Dorine FARAH

Dorine Farah is a partner in Baker Botts’ London office and specialises in complex international arbitration, acting in both commercial and investment‑treaty disputes across a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions, with a particular focus on disputes arising out of energy and natural resources projects. She has extensive experience with arbitral procedure under both civil law and common law systems and regularly appears as advocate before leading international arbitrators. Dorine’s practice includes representing multinational companies, States and State‑owned entities in disputes involving regulatory and legislative measures, exclusive licensing rights, energy and natural resources, and cross‑border commercial arrangements. She frequently advises clients on their rights and obligations under public international law, bilateral investment treaties, and general principles of international law, including matters involving government administrative processes and the interaction between public policy and private rights. She has acted in proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, LMAA, DIAC, Swiss and ICDR rules, among other major arbitral rules.

Dorine has been recognised by The Legal 500 UK as a Next Generation Partner for Public International Law (2022–2026) and International Arbitration (2020–2026), and as one of the “500 Leading Global Litigators” by Lawdragon (2023–2025).

Dorine is bilingual in English and Arabic, and routinely works on energy disputes arising out of the Middle East.