Raif Hassan
Partner
“Raif Hassan is a young partner who is a rising star. He is clearly brilliant, has a fine sense of judgement, and a dedication to his clients and his cases that is often inspiring.”
Legal 500 UK, 2026
“Raif Hassan is a rising star. He has good sense and intelligence in equal measure and should be on every client’s contact list.”
Legal 500 UK, 2026
“Raif Hassan is a real star. He is clever, hard-working, has excellent judgement, and immediately sees the best points. He is adored by clients and has already built up an enviable practice as partner. A complete joy to work with.”
Legal 500 UK, 2025
“Raif Hassan is a phenomenon in terms of his output and ability to conduct multiple matters with equal brilliance.”
Legal 500 UK, 2024
“Raif Hassan is an ascendant figure in competition litigation. He mixes deep litigation experience with a level of technical excellence across a very diverse range of English and international law topics. One to watch for sure.”
Legal 500 UK, 2023
Raif Hassan’s practice focuses on cross-border competition and antitrust litigation and commercial disputes.
He has extensive experience of competition follow-on, standalone, and class actions before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the English High Court, and Court of Appeal.
Raif has experience of international commercial disputes resolved by ICC and LCIA arbitral proceedings, High Court litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation and expert determination. He also has substantial appellate court experience in both the English Court of Appeal and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Raif has worked with clients from a variety of sectors including oil and gas, pharmaceutical, financial services, defense, infrastructure, and automotive. As well as representing clients in dispute resolution proceedings, he regularly provides advice on a range of contractual, jurisdictional and conflict of law issues, and on issues relating to the enforcement and recognition of judgments and litigation funding.
Raif joined the firm as a partner in 2025 from another major international law firm.
Notable Experience (including those prior to joining Cleary)
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Nexans in its defense of an opt-out class action brought by Clare Mary Joan Spottiswoode CBE on behalf of domestic consumers of energy in the UK for allegedly increased energy prices resulting from pass-on of an alleged overcharge on High Voltage Power Cables following the European Commission’s Power Cables decision.
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Nexans in its defense of a private damages action brought in relation to an alleged overcharge on High Voltage Power Cables for the London Array Offshore Windfarm arising from the infringement found in the European Commission’s Power Cables decision.
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Autoliv, a leading producer of occupant safety systems, in its defense of follow-on and standalone damages actions in the High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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A leading global producer of natural gas-derived products in fraud proceedings in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
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An arranger of financial investments in its defense of fraud proceedings in the High Court.
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Several disputes concerning typically high-profile UK Ministry of Defence procurement projects.
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A hedge fund in its cross-border claims against the estates of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.
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A private equity group in relation to breach of confidence claims brought in the High Court.
Publications