He specialises in addressing issues of valuation, damages, and accounting in complex commercial and investment treaty disputes, including M&A, private equity, joint venture, shareholder, breach of contract, financial services, and intellectual property disputes.

He is a Chartered Accountant. Before joining BRG, he was a managing director at a global business advisory firm and, before that, a senior manager with LECG.

Mr. Rogers has more than twenty years’ experience of valuation and damages work. He specialises in the valuation of businesses, shares and intangible assets; and in the quantification of complex damages, such as those arising from contractual, shareholder, post-acquisition, investor-state and matrimonial disputes.

Amy Kläsener is a seasoned international arbitration partner with deep experience in engineering and construction disputes in the nuclear, energy, chemical, and manufacturing sectors. She also advises frequently in software development and M&A disputes. Amy takes a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to dispute resolution. As a U.S. lawyer based in Europe for over 15 years, she has developed a deep understanding of multiple legal cultures.

Byron Phillips is a disputes lawyer and problem solver based in our Hong Kong office with over a decade of experience quelling crises for clients. Byron is experienced in handling complex arbitration, financial services litigation and investigations, white collar crime and fraud, insolvency litigation, and professional liability disputes for clients in the public and private sectors. 

Matthew is an international arbitration lawyer with significant experience across a wide range of sectors. He is a partner in Reed Smith and is based in our Hong Kong office as a foreign lawyer (England & Wales) in the disputes practice.

Matthew’s experience spans the full lifecycle of a dispute. He provides clients with strategic advice at the outset of a transaction, creative solutions once a dispute arises and, where necessary, vigorous representation in prosecuting or defending claims.