Construction lawyers

Jiong YOU

Partner

Kangda Law Firm

Jiong Zhang

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Jiří Votrubec

Partner

ROWAN LEGAL

Jo-Anne Knight

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Joakim Jansson

Partner

Krogerus

Joana Brandão

Partner

PLMJ

Joanna Horsnail

Partner

Mayer Brown

Joanna Lentka-Wróbel

Senior Manager, Attorney-at-law

Olesinski & Wspolnicy

Joanna Osborne

Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and joined Edwin Coe’s Commercial Litigation team as a partner at the beginning of 2000, when the Property Litigation team was established. Joanna deals with all types of property disputes including joint venture and conveyancing disputes, trespass, party wall and developer claims, professional negligence and rectification claims, the full range of landlord and tenant disputes encompassing breaches of covenant, forfeiture, insolvency, rent arrears, possession and service charge issues, business lease renewals and dilapidations claims. She advises on commercial, residential and mixed use schemes. Before joining Edwin Coe Joanna was a partner in a niche litigation practice called Maislish and Co which specialised in high-profile and heavyweight general commercial disputes. She has acted in company and partnership disputes, construction claims, libel, professional negligence and general contract claims, all of which arise regularly in the property context. She therefore has an impressive breadth of experience to draw upon when advising property clients on their matters, which tend to be more technical and specialised than general commercial disputes. Whilst being assertive and tenacious, Joanna understands that the primary objective of a property client is usually to achieve the most commercially acceptable outcome given the practical requirements of their business and also the risks of litigation. This means that dispute avoidance is an important factor in initial advice. Where that does not resolve a dispute, then Joanna has considerable experience in alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation, PACT, single expert determination and arbitration.

Edwin Coe LLP

Joanna Rees

Jo has worked closely with developers, government and public sector teams and contractors dealing with all aspects of construction projects from project tender through the build phase, managing risk issues and resolving disputes by ADR, adjudication, mediation or litigation when required.

Blake Morgan LLP

Joanne Clarke

Joanne Clarke is a partner who focuses on international construction and engineering disputes. She has particular expertise in complex international arbitration and FIDIC contracts. Jo has over 25 years of experience as a contentious construction and engineering lawyer. She has worked on disputes spanning a broad range of international projects such as power and energy (including hydro and wind), civil engineering (including road, rail, tunnels and dams), mechanical and electrical engineering, process plant, complex buildings and infrastructure, and hotel development. She has acted for employers, developers, lenders, contractors, subcontractors, construction professionals and insurers across different jurisdictions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Jo has particular experience of and expertise in the FIDIC forms of contract and often advises clients on issues and disputes arising out of contracts based on the FIDIC conditions. She is co-author of the book 'FIDIC 2017 – A Practical Legal Guide'. Jo's primary focus is international arbitration but she also provides advice before formal proceedings are commenced and acts for clients involved in other forms of dispute resolution, including dispute boards and mediation. She holds an LLB, LLM and a Diploma in International Arbitration and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. A French speaker, she has also worked in Paris and Brussels.

Howard Kennedy LLP

Joanne Gaston

Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Joaquim De Paiva Muniz

Partner

Trench Rossi Watanabe

Joaquín Garaulet

Partner

Cuatrecasas

Joaquín Macías

Partner

Ashurst LLP

Joar Kalsaas

Area of Expertise: Contract law, Energy law (oil and gas, offshore supplier industry), license transactions, fabrication (offshore and onshore construction) and dispute resolution.

CMS Kluge

Jody Kite

Jody is a partner in Shoosmiths' national construction and engineering team. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2007, Jody has specialised in adjudication, arbitration, litigation and the mediation of construction, engineering, infrastructure, energy and related professional negligence disputes. In addition to specialising in the resolution of disputes, Jody also provides strategic and risk management advice throughout the life cycle of projects and transactions, guides clients through difficult contracts and distressed projects and helps clients with avoiding disputes in the first place. From payment, delay/disruption, defect/design liability, termination and insolvency-related issues, to projects involving the construction of buildings, roads, rail, ports, gas/oil pipelines, energy plants and water treatment facilities, Jody has advised and represented all components of the construction and engineering industries’ supply chains across a broad range of sectors. In addition to advising a wide range of employer, developer, contractor and specialist sub-contractor clients from national and international law firm bases during the first 11 years of his career, Jody also spent nearly 8 years in-house acting as a ‘business protector’ at director and head of legal level for the Dandara Group. As well as playing an integral role in helping Dandara develop the private rented sector and offering on-going risk management and dispute resolution advice and representation, Jody also led and managed Dandara's non-contentious construction function (which serviced close to 60 live projects at any one time) and represented the housebuilder and build-to-rent specialist in some of the UK's largest forward-funded real estate transactions. Since 2017 (and whilst at Dandara), Jody has advised extensively in relation to cladding, fire-safety and other building safety-related matters and have guided clients through their dealings with interested third parties, including the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Jody works closely with boards of directors and project teams alike to ensure that changes are successfully managed, risks are minimised, entitlements are maximised and disputes are resolved effectively and efficiently to help clients deliver on their wider objectives. Jody’s unique experience and understanding of helping develop and protect a national real estate developer and contractor during a key period of its growth enables incisive thinking, strategic planning and a deep commercial understanding that extends beyond providing a pure legal service or just ‘doing the job’.

