committee of DIAC. 

Ms. Hoffmann has been consistently recognised as a Global Leader in Arbitration in all editions of Who is Who Legal since 2014 as well as a Global Elite Thought Leader since 2024.. She is also listed by Chambers Global as “Most in Demand Arbitrator” and on the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist Middle East.