Construction lawyers

David Padyšák

DLA Piper

David Park

Senior Foreign Attorney

Yoon & Yang LLC

David Quastel

David Quastel is the firm’s Managing Partner and is a versatile and highly skillful commercial/property lawyer with special expertise in real estate development finance and structuring complex property related joint ventures. David Quastel is regularly instructed to assist in strategising international and UK disputes in terms of litigation and corporate issues. His role itself is more often than not confidential and his input used (with acting counsels’ knowledge) to assist in directing a case or for his views on strategy being employed. David’s forte extends well beyond providing technical legal advice and clients have come to value and rely upon his hands-on strategic advice at the earliest stages of planning and structuring complicated property, corporate and international transactions. Clients appreciate David’s strategic insights and absolute attention to detail and describe him as “a formidable negotiator”, “a unique problem solver”, “a driving force in concluding a deal satisfactorily” and a “wonderful technician”.

Quastels LLP

David Swaffield

David heads the thriving (and growing) property and construction team based in the Liverpool, Manchester and London offices. His own particular areas of expertise include property investment and development work, and landlord and tenant issues. Originally joining the firm in 1976, David has served on its board (in various manifestations) for 25 years. He currently chairs the audit committee and is its compliance officer for legal practice. He was president of the Liverpool Law Society in 2000. David has a broad commercial property practice but his particular areas of expertise include investment and development work, and landlord and tenant matters, especially in the office, industrial and logistics sectors and infrastructure projects. He acts for a number of major developers, occupiers and institutions.

Hill Dickinson LLP

David TAVERNIER

Partner

Joffe & Associés

David Thorne

Partner

Fieldfisher

David Toh

Managing Partner

David Allan ST Advocates

David Tupper

David's practice involves all aspects of corporate/commercial litigation with an emphasis on securities law, construction law, arbitration, insurance law, environmental law, and energy law. He regularly appears before all levels of courts in Alberta as well as in the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. He also has a considerable advisory practice in the insurance and reinsurance area. He acts as counsel in an array of high-value and high-profile matters.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

David Zailer

Partner

Herzog Fox & Neeman

David van Ee

Partner

NautaDutilh

David-John Marlow

David-John is an associate in Adams & Adams’ Dispute Resolution department.

Adams & Adams

Dawn Wong Keng Jade

Position: Partner Practice Areas: General Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Securities Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate & Property, Utilities, Infrastructure & Construction. Dawn practises in the field of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus on construction-related disputes. She has acted for and advised major developers, contractors, architects, and engineers in litigation, arbitration, and adjudication proceedings and is familiar with all major standard forms of construction and consultancy contract, including PAM, PWD, CIDB, and IEM forms. Dawn is also experienced in contract administration and the drafting and negotiation of project documentation. Quite apart from construction-related matters, Dawn has also handled company and shareholder disputes, defamation claims, contentious probate disputes, restructuring and insolvency proceedings including judicial management, abuse of dominance claims in the aviation sector, and disciplinary proceedings held before the Investigation Committee of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Steven Thiru Advocates & Solicitors

Dean Ryburn

Dean Ryburn is the managing partner of Dentons' Dubai office and the Head of Middle East Construction and Dispute Resolution practice. He has 20 years' experience advising clients on risk management, and dispute avoidance and resolution. He regularly acts for clients in all common forms of dispute resolution (including litigation, arbitration and mediation) to protect and enforce their legal rights in relation to their most important projects and transactions. He has an in-depth understanding of local laws, practices and dispute resolution frameworks having been based in the region full-time for more than 15 years. Dean brings a commercial background and understanding to disputes from previous roles as senior in-house counsel for a leading regional power developer and a secondment to a government-owned company to advise on negotiating the close-out and resolution of disputes for a US$4 billion project. He regularly acts for clients in resolving disputes relating to variations, delay and disruption, early termination, defective works and related issues. He is noted for his ability to quickly grasp and distil complex technical and legal issues, and provide and deliver on a clear strategy to achieve clients' commercial objectives in a cost-efficient manner. He acts for all project participants but has particular expertise advising main contractors on resolving complex interconnected disputes with employers and subcontractors. Dean has been highlighted as WWL's recommended lawyer in 2024 for construction and named as one of 10 consultants in the 2025, 2023 and 2022 Construction Week Power 100 ranking of the Middle East's most influential construction leaders in recognition of his particular expertise in complex and high-value construction arbitrations. Dean is also ranked in Chambers and as a leading individual in Legal 500.

Dentons

Debora Andrade Stupp Santiago

Partner

Stocche Forbes Advogados

Deborah van Zanten

Deborah van Zanten, lawyer at BUREN, is a driven litigation lawyer with a broad practice.

Buren

Delphine Nowak

Partner, Property Law & Property Management

Bignon Lebray

Demetris Kronides

Partner

Ioannides Demetriou LLC

Demi Pretorius

Partner | Attorney

Adams & Adams

Denis F. Shanagher

Denis F. Shanagher has more than 42 years of experience in representing clients in complex real estate and construction matters, including contracts, entitlements and dispute resolution. He represents a diverse group of clients in all aspects of the real estate development and construction process, including owners, developers, contractors and ownership association. His expertise includes contract drafting and negotiation, association management, and disputes regarding complex construction defects, design, delay, easements, title, and various aspects of the approval process (CEQA, entitlement, subdivision map act and administrative hearings). He also has significant experience with insurance coverage (advice and litigation for both policyholders and insurers in the real estate and construction context); and general commercial contract disputes. He also has provided counsel in the areas of professional negligence, emphasizing real estate agents, attorneys, accountants and insurance brokers.

Duane Morris LLP

Denisa Frîncu

Managing Associate

Peli Partners

Denise Eastlake

Partner

Indemnity Law

Denise Gosch

Denise is an attorney in our Real Estate team. She advises Danish and international companies on a wide range of issues within this dynamic field. With her extensive experience and high level of commitment, Denise provides guidance on sale and purchase of commercial and residential properties, construction contracts, and commercial lease disputes. A particular area of expertise for Denise is project development. In addition, Denise provides invaluable advisory to housing cooperatives and property associations. As a person, Denise possesses great determination and deep engagement. Her meticulous attention to detail is particularly appreciated by clients in complex and large-scale cases.

Lund Elmer Sandager

Dennis Engman

Dennis specializes in construction law, dispute resolution, and court and arbitration proceedings. He also has in-depth knowledge in the fields of debt enforcement law and debt relief. Dennis has previous experiences in the judiciary as a law clerk, and as a case officer at a government agency, giving him extensive insight into complex legal matters and case proceedings.

Hellström Law

Dennis L. Picco KC

Partner

Dentons