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Robert Clark
Email: robert.clark@deacons.com.hk
Tel: +852 2825 9268 (GMT +08:00 hours)
Based in: Hong Kong
 
Title: Partner
Admitted to Deacons' Partnership:   2001
 
Jurisdictions:   Hong Kong, England & Wales (non-practising)
 
Principal Service Areas:   Commercial Litigation, Defamation, Commercial Arbitration
 
Languages:   English, French
 
Experience:  

Robert's primary area of practice involves complex disputes of a commercial nature. He has experience in handling contractual disputes; commercial transactions; commercial insurance disputes (including long term business); bank recovery actions; trade finance litigation; media law; interim injunctions; passing-off; negligence (including professional negligence); employment; discovery actions; judicial review; public enquiries; jurisdictional challenges; and insolvency related work.
 
More about Robert:  
Member, The Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Member, Executive Committee of the Outward Bound Trust of Hong Kong Limited

Member, The Insolvency Interest Group of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Member, The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (Deacons Chief Rep.)

Contributing Editor of Hong Kong Civil Procedure: the "Hong Kong White Book"

Contributing editor of Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong

Firm - Deacons has been recognised as a leading law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong for the past seven years by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 editions).

Deacons has been acknowledged as a leading law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia (2007 and 2008 editions).

The firm has been acknowledged as a highly recommended law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution by PLC Which Lawyer? (2007 edition).

The firm has also been ranked as a Global 50 Firm for the past four years by PLC Which Lawyer? (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 editions).

The 2008 editions of Chambers Global and Chambers Asia 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 “unhesitatingly recommended” for his “skill and drive” in finding the best solution.’

Robert has been recognised as a leader in the field of Dispute Resolution by the Chambers Global (2008 edition) and Chambers Asia (2007 and 2008 editions).

The 2007/08 edition of Asia Pacific Legal 500 described Robert as `pragmatic, commercial and responsive’ and ‘someone to have on your side for complex commercial disputes’.

Robert has been acknowledged three times under Dispute Resolution as well as Tax and Trust Litigation in recent editions of the Asia Pacific Legal 500.

Robert has been named as among the world's Litigation experts in the Expert Guides to the World's Leading Litigation lawyers published by Legal Media Group (2008 edition).

Robert was acknowledged as a recommended lawyer in Restructuring & Insolvency in the PLC Which Lawyer? (2007 edition).

Robert was also voted leading lawyer for Dispute Resolution by Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2004.
 
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