Chris Dobby > Hogan Lovells > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
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Chris Dobby
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Chris Dobby is a prominent commercial litigator with a global practice in our Hong Kong dispute resolution team. Over his 20 years of practice, Chris has earned a reputation as ‘a very good operator who has a lot of experience on contentious matters‘. He is a trusted advisor to a broad range of clients, providing them with creative and effective solutions through litigation, negotiations, and alternative dispute resolution.
Chris Dobby’s practice covers a broad range of cross-border commercial, insolvency, professional negligence including accountants’ liability and fraud related disputes, investigations, asset tracing and recovery actions throughout Asia. He advises banks and other financial institutions including PE funds, insolvency practitioners, officeholders and receivers, global accounting firms, corporates and individuals. Chris’ experience in dealing with complex cross-border issues enables him to ‘think around corners’ and to identify and resolve issues in a practical and efficient manner.
Chris advises on all aspects of contentious insolvency matters and continues to act for the court appointed liquidators of some of Hong Kong’s highest profile corporate collapses (including Hong Kong’s largest corporate collapse). As one of the few accredited solicitor-advocates with higher rights of audience before the Hong Kong Courts for civil proceedings, Chris frequently represents clients in the superior courts in Hong Kong.
Education
B.Sc., University of London, 1994
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Restructuring and insolvency
(Leading partners)Advising on the full spectrum of distressed work, from formal insolvency to multi-jurisdictional bond restructurings, the Hogan Lovells team is regularly lauded as ‘fabulous’ by the international financial institutions and real estate investment groups it represents. The practice has vast experience in assisting court-appointed liquidators, often in relation to winding up petition proceedings, with practice head Jonathan Leitch being highly knowledgeable on all aspects of special situations and corporate finance issues. Chris Dobby is described as an ‘exceptional litigator’, regularly handling high-profile insolvency claims, while Derrick Lau mainly focuses on debt investments. Yolanda Lau concentrates on fraud and shareholder disputes, and Teresa Kwok is also cited as a key port of call.
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: litigation
The Hogan Lovells litigation team is well-versed in assisting clients in complex, high-profile matters in both local and international courts. Recent caseload features a broad range of corporate shareholder disputes, high-value fraud, corporate investigations, construction disputes, regulatory issues and insolvency matters. The practice is led by Chris Dobby, whose practice covers a broad range of cross-border commercial work, including insolvency fraud-related disputes. Mark Lin has extensive experience in commercial disputes and contentious regulatory investigations. Byron Philips is also a key contact, particularly in technology-related litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Hong Kong > Restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency Hong Kong
- Dispute resolution: litigation Hong Kong