Jipyong’s International Construction Project & Dispute Team advises on various forms of overseas and domestic construction projects including PPP, EPC and Design Build and also provides litigation and dispute resolution support relating to such projects. The International Construction Project & Dispute Team is comprised of distinguished attorneys and advisors with in-depth knowledge and expertise in the construction industry.
Our International Construction Project & Dispute Team advises construction companies, project owners, contractors, engineers, project managers and claim managers in relation to construction projects and project financing, taking into account the diverse needs and interests of various stakeholders of the project. We provide support to overseas and domestic clients across all phases of a project, including feasibility study, project financing, project company establishment, tender, contract drafting, negotiation, and contract management.
Jipyong’s International Construction Project & Dispute Team works in unison with our Korean and foreign attorneys working at our subsidiary offices in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Russia, and Hungary, as well as our global partner firms in various other countries. We also work closely with our clients to provide customized international arbitration services involving any claims arising from overseas and domestic projects.
Key Practice Areas Close
- Advise on establishment and operation of subsidiary or branch office
- Advise on bidding, financing, claim management and procedural issues
- Advise on drafting and negotiating various contracts
- Advise on establishment of on-site contract management and anti-corruption policy
- Advise on dispute resolution including arbitration
Experience Close
- Advised Hanwha Techwin on the establishment and operation of Hanwha Aerospace (Aircraft Engine Parts plant) in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Advised Daewoo E&C on the development of STAR LAKE (THT) new town in Hanoi, Vietnam
- Advised POSCO Engineering & Construction on its execution of the EPC agreement of a thermal power plant in the Philippines
- Advised Hanwha Corporation (Trading Division) on a high-rise building project in Myanmar
- Represented POSCO Engineering & Construction in establishing a joint venture for developing New Songdo City and provided legal advice for project financing in the amount of KRW 1.5 Trillion and refinancing in the amount of KRW 2 Trillion for real estate purchase costs and construction costs
- Advised POSCO ICT on the EPC agreement and consortium agreement for KUNIMI photovoltaic power generation plant in Kunimi, Japan
- Advised the Incheon International Airport Corporation Consortium on the Myanmar Hanthawady New International Airport Construction Project
- Advised Samsung C&T Corporation on the construction of Son Duong Port in Vietnam
- Advised POSCO Engineering & Construction on An Khanh New Town Development Project and Discovery Project in Hanoi
- Represented a Korean asset management company in an ownership dispute over a site for multipurpose facilities in Russia
- Advised Lotte Vietnam Shopping (Mart) on a number of projects including the projects for 11 counties in Ho Chi Minh City, Go Vap, Bien Hoa, Phan Thiet, Vung Tau and Honoi Mipec, etc.
- Advised Shinhan Investment Corp. and Korea Investment Management Co. on the investment in a BOT-based waste treatment project in Samut Sakhon, Thailand
- Advised a number of Korean and Japanese corporate clients on the joint venture for construction and operation of hotels in Myanmar, including the review of transaction structure, drafting and reviewing the agreements, and incorporation of a joint venture company, etc.
- Advised a Korean heavy industry company on the legal issues related to a construction project in Indonesia
- Advised a Korean construction company on a bidding for a large-scale real estate development project in Qatar
- Advised GS EPS and others on investment in biomass power station and CDM business in China
- Advised on a plant agreement for a company jointly established by KOLON and an Uzbek public corporation
- Advised a Korean construction company on the termination of a vendor agreement, claim for damage compensation and arbitration procedure related to a construction project in Saudi Arabia
- Advised POSCO Engineering & Construction on a dispute regarding their construction of Arco steel mill in Egypt
- Advised a Korean construction company on a dispute related to the nuclear power plant project in UAE
- Reviewed the subcontracts and other legal documents related to an EPC project in Morocco for a Korean construction company
- Advised on project financing for the resort and convention center in Orlando, Florida
- Advised Hyundai E&C on the legal issues related to construction of Bitexco Tower, Ho Chi Minh City’s tallest building
- Advised Daewoo Engineering & Construction on Tay Ho Tay (THT) New Town Development Project and Van Phu Project in Hanoi
