Thomas FEARIS
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BRG
Thomas Fearis is BRG’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) Head of Business Development and Client Services and a member of BRG’s APAC leadership team.
He splits his time between the firm’s Hong Kong and Perth offices and works closely with BRG’s Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) professionals. Mr. Fearis has over thirteen years of global experience in the legal industry across three continents, working in a variety of roles including as a disputes associate, tribunal secretary, and in business development and marketing. He has a strong commercial orientation and an established track record working with BRG’s clients to select the right experts and consultants on their complex high-stakes matters, often valued in the billions of dollars.
Mr. Fearis focuses on the identification, development, coordination, and delivery of expert and advisory services to leading law firms, corporations, and government agencies in APAC and EMEA. He also leads the APAC region’s strategic initiatives around business development, account management, and go-to-market programs.
Before joining BRG, Mr. Fearis was a senior business development executive at an elite US law firm in Hong Kong, where he led business development and marketing initiatives across APAC for the firm’s international arbitration, M&A and private equity, and corporate risk and government investigations practices. Prior to working in professional services business development and marketing, he trained as an arbitration lawyer at leading international arbitration chambers and law firms in Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Perth.
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