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Mr Keith Brandt
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Position
Keith is Managing Partner and head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution group of Dentons Hong Kong. He has more than 37 years’ experience in heavyweight dispute resolution, including high court/commercial court litigation, domestic and international arbitration, expert determinations, alternative dispute resolution, and mediations with particular focus on the energy, construction and financial services sectors.
Keith has been widely recognised by various legal publications. He has been named one of the Top 15 Litigators in Asia by Asian Legal Business. Chambers Greater China 2022 and Legal 500 Asia Pacific ranked Keith as a leading individual in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for China/Hong Kong.
Keith has a varied client base with an international background operating in a diversified number of jurisdictions, with particular experience in Asia Pacific including Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Middle East, including the Indian sub-continent.
Career
- Chief Representative, Dentons Beijing Representative Office, to date
- Managing Partner, Dentons Hong Kong, 2011 to date
- Chief Representative Hammonds Beijing Representative Office, 2004 to 2010
- Senior Partner, Hammonds Hong Kong, 2001-2010
- Partner, Hammonds, 1995 to 2010
- Lovell White Durrant, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and London, 1988-1995
- Solicitor, Johnson Stokes and Master, Hong Kong, 1985-1988
- Articled, Pritchard Englefield & Tobin, 1985
Languages
English
Memberships
- Appointed Panel Arbitrator, Guangzhou Arbitration Committee, April 2021 – present
- Member, Advisory Committee on Promotion of Arbitration, Department of Justice, March 2021 – present
- Appointed Convenor, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, May 2020 – present
- Appointed Deputy Convenor, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, June 2017 – May 2020
- Appointed Chairman, Appeals Tribunal, 2015 – November 2021
- Appointed Secretary, ICC Hong Kong, 2014 – present
- Appointed Chairman, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunals, 2012, 2013 and 2016
- Elected Executive Committee Member, ICC Hong Kong, 2013-2014
- Former Member, Hong Kong Law Society Claims Committee
Education
- University of Warwick BA (Hons) Law and Sociology, Class II Div. I
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: international arbitration
A global firm with a significant presence in Greater China, Dentons Hong Kong’s international arbitration practice is a trusted advisor to mainland parties in Hong Kong arbitration, such as SOEs, as well as international clients from Europe and North America. Practice head Keith Brandt has vast experience in both domestic and international arbitration, with a particular focus on the energy, construction and financial services sectors. Although Robert Rhoda principally acts as counsel, he regularly sits as an arbitrator in both ICC and HKIAC proceedings, while Richard Keady also handles a broad range of arbitrations under CIETAC, HKIAC and LCIA rules.
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: litigation
(Leading individuals)Dentons Hong Kong handles a large volume of cross-border contentious work, particularly disputes around the Greater Bay Area for major Chinese corporates and SOEs. The practice has carved out a notably strong reputation in the field of high-stakes boardroom and shareholder disputes, as well as complex professional indemnity and disciplinary matters. Keith Brandt heads the practice and brings almost four decades of dispute resolution experience in Asia, with his work focusing on commercial litigation in the energy, construction and financial services sectors. Senior consultant Allan Leung is experienced across a spectrum of complex disputes areas including environmental, contentious insolvency, and employment, while Richard Keady brings extensive knowledge of high-value banking and finance disputes.
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Leading firms
Dentons Hong Kong has impressive strength across the region, with the practice in Singapore led by Herman Jeremiah yielding expertise in SIAC, LCC, and LCIA arbitrations, as well as shareholder and joint venture disputes. Lawrence Teh
is the second head of the Singapore-based team, acting as an arbitrator in international disputes. In Hong Kong, Keith Brandt leads the disputes team, that has experience advising Chinese and international parties engaged in arbitration. Robert Rhoda and Richard Keady are key names in the practice, both based in Hong Kong.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: litigation
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration Hong Kong
- Dispute resolution: litigation Hong Kong