With strong experience advising clients in the Middle East, the contentious construction team at White & Case LLP is well-versed in handling international arbitration and litigation in the construction sector. Its areas of expertise span construction disputes concerning data centres, as well as the aviation, infrastructure, and energy sectors. Ellis Baker leads the team, and is known to act for a range of international clients. David Robertson has strong expertise in handling disputes concerning engineering, energy and infrastructure projects. Other key members of the team include Rebecca Major, who has experience in the London Court of International Arbitration, and the International Chamber of Commerce, and Emily Elliott, who specialises in disputes concerning energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects.
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Key clients
- WeBuild
Work highlights
Representing Grupo Unidos por el Canal S.A. (Panama) and its shareholders WeBuild (formerly Salini Impregilo S.p.A). (Italy), Sacyr S.A. (Spain), and Jan De Nul N.V. (Belgium) in a dispute with the Panama Canal Authority relating to the US$5.5 billion Panama Canal expansion project.
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Practice head
Ellis Baker
Other key lawyers
David Robertson; Rebecca Major; Emily Elliott