Hana focuses primarily on commercial disputes, with experience in international cross-border disputes.
Expertise
Since joining Hausfeld, she has worked on arbitral proceedings, commercial litigation and high value financial services disputes.
During her training with BLP, she also obtained experience in contentious and non-contentious work including antitrust and competition, real estate and corporate tax besides her work on general commercial disputes. Prior to undertaking her training contact, Hana worked in the litigation team in the General Counsel’s Organisation at American Express.
Hana is a founding member of our firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
LLB in Law, Durham University
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2018
Legal 500
'Key Lawyer, Hana is excellent in all respects – creative, committed, efficient. - Real Estate: Environment, 2024
Hana Tawfik is excellent and generous with their time and able to get on top of a lot of technical information without losing sight of the bigger picture.’ - Real Estate: Environment, 2024
Pro Bono Recognition List
In 2024 and 2025, Hana was recognised as part of the formal Pro Bono Recognition List, published annually, which celebrates solicitors and barristers who have dedicated 25 or more hours of pro bono legal assistance in the previous calendar year. The list is under the patronage of The Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales and is supported by The Law Society, Bar Council and all major pro bono legal organisations.
Hana has acted on a variety of confidential matters including LMAA arbitrations and various commercial disputes resolved in the pre-action stages.
A selection of her experience includes:
Financial Services
Hana has undertaken investigatory work in relation to theft of confidential information and cyber-security incidents.
She was also part of the legal team which filed a CPR 19.6 representative action in the High Court against Marriott International on behalf of Martin Bryant, representing millions of affected individuals concerning a major data breach involving the Starwood guest reservation database when unknown persons gained access to hundreds of millions of guest records between July 2014 and September 2018.
Hana has acted on a variety of environmental matters, including matters relating to climate change litigation.
At Hausfeld, Hana is part of the legal team which is:
During her time at BLP, Hana supported the legal team working on the National Grid and Scottish Power “follow-on” damages action against members of the high voltage power cables cartel. She also obtained experience working on the renowned Trucks litigation.
Further experience includes working on the FCA’s investigation into insurance brokers in the aviation sector.
'Hana Tawfik is excellent in all respects – creative, committed, efficient'.
