Construction (International Firms) - China
What the team is known for
HFW fields a strong construction team with a specialism in arbitration. It possesses significant experience advising government entities, public authorities, contractors and developers on construction disputes. The team has a wealth of experience acting on mandates in the domestic housing sector. It has notable additional capabilities advising on redevelopment projects for construction companies.
Strengths
"The HFW team have been responsive to requests and met deadlines. They have also shown energy to engage with members of the client team to understand key issues."
"They are very experienced and efficient in understanding the problems and provide solutions that have an effective time and commercial outcome."
Notable practitioners
Martin Downey heads HFW's construction department and attracts mandates from a wide variety of public bodies and government entities on account of his expertise in construction matters. His contentious expertise covers litigation, arbitration and mediation. "Martin has a good understanding of how the Hong Kong government works."
