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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 is also a member of the Dentons Global Board and serves on a number of the Global Boards’ subcommittees. He has more than 38 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 was named “Managing Partner of the Year” at the Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2024 and was selected as one of the Top 15 Litigators in Asia by Asian Legal Business in 2021. Chambers Greater China 2024 ranked Keith as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for China. A client commented that “I find Keith Brandt to be an extremely knowledgeable, experienced and clear-headed solicitor. He is a very amiable and courteous character. I am particularly impressed by his knack in dealing with lay clients in situations which are sometimes quite difficult.”
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 ranked Keith as a leading individual in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for Hong Kong. He is praised by a client as a lawyer who is “top quality legal brain, highly organised, proactive and very well-liked by clients.”
Keith was also ranked as a leading professional in Arbitration and Asset Recovery and a recommended lawyer for Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR by Who’s Who Legal 2023. He was recognised as an elite practitioner in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist: Hong Kong 2023. The firm which Keith managed was named as “Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year” by Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2019. Global Law Experts 2020 awarded Keith, and the team he led, as “Financial Services Sector Disputes Law Firm of the Year” in Hong Kong. Keith was also named to the Asian Legal Business‘ lawyers “Hot 100” list which recognised Asia’s leaders, movers & shakers.
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
- Member, Dentons Global Board, 2022 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 Vice Chairman, ICC Hong Kong, June 2023 – present
- Appointed Panel Arbitrator, Guangzhou Arbitration Committee, April 2021 – present
- Member, Advisory Committee on Promotion of Arbitration, Department of Justice, March 2021 – present
- Appointed Secretary, ICC Hong Kong, 2014 – June 2023
- Appointed Convenor, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, May 2020 – May 2023
- Appointed Chairman, Appeals Tribunal, 2015 – November 2021
- Appointed Deputy Convenor, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, June 2017 – May 2020
- 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: litigation
(Leading partners)Dentons Hong Kong
‘s litigation team possess a well-established practice, advising in a wide variety of complex disputes concerning boardroom and shareholder disputes, with particular expertise in professional indemnity and disciplinary matters. The team recently enhanced its commercial litigation, international arbitration and insolvency offering with the hire of Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn and Muriel Cheng who joined from Norton Rose Fulbright in September 2024. Keith Brandt focuses on commercial litigation in the energy, transport and financial sectors. Brandt is supported by Allan Leung whose remit covers environmental disputes, product liability claims, contentious insolvency and employment matters. Richard Keady is recommended for banking and finance disputes and insolvency.
Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: international arbitration
Dentons Hong Kong is noted for advising both Chinese and international clients. The team was further strengthened by the arrival of Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn and Muriel Cheng in September 2024. Keith Brandt leads the team, harnessing extensive experience to advise in heavy-weight dispute resolution, with a particular focus on the energy, construction and financial services sectors. Brandt is supported by Robert Rhoda, who specialises in international arbitration and cross-border litigation. Richard Keady operates in highly regulated domains providing advice in dispute resolution. Jean Lau is also a key contact.
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Leading firms
Dentons’ Asia-Pacific arbitration practice demonstrates strength in different centres in the region, with key lawyers based across Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Singapore. In Hong Kong, Keith Brandt leads the firm’s broader disputes arbitration with support from Robert Rhoda, who heads the firm’s international arbitration team in the city, as well as Alfred Wu, Philip Nunn, Muriel Cheng and Richard Keady. Meanwhile in Singapore, Lawrence Teh
and Herman Jeremiah co-lead, with Kirindeep Singh also recognized for his construction arbitration expertise. Gading Sanyjaya in the firm’s Indonesia office is another key contact in the firm’s international arbitration offering, which can also call on outposts in India, South Korea and Vietnam, among other jurisdictions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Hong Kong > Dispute resolution: litigation
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration Hong Kong
- Dispute resolution: litigation Hong Kong