Robert Blackett > Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Robert Blackett
Work Department
Energy Litigation, Offshore Oil and Gas Dispute Resolution, Oil and Gas Litigation, International Arbitration
Position
Counsel
Career
Robert Blackett is a barrister who acts as advocate in arbitrations and court proceedings. He primarily represents clients in the oil and gas, energy, engineering, construction and hospitality industries and has extensive experience of the major institutional rules and contract forms.
Robert has been recognised in the international arbitration and contentious construction categories in some or all the 2020, 2021 and 2022 UK editions of The Legal 500, with clients interviewed by that publication most recently having described him as “‘Extremely quick, skilled and easy to work with in relation to complex multi-jurisdictional legal matters”, “…outstandingly able”, “… at the cutting edge of both subject matter expertise and advocacy skills”, “Extremely bright, immensely experienced, very hard working, highly dedicated and acutely commercial – and, on top of that, a pleasure to work with” and reported that “Robert Blackett [is] highly competent and knowledgeable … and I would have no hesitation recommending [him] to potential clients for this type of work”, “Rob Blackett is an extremely able lawyer: very clever, immensely hardworking and dedicated” and that “Counsel Robert Blackett is an excellent lawyer, who is very clever, extremely hardworking and very easy to work with”.
Robert completed his pupillage at a leading London set and was formerly Judicial Assistant to Lord Clarke and a lecturer on the University of London’s external programme.
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association, TECBAR (Accredited adjudicator)
Education
LL.B. (Hons.), University College London, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP ‘s ‘international arbitration team excels at coordinating cross-border disputes with parallel proceedings in different jurisdictions‘. The group has industry experience in energy, renewables, oil and gas, and construction and engineering projects. International arbitration leader Melanie Willems
‘sees the bigger commercial picture‘, and Markus Esly acts in arbitrations under all the major international rules, including ICC and LCIA. William Cecil is London disputes head, while counsel Robert Blackett is an expert in engineering and construction arbitrations.