Scholars and experts in international construction law

Top-10 authors. International construction law covers cross-border construction and infrastructure projects, FIDIC standard forms, claims, risk allocation, dispute boards, adjudication, international construction arbitration and the interaction of public-law and private-law mechanisms in major international projects.

This list is an academic navigation selection, not a formal citation ranking. Authors are arranged alphabetically by surname in their international spelling.

Scholars

10 leading scholars and experts in international construction law and FIDIC

Sharon Adler

Israel

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Current roles: Partner at Agmon with Tulchinsky; head of the Projects and Infrastructure sector; Chair of the Society of Construction Law Israel.
Main fields: construction law, infrastructure, project finance, government contracts, dispute resolution and international arbitration.
Practical experience: legal support for major Israeli infrastructure projects, including transport, energy and concession projects.
Key public source: official profile and Society of Construction Law Israel founding-member profile.

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Dmitry Semenovich Belkin

Russian Federation

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Education: Master of Laws; Master of Civil and Industrial Engineering; MBA in Financial Management.
Current role: Associate Professor of International Law at the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy.
Main fields: international construction law, international construction contract law, FIDIC, EPC, jurisdiction, arbitration and cross-border infrastructure projects.
Practical experience: more than 25 years in construction and infrastructure projects, including senior roles as Deputy CEO for Construction, Technical Director and Chief Engineer.
Key work: International Construction Law.

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Wolfgang Breyer

Germany

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Education: legal studies and doctorate, University of Tübingen.
Current roles: founder and managing partner of Breyer Rechtsanwälte; founder and chairman of the International Construction Law Association.
Main fields: German and international construction law, FIDIC, NEC, VOB, arbitration, adjudication and dispute boards.
Key book: International Construction Law: An Overview, Routledge.

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Ignacio de Almagro

Spain

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Professional status: Spanish lawyer and consultant in international construction contracts.
Current roles: FIDIC consultant, DAB/DAAB adjudicator, expert witness and contract-support adviser.
Main fields: FIDIC, international construction contracts, dispute prevention and resolution, and project advisory work.
Key book: Los contratos internacionales de construcción. FIDIC, co-authored with Lukas Klee.

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Franco Ferrari

United States of America

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Current roles: Professor of Law at New York University School of Law; Director of the Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law.
Main fields: international commercial arbitration, conflict of laws, comparative law and international commercial law.
Relevance to international construction law: his scholarship is important for transnational arbitration, governing law and forum shopping in construction disputes, although he is not a narrow FIDIC specialist.
Key work: Conflict of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration, co-edited with Stefan Kröll.

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Troy L. Harris

United States of America

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Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago; J.D., University of Michigan; B.A. and M.A., University of Kansas.
Current role: Associate Professor of Law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; arbitrator and counsel in construction and commercial disputes.
Main fields: construction law, contracts, alternative dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration.
Key works: ADR for Construction Disputes; Major Issues in International Construction Law, co-edited with Mauro Rubino-Sammartano.

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Lukas Klee

Czech Republic

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Education and qualifications: JD, LL.M., Ph.D., MBA.
Current roles: lecturer in international construction contracts; arbitrator, adjudicator and registered expert witness in construction contracts.
Main fields: FIDIC, international construction contracts, claims, risk allocation, adjudication and arbitration.
Key book: International Construction Contract Law, Wiley.

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Renato Nazzini

United Kingdom

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Education: doctorates from the University of London and the University of Milan.
Current roles: Professor of Law and Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London.
Main fields: construction law, international arbitration, ADR, civil procedure, dispute boards and competition-related disputes.
Key book: Construction Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice around the World.

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R. Venkataraghavan

India

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Education and qualifications: LLM in Construction Law; Chartered Engineer; Chartered Quantity Surveyor; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Current role: Professor of Practice / programme lead in construction law and arbitration at Manipal Law School.
Main fields: construction law, contract administration, claims, adjudication, arbitration and expert determination.
Key open material: Navigating Construction Claims (Law, Management and Strategy).

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Zhang Shuibo

China

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Current role: professor at the College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University; head of international project management.
Main fields: international engineering contract management, construction project management, PPP, contract governance and risk allocation.
Professional profile: Fulbright Visiting Scholar and researcher in international construction contract management and infrastructure projects.
Key book: Contract Management for International Construction, co-authored with Yongqiang Chen.

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