Construction
Only a limited number of Greek law firms possess our specialised and extensive experience in the construction and engineering field. For over 40 years, our firm has been providing dedicated and pragmatic advice to all sides of the construction and engineering industries, including owners, operators, concessionaires, lenders, project sponsors, contractors, consultants and insurers.
We handle major construction and engineering projects both within the public and the private sector, dealing with front-end risk analysis and contract management/documentation through to risk management and dispute resolution. We take pride in our outstanding record for resolving complex high value cases, thus seeking to avoid long court litigation, arbitral hearings and protracted negotiations.
We provide advice to all sides of the construction and engineering industries on a wide range of construction and engineering matters, including:
- Drafting and negotiating EPC contracts
- Project finance
- Building and environmental permits
- Advice on bonds, guarantees, letters of credit and other forms of security
- Insurance issues including policy structure and response
- Claims relating to extensions of time, disruption and prolongation, excusable delay
- Force Majeure, frustration and impossibility
- Acceleration
- Variations/change orders
- Termination and suspension
- Defects
- Design
- Measurement and payment disputes
- Fee claims
- Procurement issues
- Warranty claims
- Environmental claims
Indicative cases referring to our track record
- The Rio-Antirio Bridge
- The New Athens Airport in Spata
- Numerous railway projects including the Electrification of the Athens-Thessaloniki Railway
- Several of the construction projects for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
- Several major projects in the tourism sector (for example, hotels and marinas)
- Several major oil and gas projects in North Africa