At DLA Piper in Doha, office managing partner and dispute resolution co-head George Vlavianos bolsters the ‘excellent construction group’ with his expertise advising on disputes and arbitrations in the sector across the Middle East and globally. Energy-related disputes are also an area of strength for the team, which is supported by Dubai-based team co-head Andrew Mackenzie. Team members’ ’different capabilities and specialties’ cover a range of jurisdictions and languages; it includes lawyers qualified across the USA, England and Wales, Australia, and Egypt, leveraged to support clients in international arbitrations, as well as in local, high-value, high-profile disputes.
Testimonials
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‘Good team and well-resourced. Excellent construction group and led by a strong partner. They have understanding of construction dispute matters and involvement of experts.’
‘Good mix of people that appear to gel together very well.’
‘Good knowledge of the issues at hand. Provide useful information and ideas when needed.’
‘DLA proved to have a team of people with different capabilities and specialties in order to create a group well-coordinated and diverse enough to provide an excellent support in every aspect of a case.’
‘Individuals are proving to be knowledgeable in their area of expertise and proved to work well as individuals as well as as a team.’
‘Very good team with deep knowledge of the dispute resolution process and competent on the matters.’
‘Availability, analysis of the issues, efficiency.’
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Mackenzie, George Vlavianos