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class="peopleheading2">Based in:</font></td> <td width="257" valign="top" class="peopleheading2"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading2"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="/eng/aboutus/overview.htm"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading2">Hong Kong</font></a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="116" align="right"><img src='/upload/photo/RobertClark_small.jpg' width="116" height="155"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229">&nbsp;</td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" align="left"><img src="/eng/images/separator12.gif" width="531" height="19"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" class="peopleheading1" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Title:</font></td> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" align="left"><img src="/eng/images/separator2.gif" width="19" height="40"></td> <td width="505"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Partner <br> Head of Business Development and International Relations</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" height="26"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="505" height="26"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" class="peopleheading1" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Admitted to Deacons' Partnership:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Jurisdictions:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> Hong Kong, England & Wales (non-practising)</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Principal Service Areas:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, Commercial Arbitration, Mediation</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Languages:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"> English, French</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">Experience:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"><p align="justify">Robert's primary area of practice is commercial litigation/arbitration/disputes work involving complex disputes of a commercial nature. He has significant experience in handling all forms of contractual disputes, commercial transactions, commercial insurance disputes (including long term business), bank recovery actions, trade finance litigation, media law (defamation), interim injunctions (including springboard), passing-off, negligence (including professional negligence), employment, discovery actions, judicial review, public enquiries, jurisdictional challenges, shareholder and partnership disputes, derivative actions, trust and probate disputes, commercial fraud, regulatory work and contentious insolvency work.</p></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1"></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peopleheading1">More about Robert:</font></td> <td width="26" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" valign="top"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, Executive Committee of the Outward Bound Trust of Hong Kong Limited<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Panel of Intervention Agents, The Law Society of Hong Kong<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, The Law Society of England and Wales<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, The International Bar Association<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, The Insolvency Interest Group of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Member, The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (Deacons Chief Rep.)<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Contributing editor of <i>Hong Kong Civil Procedure: the "Hong Kong White Book"</i><p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Contributing editor of <i>Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong </i><p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Hong Kong practitioner contributor to  <i>The Costs and Funding of Civil Litigation, A comparative Perspective</i> which is the first major comparative study of its type of more than 30 jurisdictions world wide.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">In the 2012 edition of <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500</i>, Robert is acknowledged as one of the leading individuals in Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong and is described as the  <i>standout partner</i> at Deacons in Dispute Resolution. Robert is said to have  <i>sound judgment</i> , and  <i>a grasp of the legal and commercial issues</i> . Robert is also recommended in the area of contentious insolvency in the same publication.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The 2010/2011 edition of <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500</i> describes Robert as  <i>one to have on your side in complex disputes</i> and who  <i>combines a first-rate understanding of legal issues with a pragmatic commercial approach</i>. <p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">In the 2012 edition of <i>Chambers Asia-Pacific</i>, Robert is accredited as a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution with clients saying he  <i>gives good, clear advice</i>. <p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">In the 2011 edition of Chambers Asia, Robert is highly recommended as a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution stating that  Clients have high regard for Robert Clark, who is  always on top of all the issues and details, and serves our best interests.  <p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">In the 2010 edition of <i>Chambers Asia</i>, Robert is recognized as a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution stating that he is admired for his "<i>fluent command of the law; he is great to have on side in really tough and complicated disputes</i>."