Tony DYMOND

Tony Dymond is a partner in the firm’s London and Hong Kong offices, and a member of the International Dispute Resolution Group. He is Co-Chair of the firm’s Asia Arbitration practice. His practice focuses on complex, multijurisdictional disputes, in both litigation and arbitration.

Mr. Dymond joined Debevoise in 2014. He has advised clients in a wide range of jurisdictions, having spent the last 25 years in London, Hong Kong and Seoul. He is widely acknowledged as a leading lawyer in high-value disputes arising from large-scale projects, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His practice includes investor-state disputes relating to investments in these sectors. He also regularly acts on shareholder and joint venture disputes and on corporate governance disputes. He has appeared in arbitrations under the principal arbitration rules and in the English and Hong Kong courts.

Mr. Dymond is a regular speaker at disputes conferences and contributor to various related law journals.

Mr. Dymond is consistently recognised by the legal directories as a leader in his field. He is included in The Legal 500’s inaugural International Arbitration Powerlist, and in The Legal 500 UK (2023), where he is recommended for construction disputes and international arbitration. Sources say his “knowledge, attention to detail, rigour and, above all, intelligence sets him apart.” He has also been described as “a fine legal mind” who has “an outstanding ability to communicate complex matters in a succinct and intelligent manner.” Described as “the crown jewel of the firm’s construction practice group,” “a lawyer's lawyer,” “an exceptional legal mind,” and “thoughtful and able to reduce complex issues to their key components,” he is “one of the few lawyers who genuinely understands construction and engineering delay matters.” The guide has further hailed him a “prolific, top-class strategic thinker.” Chambers UK (2023) also recommends Mr. Dymond for his construction disputes work with commentators describing him as “extremely smart, analytical, creative and easy to work with.” He has also been noted as “extremely knowledgeable, productive and hard-working,” and “an excellent pragmatist with very sharp attention to detail and an ability to grasp complex technical matters quickly.” These guides have previously described him as “a true construction lawyer” who is “commercially and strategically astute” with “a sophisticated understanding of all of the nuances of delay claims” and “a decisive and efficient approach to dispute work.” He is also said to be an “exceptionally capable” and “fantastic lawyer who puts his heart and soul into every case,” and “an excellent communicator and advocate who is an excellent problem-solver.” Clients find him to be “a clever and commercially astute” practitioner who is “very sound and a safe pair of hands.” The Legal 500 UK has stated “Tony Dymond is ‘excellent at the overall strategy of a dispute.’” He is also recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023) for international arbitration, named by Who’s Who Legal amongst its Global Leaders in construction and arbitration, and by Expert Guides as one of the UK’s leading construction law practitioners.

Mr. Dymond is a co-author of “Cranes on the horizon: construction arbitration abroad,” Thomson Reuters Construction Blog (August, 2021); “Cranes on the horizon: construction disputes in Russia,” Practical Law Construction Blog (July, 2021); “Disputes across the horizon: arbitration in Qatar,” Practical Law Construction Blog (February, 2021) and “Disputes across the horizon: arbitration in the United Arab Emirates,” Practical Law Construction Blog (January, 2021). He has also co-authored a number of chapters in industry publications. These include the Investment Treaty Arbitration and Mining chapters in The Guide to Construction Arbitration, published by Global Arbitration Review (October, 2021); the International Arbitration chapter in the Architect's Legal Handbook (January, 2021); “Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Construction Sector,” and “Pricing and Payment,” two chapters in The Guide to Construction Arbitration, published by Global Arbitration Review (October, 2019); the latest edition of “Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific,” Global Arbitration Review: The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review; the Hong Kong chapter in the Global Arbitration Review publication, The Guide to Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards (2019-2022); and “GAR Know-How – Enforcement: Hong Kong Chapter,” Global Arbitration Review Know-How Series (April, 2018).

Mr. Dymond was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 1993, and was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2000 and in England & Wales in 2004.