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 (2024), where he is recommended for construction disputes and international arbitration. Sources say he is “an outstanding leader,” “an excellent strategist” and 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 (2024) also recommends Mr. Dymond for his construction disputes work with commentators describing him as “a high-quality litigator with an exceptional grasp of the law” and “one of the leading practitioners in the industry.” He has also been noted as “smart, analytical, creative and easy to work with,” “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 recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Greater China (2024) for international arbitration and included in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist for Hong Kong (2023). He is also named by Who’s Who Legal (2024) amongst its Thought 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 “Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Construction Sector,” Global Arbitration Review (October, 2023); “Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards in Hong Kong,” Global Arbitration Review (June, 2023); “The state of play of investment treaty arbitration in the Asia-Pacific,” Global Arbitration Review (May, 2023); “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.
Tony Dymond律师是德普伦敦分所和香港分所的合伙人、国际争议解决业务组成员。他是德普亚洲仲裁业务的联席主席。Dymond律师的专业领域为复杂的跨司法管辖区争议解决（包括诉讼与仲裁）。
Dymond律师于2014年加入美国德普律师事务所。他曾为多个不同司法管辖区的客户提供法律意见，在过去的25年中于伦敦、香港以及首尔开展工作。Dymond律师在大型项目中的高额标的争议解决领域，尤其是在能源和基础建设方面被公认为世界最佳律师之一。他的业务包括与该些领域的投资有关的投资者与国家之间的争议解决。他亦经常代理股东和合资企业争议，以及公司治理争议案件。他曾参与根据主要仲裁规则进行的仲裁案件以及在英国和香港法院出庭。
Dymond律师经常在各大争议解决会议上发言，并为各类相关法律期刊撰稿。
Dymond律师一直受到各个法律名录指南的认可，被誉为业内领导者。他上榜《法律500强》的首个国际仲裁实力榜单，在建造争议和国际仲裁领域获得《英国法律500强》（2023年）的推荐，消息人士称他的“知识、对细节的关注、严谨，最重要的是智慧使他与众不同。” 他也被誉为“优秀法律人才”，“具备以简洁、睿智的方式沟通复杂事项的杰出能力”。Dymond律师被称为“德普建造业务团队的核心人物”，“律师的律师”，“杰出法律人才”，“深思熟虑，能够将复杂的问题简化为关键部分”，是“为数不多的、真正了解建造和工程延误问题的律师”，以及“业绩丰厚，具备战略性思维的顶尖律师。” Dymond律师因其在建造争议领域的工作获得《英国钱伯斯》（2023年）推荐，被描述为“非常聪明、善于分析、富有创造力并且易于合作。”他也被认为是“学识渊博，高效勤奋”，“是一位杰出的实用主义者，注重细节，能够迅速理解复杂的技术问题。”。上述指南此前曾描述Dymond律师为“一名真正的建造业务律师”，“同时具备商业和战略敏锐度”，“对延期索赔的所有细微差别都有深刻的理解，并以果断而有效的方式处理争议工作。”Dymond律师还被称为 “能力极强”，是一名“全心全力处理每一桩案子的优秀律师”，“具备优秀的沟通能力和问题解决能力”。客户认为Dymond律师是“一名‘聪明且具备商业头脑’的律师，‘非常明智、令人信赖’”。《英国法律500强》则评价“Tony Dymond律师在‘争议解决的全面战略方面具有卓越能力’”。他还是《亚太法律500强》（2022年）国际仲裁领域的推荐律师，被《法律名人录》（Who’s Who Legal）评为全球建造和仲裁领域的领导者，被《专家指南》（Expert Guides）评为英国领先的建造业务律师。
Dymond律师与人共同发表了以下文章：“地平线上的吊车：海外的建造仲裁”，汤森路透建造博客（2021年8月）；“地平线上的吊车：俄罗斯的建造纠纷”，Practical Law建造博客（2021年7月）；“跨越地平线的争端：卡塔尔的仲裁”，Practical Law建造博客（2021年2月）；“跨越地平线的争端：阿联酋的仲裁”，Practical Law建造博客（2021年1月）；Dymond律师还与人共同为众多行业出版物撰写文章章节，其中包括《建造仲裁指南》中的“投资条约仲裁与矿业” 章节，《全球仲裁评论》（2021年10月）；《建筑师法律手册》（2021年1月）的国际仲裁章节； “建造领域的投资条约仲裁”和“定价与付款”章节，《全球仲裁评论》（2019年10月）；最新一期的“亚太地区的投资条约仲裁”，《GAR：亚太仲裁评论》；“质疑和执行仲裁裁决指南”的香港章节，《GAR》（2019-2022年）；“GAR知多少——仲裁裁决的执行：香港篇”，《GAR知多少系列》（2018年4月）。
Dymond律师于1993年加入英格兰及威尔士律师协会，于2000年获得香港事务律师执业资格，并于2004年获得英格兰及威尔士出庭律师执业资格。