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Construction (International Firms) - China
What the Team is Known For
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's construction team possesses an established reputation in Hong Kong for both non-contentious construction and disputes relating to infrastructure, logistics, energy, leisure and hospitality developments. The team advises public agencies, developers and contractors on large projects, with solid cross-border credentials. It is additionally noted for its strong arbitration experience and capability assisting on energy and environmental projects. The firm regularly attracts mandates handling complex PPP projects from the procurement to the project control stage.
Strengths
The team is proactive and provides concise and timely advice.
They have a good, strong and diverse team which has team members coming from different first professions, adding depth of knowledge.
Notable practitioners
Glenn Haley has longstanding experience advising government bodies and major contractors on notable developments in a range of sectors, as well as advising on arbitrations. He co-leads Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's construction team.
Glenn Haley is one of the best in Hong Kong.
I've been very impressed with Glenn Haley, who I think is top-tier in Hong Kong. He is very commercially astute and can give practical advice to keep his clients out of disputes.
Ilan Freiman co-chairs the construction department at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. He is well versed in dealing with large-scale urban development and infrastructure projects.
Ilan Freiman is proactive, commercially sensitive and provides reasonable, timely advice.