Richard's experience includes:
- Advised a free-zone authority and developer on the procurement of their forthcoming expansion (involving new high rise buildings and facilities) and negotiated the final form of contract with the winning bidder following an extensive tender process.
- Advised the developer/operator of vertiports for the Dubai air mobility initiative, which involved negotiating the 25-year concession agreement with the relevant authority, consultants’ appointments (lead designer, project manager, cost consultant), and drafting construction documentation (both “traditional” and “design/build”) which were tendered.
- Advised a fund (comprising a developer and its financial stakeholders) in negotiating the building contract for a high-spec residential building, the last plot available on the Palm Jumeirah crescent.
- Advised a UAE-based distribution company on their logistical and storage facilities in Jebel Ali, Dubai, procured on a D&B basis, and acted as Project Counsel during execution, helping the client deal with claims and project close-out issues.
- Advised a Myanmar developer on the split (on/offshore) procurement of a mixed-use development in downtown Yangon, involving the conversion of a historic railway building and four connected new-build towers.
- Advised a fund on the 2-stage D&B procurement of a hotel and branded residence in Limasol, Cyprus.
- Advised an Abu Dhabi based SWF on the termination of several contracts and the successful appointment of replacement contractors upon the high-profile insolvency of a well-known contractor.
- Advised two engineering companies in relation to pursuing claims and, ultimately, settlement agreements connected to the design and construction of a maintenance facility in Abu Dhabi.
- Advised a desalination specialist on the EPC procurement of an agricultural desalination plant in Abu Dhabi.
- Advised on multi-million USD value arbitrations on the following airport and transportation projects.
- Abu Dhabi midfield terminal (acted for subcontractor against main contractor)
- Muscat and Salalah Airport (acted for main contractor in separate proceedings defending claims from 2 subcontractors, and in proceedings pursued against the Employer).
- Dubai Metro (acted for subcontractor and designer in dispute with main contractor over aspects of the design and changes of security systems).
