Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Energy Litigation, Offshore Oil and Gas Dispute Resolution, Oil and Gas Litigation, International Arbitration

Counsel

Robert Blackett is a barrister who acts as advocate in arbitrations and court proceedings. He primarily represents clients in the oil and gas, energy, engineering, construction and hospitality industries and has extensive experience of the major institutional rules and contract forms.

Robert has been recognised in the international arbitration and contentious construction categories in some or all the 2020, 2021 and 2022 UK editions of The Legal 500, with clients interviewed by that publication most recently having described him as “‘Extremely quick, skilled and easy to work with in relation to complex multi-jurisdictional legal matters”, “…outstandingly able”, “… at the cutting edge of both subject matter expertise and advocacy skills”, “Extremely bright, immensely experienced, very hard working, highly dedicated and acutely commercial – and, on top of that, a pleasure to work with” and reported that “Robert Blackett [is] highly competent and knowledgeable … and I would have no hesitation recommending [him] to potential clients for this type of work”, “Rob Blackett is an extremely able lawyer: very clever, immensely hardworking and dedicated” and that “Counsel Robert Blackett is an excellent lawyer, who is very clever, extremely hardworking and very easy to work with”.

Robert completed his pupillage at a leading London set and was formerly Judicial Assistant to Lord Clarke and a lecturer on the University of London’s external programme.

Commercial Bar Association, TECBAR (Accredited adjudicator)

LL.B. (Hons.), University College London, 2002