• Pre-construction advice and feasibility assessments
• Drafting and negotiation of construction contracts, joint venture agreements, consortia agreements and turnkey contracts
• Project management, consultancy and joint venture agreements for domestic and international projects
• Resolving disputes during and after construction through litigation, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution (see our Dispute Resolution practice page)
• Acting for developers, employers, engineering firms, design professionals, quantity surveyors, project managers and contractors

In the corporate real estate sector, we advise on:

• The sale and acquisition of real estate assets
• Structuring complex real estate transactions, including sale and leaseback arrangements
• Implementing statutory guarantees
• Managing industrial risks in collaboration with our public law and litigation teams
• Resolving planning law issues

We are well positioned to advise on all property transactions, whether industrial parks, commercial or residential developments, hotels and resorts, or matters relating to deeds of covenants, easements, leases or management agreements. Where relevant, we also integrate tax, stamp duties, environmental and regulatory considerations.

Experience:

• Advising a Consortium of Lebanese and international companies in tendering for a Seawater Desalination BOOT project in Algeria. Task included leading the legal team that was involved in setting up the financing schemes, reviewing the contractual documents, giving advice on several aspects of Algerian law and drafting the JV agreement.
• Advising a Canadian Construction and Engineering Consultancy Firm in establishing a Joint Venture with a high profile partner in Dubai, involving the drafting of Joint Venture and Shareholders Agreements.
• Advising a Belgian and Lebanese JV in a FIDIC dispute with a Lebanese governmental agency in connection with a major marine infrastructure project in Lebanon. The task included drafting of a legal opinion involving several administrative and contract law as well as FIDIC issues and advising the JV during negotiations.
• Advising a French promoter on the legal aspects of establishing a series of shopping malls in Lebanon. Task included drafting of leasing contracts, financing agreements and taking of securities and advising on legal and tax issues.
• Advising a Swiss contractor in connection with a FIDIC Silver Book for a turnkey project in Iraq, involving issues of liabilities, contract law and international taxation.
• Advising a US oil company in connection with a FIDIC contract in Iraq, involving issues of liabilities, contract law and international arbitration.
• Representing contractors in construction arbitration (international and domestic) and acting as arbitrators in related disputes (see the Dispute Resolution practice.
• Representing promoter in a dispute with a French party over a large real estate development project in Lebanon.