Dominique Hogan-Doran SC is a leading silk of the Australian Bar conducting a nation-wide advocacy & advisory practice. She is recognised as a highly accomplished barrister with expertise in handling significant, high-stakes matters for major institutional clients, including State & Federal governments, listed entities & other regulated financial bodies, as well as business leaders and professionals.

Dominique is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law as well as of the Governance Institute of Australia. She specialises in strategic advice across a wide range of legal areas to the boards of regulated entities including Australia’s leading superannuation funds, and in representation in regulatory actions as well as large scale public inquiries. For more details of Dominique’s litigation, inquiries, & advisory practice see here.

Dominique has a long history of leadership and service in various professional associations. For details of her professional appointments see here. Having been Senior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements after the devastating 2019/2020 bushfires, Dominique currently serves as a non-executive director & sometimes Acting Chair of Natural Hazards Research Australia, established to support government & industry with evidence-based research on climate change & disaster risk reduction. She was a trustee director of industry fund Club Plus Super (now merged with AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest super fund) & serves on the boards of Australian Cricket’s retirement fund & its new benevolent fund. For more details of her board activities see here.

Before coming to the Bar, Dominique was Research Director to the NSW Chief Justice the Hon. Murray Gleeson AC, & attended Oxford University as the Menzies Scholar, obtaining a Bachelor of Civil Law with First Class Honours. For more details of her background and curriculum vitae see here. She has also held numerous academic appointments & often presents on her areas of expertise & interest. For access to her papers and presentations see here.

Dominique is recognised by her peers in the leading professional guides:

‘Dominique Hogan-Doran SC maintains an impressively varied practice within which matters of financial services and superannuation law and involvement in a number of high-profile Royal Commissions and other inquiries feature prominently.’
‘Dominique has an amazing eye for detail. She can get across a huge amount of material and identify the key issues rapidly; her written advice is excellent, being comprehensive without being unnecessarily confusing; and she is even better on her feet. To top it off, she’s a joy to work with - intelligent, hard-working and personable.’
‘Smart and very good.’ ‘Dominique is a standout. She is highly attentive.’

‘Renowned as an expert in superannuation. She has the practical experience and knows the legislation like the back of her hand. She’s a safe pair of hands, commercial and easy to work with.’
Tier 1 - Leading Silk (since 2021)
‘Dominique has established an exceptional practice with extensive legal advice and advocacy experience in Australia, particularly in superannuation law.’
‘Dominique maintains a broad national practice across commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, and enforcement matters, and is regularly briefed by government in significant matters as well as handling high-level litigation.’
Tier 1 - Leading Silk (since 2021)
‘A preeminent silk in relation to inquiries, investigations and Royal Commissions. Well regarded for her incisive and practical understanding of the financial sector regime.’
‘Dominique displays an exceptional level of technical skill and ability in the vastly complex regulatory arena of financial services law in Australia. Her ability to advise on highly technical issues and provide robust legal solutions tailored to the individual circumstances, needs and commercial objectives of clients is second to none. This is further demonstrated by her considerable rate of success in achieving client outcomes.’
Recognised Senior Counsel for Litigation (since 2020).
Recognised Senior Counsel for Financial Institutions (since 2021).
Recognised Senior Counsel for Superannuation Law (since 2021).
Recognised Senior Counsel for Alternative Dispute Resolution (since 2021).
‘Superannuation Lawyer of the Year’ in 2022 and in 2025.