Arbitrators

Richard Lyons

Richard Lyons

Work Department

Construction Team.

Position

Richard is a Partner at Hill Dickinson Hong Kong and leads the Construction Team.

Richard is a construction lawyer. He has previously had a career as a Chartered Civil Engineer working for Employers and Contractors for a period of 14 years in the UK and in Hong Kong.

Richard’s legal career includes working for large international private practice law firms. He has also worked in-house as Head of Legal for a large contractor in the Middle East. His practice includes both contentious and non-contentious construction law. He has acted for clients on some of the largest and most high-profile projects in Hong Kong. Those clients include Hong Kong Government. Recently and most notably, he is advising a client on a major bridge project linking Hong Kong with Mainland China. 

Career

Richard trained with Tanner De Witt Solicitors and was admitted in Hong Kong in 2006. Richard became a Partner at Hill Dickinson Hong Kong in 2020. Before becoming a Partner, he worked in-house for 3 years. Prior to that he worked in several international private practice law firms.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Certified NEC Professional.

Education

BEng CEng MICE. Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong.

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