Ben Hornan

A partner in Hogan Lovells' international arbitration team based in London, Ben represents clients on complex, high value, cross-border disputes.  Ben focuses on the oil & gas, mining & commodities, life-sciences, and financial services sectors. Ben has particular experience of arbitrations involving Russia and the CIS region, as well as Asia and Africa.

Over the years, Ben has handled numerous arbitration proceedings under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and other sets of arbitral rules. This has included arbitrations seated not only in London but in several other jurisdictions too – from Singapore to Istanbul.

Ben has also been involved in national court proceedings in relation to all aspects of the arbitration process – including jurisdiction challenges, applications for injunctions, and the enforcement of awards – in several jurisdictions, including England, Cyprus, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.

An experienced advocate, Ben conducts advocacy and cross-examination at all stages of the arbitration process. Ben also has full rights of audience for civil matters at all levels of the English courts.    

Ben is known for being hard-working, determined and highly commercial. He comes recommended by Legal 500 (2019, 2020 and 2021 editions) as being an “excellent lawyer”, “dynamic”, and having “real arbitration experience and expertise”.  One client testimonial singled out Ben's “thorough knowledge of the arbitration process and ability to navigate and manage highly complex matters…combined with an impressive sense of commercial realities and practicalities".