Phillip Georgiou represents parties in contentious construction and engineering matters. Projects include infrastructure, building, energy, industrial and manufacturing plants throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
In formal dispute resolution, he leads and manages construction cases including appearing as advocate before institutional and ad hoc arbitral tribunals throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Phillip’s experience involves cases under prominent arbitration rules including UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SIAC, ICC and LCIA.
His counsel and support include assisting parties in various forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication and conciliation.
Phillip is also experienced at the “front end” of projects including drafting and negotiating EPC and other construction and engineering contracts, sub-contracts, consultant agreements, supply agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, warranties, forms of security (guarantees, letters of credit), novation agreements, and bridging agreements for onshore and offshore aspects of projects.
Since cofounding our firm in November 2017, Phillip has represented clients on the following matters:
Phillip was a partner at Jones Day (2010 to 2015) and Baker Botts (2015 to 2017). He was an associate at Jones Day from 2005 to 2010 and an associate at Baker & McKenzie from 2000 to 2005. His representative experience during this time includes the following cases: