Insurance & Reinsurance
United Kingdom
06 May 2025
Clifford Chance LLP‘s contentious constriction team is capable of handling the full spectrum of highly complex international work for various EPC contractors, oil and gas companies, and private equity clients. The team is jointly steered by Alex Panayides, who boasts extensive experience in international arbitration in Africa, and Sachin Trikha, who is highly active on large energy projects in the Middle East and handles breach of contract claims. Handling defect and delay claims is another key strength of the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Sachin Trikha and Abigail Maton-Howarth are very responsive and provide excellent value-adding advice and assistance.’
‘We've been very happy with the Clifford Chance team in London in relation to a contentious construction matter.'
‘Very capable team, with good experience.'
‘Strong technical skills and attention to detail.'
'Clifford Chance is the most reliable English firm you can count on when dealing with large-scale English law governed disputes.'
'Team work and able to understand needs of colleagues and co-counsel. Sachin Trikha stands out.'
Work highlights
Representing a multi-national power generation company in multiple contentious construction issues stemming from three multi-billion nuclear power plants across Europe and Northern Africa.
Representing a major Middle Eastern mine-to-metal manufacturer in a significant dispute with a lead contractor over the extension of a manufacturing facility in the Arabian Gulf.
Representing a major multi-national oil and gas company in 13 separate claims made by the EPC contractor for the reconstruction of an oil refinery in Azerbaijan.
Lawyers
Practice head
Alex Panayides; Sachin Trikha
Other key lawyers
Abigail Maton-Howarth