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Transactional Construction

We help our clients with their most important projects focusing on key requirements, cutting through complexity and advising with absolute clarity. Providing strategic advice, innovative solutions and high quality drafting, our market-leading, specialist construction and engineering team can help you with the full spectrum of legal services on all aspects of your project from procurement to completion, across multiple industries, sectors and jurisdictions.  One of our chief aims is to support our clients without unnecessarily increasing cost for reducing risk and to add value through a commercial approach allied to an understanding of the practical issues which may arise. We regularly handle high profile, large scale and complex projects around the globe earning us the in-depth experience and market knowledge that we bring to our clients.

Construction & Infrastructure Disputes

Herbert Smith Freehills has one of the world’s leading construction and infrastructure practices. Our global reach and many years of international experience enable us to provide first class legal advice and support to our clients, wherever their projects are based. We act for a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations, international and domestic developers, contractors and subcontractors, governments and state-owned entities – as well as construction professionals such as consulting engineers, architects and others – and we advise on all types of construction claims and in particular contract disputes. Our team’s long standing experience and industry knowledge enables them to provide commercially astute advice that leads to the optimum outcome for our clients. Our construction and engineering disputes experience is recognised by the leading directories.

Africa

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Jonathan Ripley-Evans

Partner, Johannesburg

Jonathan Ripley-Evans
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Brigette Baillie

Partner, Johannesburg

Brigette Baillie

Americas

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Christian Leathley

Partner, Co-Head of the Latin America Group, Co-Head of the Public International Law Group, US Head of International Arbitration, London

Christian Leathley
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Edward Dougherty

Partner, New York

Edward Dougherty

Singapore

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Alastair Henderson

Partner, Singapore

Alastair Henderson
Daniel Waldek photo

Daniel Waldek

Partner, Singapore

Daniel Waldek
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Glynn Cooper

Partner, Head of Infrastructure - Asia, Singapore

Glynn Cooper
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Adrian Wong

Head of Projects, Herbert Smith Freehills Prolegis, Singapore

Adrian Wong
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Gitta Satryani

Partner, Singapore

Gitta Satryani

Hong Kong / Shanghai / Beijing

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Dana Kim

Global Co-Chair of Korea Group, Hong Kong

Dana Kim
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Murphy Mok

Partner, Hong Kong

Murphy Mok
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Michelle Li

Partner, Mainland China

Michelle Li
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Weina Ye

Partner, Kewei, Mainland China

Weina Ye
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Calvin Ho

Partner, Mainland China

Calvin Ho

Bangkok

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Warathorn Wongsawangsiri

Managing Partner, Bangkok

Warathorn Wongsawangsiri
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Pariyapol Kamolsilp

Partner, Bangkok

Pariyapol Kamolsilp

Tokyo

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Elaine Wong

Partner, Tokyo

Elaine Wong
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Ben Jolley

Head of Construction Disputes, Japan, Tokyo

Ben Jolley

Jakarta

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Prawidha Murti

Partner (Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung), Jakarta

Prawidha Murti
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Debby Sulaiman

Partner (Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung), Jakarta

Debby Sulaiman

Sydney

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Toby Anderson

Partner, Sydney

Toby Anderson
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Andrew Griffiths

Partner, Sydney

Andrew Griffiths
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Kristen Percy

Partner, Sydney

Kristen Percy
Daniel Ficyk photo

Daniel Ficyk

Partner, Sydney

Daniel Ficyk
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Michael Lake

Partner, Sydney

Michael Lake

Melbourne

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Geoffrey Hansen

Partner, Melbourne

Geoffrey Hansen
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Alison Dodd

Partner, Melbourne

Alison Dodd
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Anthony Ellis

Partner, Melbourne

Anthony Ellis

Brisbane

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Clare Smethurst

Managing Partner, Brisbane Office, Brisbane

Clare Smethurst
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Mathew Shelley

Partner, Brisbane

Mathew Shelley
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Peter G Butler

Partner, Brisbane

Peter G Butler

Perth

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Dan Dragovic

Partner, Perth

Dan Dragovic
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Ante Golem

Head of Disputes, Australia, Perth

Ante Golem
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Daniel Zador

Partner, Perth

Daniel Zador

London

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James Doe

Partner and Joint Global Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes, London

James Doe
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David Nitek

Partner, London

David Nitek
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Mike McClure KC

Partner, London

Mike McClure KC
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Raeesa Rawal

Of Counsel, London

Raeesa Rawal
Noe Minamikata photo

Noe Minamikata

Professional Support Lawyer, London

Noe Minamikata
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Tim Healey

Partner, London

Tim Healey
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Matthew Bool

Partner, London

Matthew Bool
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Nicholas Downing

Consultant, London

Nicholas Downing
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Iain Suttie

Of Counsel, London

Iain Suttie
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Aggie Goss

Of Counsel (Australia), London

Aggie Goss
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Becky Johnson

Professional Support Lawyer, London

Becky Johnson

Madrid

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Eduardo Soler Tappa

Managing Partner, Madrid

Eduardo Soler Tappa
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Paulino Fajardo

Regional Head of Dispute Resolution EMEA, Madrid

Paulino Fajardo
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Cecilia Tilve

Senior Associate, Madrid

Cecilia Tilve
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Álvaro Gross

Of Counsel, Madrid

Álvaro Gross

Paris

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Clément Dupoirier

Partner, Paris

Clément Dupoirier
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Laurence Franc-Menget

Partner, Paris

Laurence Franc-Menget
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Thierry Tomasi

Partner, Paris

Thierry Tomasi
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Anne Petitjean

Partner, Paris

Anne Petitjean
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Thomas Herman

Of Counsel, Paris

Thomas Herman

Dusseldorf

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Catrice Gayer

Partner, Düsseldorf

Catrice Gayer
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Dr Sven Wortberg

Partner, Germany

Dr Sven Wortberg

Dubai

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Nick Oury

Partner, Head of Middle East Construction Disputes, Dubai

Nick Oury
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Sean Whitham

Of Counsel, Dubai

Sean Whitham
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Danila Logofet

Partner, Dubai

Danila Logofet

Riyadh

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Joza AlRasheed

Managing Partner, Riyadh

Joza AlRasheed
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Phil Hanson

Partner, Dubai

Phil Hanson