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King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP specialises in handling complex domestic and international disputes, with significant emphasis on the energy and infrastructure sectors. The department’s expertise spans the key areas of construction, tackling problems such as involving disruption, cost overruns, defects, warranties and performance guarantees. The practice helmed by Shareena Edmonds and Vincent Rowan. Edmonds concentrates on international arbitration and the resolution of disputes stemming from major international energy and infrastructure projects, particularly oil, gas, power, offshore and shipbuilding projects, while Rowan focuses on the management and resolution of complex construction and engineering disputes. Andrea Stauber primarily deals with complex international commercial disputes, especially those in the construction, engineering, infrastructure, and energy sectors.
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Testimonials
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‘Strategical outside the box thinking to help resolve disputes and find practical solutions for legal problems.’
‘Andrea Stauber is detail oriented and is able to take this broad knowledge and apply it properly to each case.’
‘The King & Spalding construction partners are truly leaders in the industry. They have a remarkable ability to eloquently establish their position on the largest, most complex, and international construction projects. The combination of their effective legal arguments and deep understanding of the technical issues makes them stand out.’
‘Shareena Edmonds is simply the best construction lawyer of her generation.’
‘From the most junior members to the most senior partners, all of them are knowledgeable and efficient. King & Spalding team is diversified in many perspectives. Its members complement each other, collaborate perfectly, and provide an excellent product.’
‘Shareena Edmonds is outstanding. Shareena orchestrates her client’s case to perfection, and she has an impressive ability to master the detail and deliver clear and concise advice. Andrea Stauber is remarkable. Andrea has the ability to deal with complex matters and is a pleasure to work with. Martina Antosova is exceptional.’
‘Vincent Rowan has an extensive knowledge of construction practice and, maybe more importantly, he does not avoid devoting his time and energy to understand what the details and true reason of dispute and what the clients want to have.’
'Vincent Rowan becomes an in-house teammate while working together on the issues. With his experience, and focused inquiries, he makes the efforts most efficient and establishes the strategy very carefully without losing any legal advantage.'
Key clients
- Obrascón Huarte Lain S.A.
- OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH
- Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited
- Société des Parcs d'Alger
- Emirates International Investment Company LLC
- Yara Pilbara Nitrates Pty Ltd
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Shareena Edmonds, Vincent Rowan