Hagit Muriel Elul

Hagit Muriel Elul is Co-Chair of Hughes Hubbard’s Arbitration practice group and is a New York-and California-based partner.  She handles high-stakes cross-border litigation and international arbitration involving pharmaceuticals, intellectual property, energy and construction.

Hagit has represented clients in international arbitrations across the world and in courts across the United States.  She has also served as an expert witness on New York contract law in proceedings in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Hagit’s experience handling complex international arbitrations has earned her recognition in Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Global Arbitration Review and other publications as a leading practitioner of commercial dispute resolution, with sources noting:

• "She's a force to be reckoned with."
• "She thinks ten steps ahead."
• "She combines exception command of forensic detail, with first-class presentation and cross-examination skills."
• She is thoughtful and thorough in her analysis, counsel and writing."

She was also named a "Distinguished Leader" by the New York Law Journal in 2021.

Hagit sits as an arbitrator regularly and frequently writes and lectures on topics related to international business disputes.  She is chair of the Arbitration Committee of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), member of the ICC Commission and a founding Board Member of the New York International Arbitration Center.

After graduating cum laude from Columbia Law School, Hagit clerked for the United States District Court, New Mexico.

Arbitration

• Representation of international pharmaceutical companies in disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, joint ventures, joint development and joint promotion agreements, license agreements and distribution agreements
• Representation of a South American energy company in a dispute over the supply of natural gas
• Representation of a uranium supplier in a dispute over a breach of supply agreement
• Representation of an engineering contractor in a dispute over an oil platform design
• Representation of a South American state-owned gas conglomerate in a dispute with a natural gas supplier
• Representation of a UN entity in a dispute with South America
• Advise a South American sovereign on investment treaty claims
• Representation of a Turkish company in a dispute with an Albanian governmental entity over the construction of a highway
• Representation of a wind energy manufacturer in a dispute relating to a Mexican wind farm
• Representation of a United States wind turbine manufacturer in a breach of contract dispute
• Representation of a Hong Kong accounting firm in an auditor’s negligence claim
• Representation of an Indian renewable energy company in dispute with a component supplier
• Representation of a global professional services network in a dispute with a member firm over internal governance rules
• Representation of an Indian technology company in a dispute with a US company over an acquisition agreement
• Representation of a Georgian company in dispute with a Russian company over the acquisition of a water-bottling plant

Litigation

• Representation of a South American sovereign on a claim before the International Court of Justice
• Representation of an engineering company in litigation to compel arbitration
• Representation of a Chinese investment firm in litigation to compel arbitration
• Representation of a foreign bank in a contract and fraud claim
• Representation of a wind turbine supplier in successful defense against attachment proceedings
• Representation of a Lithuanian investment bank in a dispute with a Russian aluminum company over an alumina purchase agreement
• Representation of a foreign bank in a money laundering claim brought by the US government
• Representation of an auction house in a contract dispute
• Representation of an Italian construction company in a dispute with a British Virgin Islands (BVI) oil refinery concerning the construction of an oil platform
• Representation of a hotel developer in a dispute with a BVI hotel
• Representation of an Australian real estate company in a contract dispute
• Representation of a Hong Kong accounting partnership in a securities action
• Representation of a BVI accounting partnership in a securities action