Robert has been listed for many years among the world’s leading international arbitration lawyers. He has been described as “a ‘real specialist’ recognised for his work as counsel and arbitrator” and as having “outstanding expertise in this specialist segment [of investment-related arbitration] and reliable contacts to state institutions”. Robert specialises in legal representation before international tribunals in both commercial and investment disputes and related advice concerning the law and policy of foreign direct investment and mitigating the risks of major international projects. He is a Senior Consultant to the World Bank on investment policy reform. Robert has lived and worked in London, New York and Frankfurt. He qualified in 1986 and is both as an English Barrister and a German Rechtsanwalt. He was a partner at Hogan Lovells International LLP in Frankfurt for over 10 years before establishing his own practice in Germany and London in 2012 (details at http://www.rh-arbitration.com). Robert also sits as an arbitrator and is on the panel of arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission. Robert speaks English and German.