<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The 2009 edition of <i>Chambers Asia</i> acknowledged Robert as a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution saying of him: 'An  <i>effective and technically sound litigator</i>", Robert Clark is particularly lauded for his work in defamation matters. He is also admired for his good people skills, with interviewees describing him as  <i>a gentleman to deal with</i>".'<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The 2009 edition of <i>Chambers Asia</i> also acknowledged Robert as a Leading Individual for Contentious Insurance; '"<i>who does a great job in insurance litigation</i>". He is "<i>well respected</i>" and skillfully applies his "<i>astute and wide-ranging dispute resolution skills" to the insurance area</i>.'<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The 2008 editions of <i>Chambers Global</i> and <i>Chambers Asia</i> recognised Robert as a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution and said of him,  Dual UK and Hong Kong-qualified Robert Clark also covers defamation in addition to dispute resolution and is  <i>unhesitatingly recommended</i> for his  <i>skill and drive</i> in finding the best solution. <p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The 2007/08 edition of <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500</i> described Robert as `<i>pragmatic, commercial and responsive</i> and  <i>someone to have on your side for complex commercial disputes</i> .<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Robert has been acknowledged under Dispute Resolution, Tax and Trust Litigation and Restructuring and Insolvency in recent editions of the <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500</i>.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Robert has been named as among the world's Litigation experts in the <i>Expert Guides to the World's Leading Litigation lawyers</i> published by Legal Media Group (2008 and 2009 editions). <p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Robert was acknowledged as a recommended lawyer in Restructuring & Insolvency in the <i>PLC Which Lawyer?</i> (2007 - 2012 editions).<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">In the current edition of <i>PLC Which Lawyer?</i>, Robert has been highly recommended in the area of Dispute Resolution.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">In the 2012 edition of Practical Law Company s <i>Dispute Resolution guide</i>, Robert has also been recognised as a leading Dispute Resolution lawyer in Hong Kong.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Robert was also voted leading lawyer for Dispute Resolution by <i>Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2004</i>.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Firm - Deacons has been recognised as a leading law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong for the past eleven years by <i>Asia Pacific Legal 500</i> (from 2001 to 2012); in 2012 being described as  efficient, commercially astute and  technically able .<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Deacons has been acknowledged as a leading law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution by <i>Chambers Global</i> (2007 and 2008 editions) and <i>Chambers Asia-Pacific</i> (2007 - 2012 editions).<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The firm has been acknowledged as a highly recommended law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution by <i>PLC Which Lawyer?</i> (2007 - 2012 editions).<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">Deacons was awarded  National Firm of the Year  Hong Kong at the <i>Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2012</i>.<p> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="5"><img src="/eng/images/bullet.bmp"></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif" class="peoplecontent1">The firm has also been ranked as a Global 50 Firm for the past six years by <i>PLC Which Lawyer?</i> (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions).<p></font></td></tr> </table> </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" align="right" height="136"><font size="2"></font></td> <td width="26" height="136">&nbsp;</td> <td width="505" height="136" valign="bottom" align="right"><a href="ourpeople.htm"><img src="/eng/images/backup_to_our_people.gif" width="305" height="36" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> <span class="peopleheading2"></span><span class="peopleheading3"></span><span class="peopleheading1"></span> <!----> <!--End Template Here--> </td> </tr> <!--Begin Menu--> <tr> <table width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="53"><img src="/eng/images/spacer.gif" width="53" height="10"></td> <td class="index_footer"> <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/terms_of_use.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Terms of Use</font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/Disclaimer.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Disclaimer</font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/privacy.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Privacy Policy </font></a> | <a href="javascript:newPopUp('/eng/header_session/pic.htm');"><font color="#6699cc">Personal Information Collection Statement</font></a> | <a href="/index.htm"><font color="#6699cc">Deacons International</font></a> <br> Copyright&copy;<script language="javascript">printCurrentYear();</script>, Deacons All rights reserved. </font> <td width="155"> <p><img src="/eng/images/img_hk_asia.gif" width="155" height="18"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="53"><img src="/eng/images/spacer.gif" width="20" height="20"></td> <td class="footer">&nbsp;</td> <td width="155">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </tr> <!--End Menu--> </table> <!--Begin Menu--> <!-- ******** BEGIN ALLWEBMENUS CODE FOR deacons ******** --> <img name='awmMenuPathImg-deacons' id='awmMenuPathImg-deacons' src='/eng/cmn/js/awmmenupath.gif' alt=''> <script type='text/javascript'>var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='456'; 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