Avocats en Construction

Gavin Hoccom

Browne Jacobson LLP

Gavin Hoccom

Gavin is a partner and leads our construction team in Wales, which supports private and public sector clients through every stage of a project's lifecycle, from bid and procurement to contract formation and through to dispute avoidance and resolution. Recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ and described as a 'name to note' in The Legal 500, Gavin specialises in construction dispute avoidance and resolution, and supports the response of construction product manufacturers, contractors, and construction professionals to the new regulatory regime introduced by the Building Safety Act. Acting for household name SME and PLC construction product manufacturers, Tier 1 and regional contractors / sub-contractors, and construction professionals, Gavin draws on his appreciation of the commercial drivers of all parties involved in a construction project to provide the pragmatic and solution-focused advice which his clients value, both downstream and upstream. His excellent technical understanding of construction products and projects enables him to engage with personnel with regards the detail of disputes in a practical way, and has been recognised through his appointment to the London board of the Federation of Master Builders. Gavin works with organisations in the construction and manufacturing sectors to assist with internal knowledge management in relation to the new regulatory regime introduced by the Building Safety Act, to assess the risk profile for each organisation, personnel and any associated organisations, and to develop resources and strategies for management of the associated risk. Gavin regularly presents to a range of stakeholders on the Act, including the Consortium of Local Authorities in Wales, the Federation of Master Builders, and the Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturer’s Association. For his dispute avoidance and resolution work, Gavin is noted by the Legal 500 as ‘gaining a strong reputation in the field’. Gavin’s clients include: BAM Construction Centregreat Clegg Construction Federation of Master Builders GPF Lewis Plc. Harmony Fire H. E. Simm & Son Hiscox Investin Plc. Keltbray Mace Quinn London Roger Bullivant Siderise Insulation Sir Robert McAlpine Willmott Dixon Wilson Bowden Developments.

Browne Jacobson LLP

Gavin Witcombe

Gavin has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating engineering, construction and consultancy contracts, including on major infrastructure, mining and processing projects. He has acted for government departments, owners, financiers, consultants and contractors. Gavin also has extensive experience in advising on construction disputes and dispute resolution proceedings.

Baker McKenzie Law Firm

Geir Sand

Partner

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

Geir-Arne Heiestad Borgestrand

Geir-Arne Heiestad Borgestrand specializes in dispute resolution and general contract law with a particular focus on fabrication and supply contracts. Geir-Arne has in recent years headed Glittertind’s Department of Energy and Industry, where he has mainly worked with dispute resolution and been a litigator in several major disputes within both construction and subsea fabrication contracts. He has previously worked as Head of Legal for Aker Solutions ASA’s business sectors Engineering and Subsea. Prior to that, he worked on civil dispute resolution within construction and finance at the law firm BA-HR DA. Geir-Arne has extensive international experience within contract drafting, project support and dispute resolution related to major construction contracts. He has also worked with the establishment and follow-up of joint ventures in other countries and has cooperated extensively with international law firms in many regions. Geir-Arne has organised many courses, both in Norway and internationally, within general contract law, compliance/business ethics, and project follow-up of dispute resolution.

Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS

Gemma Vasquez

Gemma is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team. She specialises in construction law and corporate law and has advised developers, contractors and banks on large construction projects. Gemma also assisted in drafting the Gibraltar Companies Act, which came into force in Gibraltar in 2014.

Hassans

Geoff Adair

Geoff specializes in corporate and commercial litigation. He has experience advising clients from a wide range of industries, with a special focus on complex construction disputes, negligent design and manufacture litigation, financial services litigation, and oil and gas litigation. Geoff has significant trial, appellate, and arbitration experience. He has served as counsel before the Alberta Court of Justice, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, the Court of Appeal of Alberta, the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal. Geoff also has experience in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation, and judicial dispute resolution.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Geoff Brennan

