Construction and engineering
Our global projects disputes practice.
We have over 40 lawyers who are specialists in global projects and the disputes that can arise. We are spread across the world throughout our firm’s network.
Extensive experience successfully advising on large, complex disputes
We have a global track record of advising on innovative, large-scale and high-risk projects, consistently achieving successful outcomes for our clients. We specialise in handling disputes arising out of complex, high profile or otherwise unique projects worldwide.
Our experience covers the full spectrum of disputes you may encounter from a contractual dispute arising out of an EPC arrangement to a dispute under international investment protection treaties arising out of a construction project.
Find out more about our work in construction and engineering disputes.
Advising on all stages of the project lifecycle
We have a strong track record in delivering complex projects. We are able to draw on our expertise of designing novel delivery structures in relation to large projects in numerous sectors. We have a first-class reputation based on our ability to think both strategically and practically in designing the contractual, regulatory and financing architecture required to implement project delivery. We are experts in preparing EPC contracts, on behalf of employers and contractors and across all industries.
Find out more about our work in construction contracts.
Cross-border team with expertise in worldwide projects
Many of the projects that we handle straddle not only multiple industry aspects, but multiple jurisdictions. Our cross-border capabilities are second to none.
Our team is familiar with a large variety of jurisdictions around the world and their processes. Our lawyers are qualified across a number of legal systems, giving us a unique insight into legal landscapes, complex local laws and legal nuances across the globe.
A leading public procurement practice
We have a market leading public procurement practice with significant experience of advising both procuring entities and bidders on all aspects of procurement processes, bid challenges and exclusion and debarment regimes.
Clients come to us for advice on a wide variety of issues, ranging from project structuring, pre-qualification and bid structuring, tender and negotiation, post-contract award, bid challenges and exclusion and debarment. We regularly advise on the most significant and complex procurements.
Find out more about our work in public procurement.
Industries
We have experience across and an understanding of key industries, including:
Client successes
Acting for EnergySolutions in its successful challenge to the award of contracts, worth approximately £7.4bn, by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to decommission 12 key nuclear sites. This is a landmark case and the most significant UK public procurement challenge in recent years.
Advising Egyptian Refining Company on ongoing matters related to the development and financing of its Mostorod hydrocracker refinery project in Cairo, Egypt, the largest ever project financing in Africa.
Advising Northern Capital Highway in connection with the construction of the Western High-Speed Diameter Highway in St. Petersburg (the first urban high-speed toll road in Russia) as well as the sponsors in connection with the construction of the M11 Moscow-St. Petersburg road project.
Advising National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago in an ICC arbitration arising from a catastrophic equipment failure during a subsea pipe installation operation in Trinidad and subsequent High Court claims against insurers.
Representing a joint venture consisting of the Al Habtoor Leighton Group, Murray & Roberts, and Takenaka Corporation to act in a $1.2bn dispute with the Dubai Aviation Corporation concerning the construction of Terminal 3 and Concourse 2 at Dubai International Airport.
Advising Air Berlin in large-scale damages claims litigation in relation to the delayed opening of Berlin's new Brandenburg airport (BER).
Litigation
- Administrative and public law
- Antitrust litigation
- Banking and financial services
- Business and human rights
- Commercial litigation
- Construction and engineering (DR)
- Data regulation and cyber
- Environment
- Global investigations
- Intellectual property
- International arbitration
- Product liability
- Public international law
- Regulatory/enforcement
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Securities and shareholder litigation
- White collar defense and corporate crime
Our team
Erin Miller Rankin Partner
Dubai, Singapore
Kate Gough Partner
London
Kim Rosenberg Partner
Dubai, London
Eric Leikin Partner
Vienna
Noiana Marigo Global Co-Head of International Arbitration & Co-Head of Latin America Practice
New York
Lee Rovinescu Partner
New York
Noah Rubins KC Partner
Paris
Tom Hutchison Counsel
London
Amani Khalifa Counsel
Dubai
