Georgiou, Phillip

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English

Lawyer Overview

Phillip Georgiou is a construction lawyer whose experience spans the entire spectrum of construction and engineering matters. He represents an international range of clients, including government bodies, statutory corporations, port operators, airlines, rail companies, oil and gas companies, independent power producers, real estate developers, owners and operators of manufacturing plants and facilities, main contractors, subcontractors, and insurers. He is involved in projects across the globe, including in North Asia, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, North Africa, Central America, and Australia.

Phillip has substantial experience in negotiating and drafting complex contractual project documentation and in assisting and advising clients on legal issues that arise during the course of projects. He represents clients involved in litigation, arbitration, and various forms of alternative dispute resolution and prosecutes and defends charges arising from contravention of construction-related legislation and regulations.

Phillip is an active participant in the Hong Kong construction industry as a committee member of the British Chamber of Commerce Construction Industry Group, member of the Lighthouse Club (a construction industry charity), and member of the Hong Kong Society of Construction Law. He is a regular speaker at construction industry organizations, including the Hong Kong Construction Association, the Institute of Engineers Hong Kong Chapter, and the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Phillip also develops and provides clients with in-house workshops to discuss legal issues and problems that arise in construction projects.

Areas of Practice

• International Litigation & Arbitration
• Energy
• Trial Practice
• Construction Litigation
• Construction
• Energy/Utilities

Representative Cases

• Chevron Geothermal disputes EPC contract in connection with a 110 MW power plant in Indonesia
• Chinese construction company defends claims by subcontractor in High Court of Hong Kong in connection with hospital redevelopment and expansion project , (2010)
• Hong Kong contractor enters joint venture arrangement with a PRC contractor for projects in Dubai and Middle East
• Joint venture agreement established for the acquisition of shares in a company that will design, construct and commission a chemical product facility in Qatar
• U.S. automobile producer enters into contract to construct production facilities in China
• U.S. technology company enters into contract to design and construct manufacturing facilities in Southern China

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Contracts, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Hong Kong

Education

• Monash University - Australia

Published Works

• When "Without Prejudice" Communications Are No Longer Without Prejudice, 2010
• Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Key Project Personnel, 2010
• Extensions of Time, Concurrent Delays, and Causation: City Inn v Shepherd Judicial Guidance from the UK Courts at Long Last, 2008
• Poorly Drafted Dispute Resolution Clauses: Hong Kong Court of Appeal Attempts to Unravel the Mess, 2007
• The Perils of Bad Contract Drafting: The Irony of Dispute-Resolving Provisions Becoming the Cause of Dispute, 2006
• Relationship Contracting, The ICAC and WTO Procurement Rules, published article for CII-HK Conference 2004 on Construction Partnering, 2004
• Disruption Claims, paper presented at the 10th Master Class, Pickavance Consulting, 2004

Address

29th Floor, Edinburgh Tower; The Landmark
15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong

Phones

852.3189.7312 (Business Phone)

Faxes

852.2868.5871 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com