Partner

Thomsons

Geoffrey Stenger

Partner and Head of Infrastructure Industry Team

Bennett Jones LLP

Georg Huith

Partner

HabrakenRutten

Georg Miggel

Partner

Raue

George Anis

George is a Partner in the Regulatory and Government Advisory Practice, bringing fifteen years of expertise in government, regulatory, tax advisory, public law, and dispute resolution. George has extensive experience advising government and private entities on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters. He also acts as an arbitrator in various contractual and construction disputes and provides strategic advice to private clients challenging government decisions. Before joining Hadef & Partners, George served as a judge for a decade, focusing on government contracts and investment disputes. During this time, he also acted as a legal advisor to key Ministries - Industry, Electricity, and Petroleum - providing strategic counsel on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues. George's advisory role extended to drafting and reviewing various regulations, decisions, contracts, and concession agreements. George began his career as a corporate lawyer at a prominent financial institution, where he assisted in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating bilateral and syndicated loan agreements, security instruments, guarantees, and service-level agreements. He has also worked as a legal consultant at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., gaining valuable insights into international legal frameworks. George holds a distinguished academic record, including an LL.M. from New York University School of Law (NYU) and an LL.M. in International Business Law from Indiana University, USA. He also holds an LL.M. in Administrative Law and an LL.B. from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. George is fluent in both English and Arabic. He is duly qualified in New York and Egypt and is a solicitor of England and Wales.

Hadef & Partners

George Bersis

Managing Partner

POTAMITISVEKRIS

George Economides

Partner

E & G Economides LLC

George Gravias

Partner - Head of Dispute Resolution George has over 25 years of experience in safeguarding his clients’ interests in the disputes which arise in the course of their business activities. His broad perspective includes the application of judicial and alternative resolution methods to get results for his clients in construction, labor, consortium, infrastructure, intellectual and industrial property and insolvency related disputes. In the area of real estate, George’s practice spans advising on acquisition, construction, development and operation issues on behalf of market participants from the infrastructure, hospitality, tourism, construction, real estate finance and development industries. George is an Accredited CiArb Mediator as well as Trainer with CEDR and has taught Mediation Training Programs and Seminars. He also works pro bono with the Hellenic Mediators’ Centre as a trainer in Seminars on Mediation. George is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 EMEA 2021.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis

George S. Ioannou

Partner, Head of Property & Construction

George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC

Georgianna Kelo

Trainee Associate

Harris Kyriakides

Georgina Squire

Georgina is the head of the Dispute Resolution Group at RK and advises on a broad spectrum of commercial disputes. She acts in cases across most of the commercial divisions of the High Court, resolving disputes through arbitration and many forms of ADR, including mediation, expert determinations and mini-trials. Acting for a wide variety of commercial entities, including companies, lenders, investors, financial institutions, private equity funds and loan servicers on all forms of disputes arising from their businesses, Georgina is known for her expertise in asset recovery, fraud and professional negligence claims, having advised the claimant in most of the precedent case law in this field. She advises on a wide spectrum of commercial disputes including breach of companies law, corporate fraud, shareholder claims and unfair prejudice petitions, breach of directors’ duties, misfeasance and preferences, including claims in corporate insolvency. Georgina has expertise in insurance and reinsurance claims, concentrating on coverage and professional indemnity disputes and has been involved in many high profile cases in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Georgina has considerable expertise in advising on construction and real estate related disputes. She has handled many claims arising from construction projects, developments, real estate finance and joint ventures. Having qualified as a solicitor in 1983, Georgina is also a qualified mediator. She is a past Chair of the Law Society Litigation Committee, a founder committee member of TeCSA and has served on the TCC and Chancery Users Committee. She currently sits on the committee of the London Solicitors Litigation Association.

Rosling King

Georgios Eleftheriadis

Georgios specialises in matters relating to construction contracts and dispute resolution. He has several years of experience working at the district court in Stockholm, where he gained extensive knowledge in various types of litigation and dispute resolution processes. Georgios has successfully assisted in minor disputes and major international arbitration proceedings.

Hellström Law

Gerhard Rudolph

Partner

Bowmans

Gert Weerheim

Gert Weerheim is an attorney specializing in construction and procurement law. He is involved in large and complex procedures at courts, the Arbitration Board for Construction Disputes, and the NAI. Gert works daily with contracts such as UAV, UAV-GC, construction team, FIDIC, and NEC, and has expertise in the contractor's design responsibility. Thanks to his profound legal knowledge, experience, and perseverance, he brings logic and structure to demonstrate his clients' position.

Brackmann

Gertjan Van Hoeyweghen

With a master’s degree in law and notary practice, Gertjan Van Hoeyweghen focuses on cases concerning property law and real estate law in the broadest sense of the word. Flat co-ownership and private construction law are his specialisations. Gertjan is part of the Laurius real estate team in Brussels, where he mainly focuses on real estate transactions and multidisciplinary real estate cases.

Laurius

Geun Byung Koh

Attorney

DR & AJU LLC

Ghassan El Daye

Partner, Head of Arabic Litigation Practice

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP