DOMINIQUE HOGAN-DORAN SC

Dominique Hogan-Doran SC is a leading Senior Counsel of the Australian Bar.

She is highly regarded for her commercial acumen and ability to handle sensitive, high-stakes matters for major clients, including governments, regulators, regulated entities, & leaders in business & politics.

A trusted advisor, strategist, and advocate, she specialises in financial services and investments regulation, and public inquiries involving corporate governance and integrity issues.

Dominique is also an accredited Mediator and Arbitrator, and an experienced Trustee and Non-Executive Director.

A First Class Honours law graduate of the Universities of Sydney and Oxford, Dominique is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, the Governance Institute of Australia, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

  • ‘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.’

    ‘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.’

    ‘Smart and very good.’ ‘Dominique is a standout. She is highly attentive.’

  • ‘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.’

    ‘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 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.’

  • Dominique Hogan-Doran SC is ranked for: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Financial Institutions, and Superannuation Law. Sydney’s ‘Superannuation Lawyer of the Year’ in 2022 and 2025.