Construction (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 2
Contact number
+852 2219 0888Chambers Review
Hogan Lovells houses a full-service construction and engineering practice that handles a wide range of matters for public and private entities. It maintains a strong on-the-ground presence in both Hong Kong and Mainland China, with a significant dispute resolution experience. The team is adept at handling litigation, arbitration and mediation cases. It remains a popular choice for contractors and subcontractors and developers on both transactional and contentious mandates. The law firm can comprehensively advise clients on procurement, document drafting and project delivery. It offers additional expertise advising on joint venture arrangements. Key clients of the firm include Build King, Sunnic Engineering and UA Tuen Mun Cinema.
Work Highlights
- Hogan Lovells represented Build King Construction in claiming outstanding payments of over HKD50 million for work carried out under a subcontract that the client entered with Sam Woo Bore Pile Foundation for the expansion of United Christian Hospital.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Hogan Lovells team took care of the strict timetable and proceedings of the court, and always responded promptly. We were alerted with legal analysis when critical decisions had to be made."
"Hogan Lovells is an experienced and reliable law firm."
"The Hogan Lovells team took care of the strict timetable and proceedings of the court, and always responded promptly. We were alerted with legal analysis when critical decisions had to be made."
"Hogan Lovells is an experienced and reliable law firm."
Notable Practitioners
Damon So's construction offering is bolstered by his dual qualification in civil and structural engineering. He acts for a range of government entities and private sector clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
"Damon is a subject matter expert. He is commercially astute and very experienced in dealing with a myriad of issues across the construction practice."
"He is very unique as he has a very good engineering background. He is a knowledgable, hard-working lawyer who always responds very promptly."