Shoosmiths LLP

Joe Bellhouse

Joe is a Partner in the Construction team specialising in procurement and development of construction and engineering projects. He has particular expertise in advising on property developments (including offices, warehouses, hotels, retail, sports stadia, business parks, residential), energy projects, process plant, highways and bridges, ports, and other engineering projects. Joe is also experienced in providing entirely original drafting or using and amending industry standard form contracts, including JCT, NEC, FIDIC, MF/1 and IChemE contracts. With a background in dispute resolution, Joe is adept at guiding clients through project risks/challenges and developing strategies for any potential issues or disputes before they arise. He also advises on contract claims, negotiation of settlements, and support in connection with formal proceedings including adjudication and arbitration.

Keystone Law

Joe Berger

Joe is counsel in the Government Contracts and Construction practice groups. He has extensive experience in the representation of government contractors in bid protests, litigation, investigations, False Claims Act (FCA) cases, and contract, compliance and regulatory matters. Joe’s government contract and litigation experience includes high-profile FCA matters, bid protests in multiple forums, wartime contracting investigations, and litigation over disputes encompassing contract formation and interpretation, proposal and award, subcontracts and teaming, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule, intellectual property and data rights. Joe has helped contractors reach favorable settlements in FCA matters involving hundreds of millions in alleged damages sought by plaintiffs; deposed and defended witnesses at depositions in FCA contract-related litigation; and won summary judgment and motions to dismiss in FCA, securities, and IP litigation involving government contracts. His FCA and litigation experience includes internal investigations, civil discovery proceedings, settlement negotiations, and government contract-related disputes involving dozens of federal agency procurement actions. Joe’s bid protest experience includes more than 75 protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (CoFC) and executive agencies; winning favorable decisions on behalf of both protesters and awardees; securing corrective action by agencies; and working with agency and Department of Justice (DoJ) attorneys to defend awards. Joe has secured contract awards and restoration to the competitive range in five protests over contracts with billion- or multibillion-dollar ceilings. He has also secured six decisions by GAO sustaining protests, numerous agency corrective actions, and favorable decisions for awardees, incumbents, and intervenors by the CoFC, GAO, and agencies. Joe handled all corporate split issues leading to GAO’s precedent-setting sustained decision in Wyle Laboratories, B-408112.2 (Dec. 27, 2013). Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Joe had more than ten years' experience in the field of government contracts at a Washington, D.C. law firm, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Susan G. Braden at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Thompson Hine LLP

Joe Whittle

Joe Whittle is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and a member of our Construction sector. Joe specialises in construction dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation, and has experience in FIDIC, NEC 3, JBCC Series 2000, GCC and other forms of construction and engineering contracts, both in representing parties to disputes involving such contracts and in the negotiation of the terms thereof. Joe also has a wide range of experience in general commercial litigation, litigation pertaining to medical aid schemes and insolvencies.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Joey Suri

Partner

Gowling WLG

Johan Granehult

Johan Granehult’s practice focuses on construction, real estate and the manufacturing industry. He advises clients on infrastructure projects and other major construction and industrial projects, on real estate-related matters, and on a wide range of industrial agreements. In recent years, Johan has been extensively involved in projects relating to the green transition of industry, including production plants for electric-vehicle batteries, green steel, green aluminium, green fuels, recycling of products and more. In these projects, Johan provides advice on land acquisitions, design and engineering agreements, construction agreements, supply agreements for process equipment, offtake agreements and various types of cooperation agreements. Johan is also active in the transition to a climate-neutral energy system, including Sweden’s nuclear power sector. He has extensive international experience and has for many years worked on projects in, among other regions, the Middle East, China, Russia and Western Europe.

Mannheimer Swartling

Johan Isaksson

Partner

Brick Advokat AB

Johan Lindberg

Johan is a Partner and real estate lawyer, with nearly 30 years of experience in real estate transactions, structuring and financing. Furthermore Johan has experience in project development, general real estate law, lease law, zoning and building as well as environmental law.

Cirio Advokatbyrå AB