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Provided by Keith Brandt
Keith is Managing Partner of Dentons Hong Kong. He is also Global Vice Chair and a member of the Dentons Global Board and serving on a number of the Global Boards’ subcommittees. He has more than 40 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 2026 ranked Keith as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for China. A client commented that “Keith Brandt is highly regarded for his exceptional expertise and leadership. Keith's ability to handle complex matters and his dedication to client care make him a standout figure.” Another client described Keith as “a trusted partner, consistently providing excellent service and willing to invest time to understand clients' needs and concerns."
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 ranked Keith as a Leading Partner in Dispute Resolution: Litigation for Hong Kong. Clients commend his international perspective and responsiveness, noting: "Keith Brandt epitomises the type of multinational attorney that American PE and other sophisticated clients require. Always responsible, practical, well-reasoned advice and very friendly demeanor makes him one of our go-to attorneys for Asian matters."
Keith was recognised as the 2026 Client Choice winner for Commercial Litigation in Hong Kong by Lexology Index. He was named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2026 and was also ranked as a recommended lawyer for Arbitration and Asset Recovery in Lexology Index 2025 reports. He was recognised as a highly regarded lawyer for Restructuring and insolvency in Hong Kong by IFLR1000 2025 and 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.
• Law Society of England & Wales
• Law Society of Hong Kong
• Various professional memberships including International Bar Association and ICC Hong Kong
Keith is a contributing author of Business Law Chapter in Sweet & Maxwell's 3 editions of Bullen Leake and Jacob Hong Kong Precedents of Pleadings, last republished in July 2025.
Committees
• Appointed Chairman, ICC Hong Kong, June 2025 - present
• Appointed Vice Chairman, ICC Hong Kong, June 2023 – May 2025
• Appointed Secretary, ICC Hong Kong, 2014 – June 2023
• Elected Executive Committee Member, ICC Hong Kong, 2013-2014
• Appointed Panel Arbitrator, Guangzhou Arbitration Committee, April 2021 - present
• Member, Advisory Committee on Promotion of Arbitration, Department of Justice, March 2021 - present
• Appointed Convenor, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, May 2020 – May 2023
• Appointed Deputy Convenor, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, June 2017 - May 2020
• Appointed Chairman, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunals, 2012, 2013 and 2016
• Appointed Chairman, Appeals Tribunal, 2015 - November 2021
• Former Member, Hong Kong Law Society Claims Committee
Provided by Chambers
Provided by Chambers
Keith Brandt is highly regarded for his exceptional expertise and leadership. Keith's ability to handle complex matters and his dedication to client care make him a standout figure.
Keith is a trusted partner to us, consistently providing excellent service and willing to invest time to understand clients' needs and concerns.
He's a great guy, very knowledgeable and great at dealing with multinational things and explaining the differences in different areas of law. He's also cost-effective and strategic.
Keith Brandt is highly regarded for his exceptional expertise and leadership. Keith's ability to handle complex matters and his dedication to client care make him a standout figure.
Keith is a trusted partner to us, consistently providing excellent service and willing to invest time to understand clients' needs and concerns.
He's a great guy, very knowledgeable and great at dealing with multinational things and explaining the differences in different areas of law. He's also cost-effective and strategic.