Jean specialises in international contentious construction law. 

Jean’s practice involves representing owners, contractors and major equipment suppliers in a range of cross-border court proceedings and international arbitrations. Jean has a particular focus on construction claims arising during project delivery, including defect, variation, delay and disruption claims.

Jean’s experience has included advising:

• a Ghanaian owner in ICC proceedings seated in London in a dispute against the EPC contractor concerning the construction of a combined cycle tri-fuel power station in Ghana. The claim involved parallel litigation proceedings in the Ghanaian and South African courts
• a UAE contractor in ICC proceedings seated in London in a dispute against the employer concerning delay and defect claims during the construction of a five-star resort in Abu Dhabi
• a Chinese subcontractor in ICC proceedings seated in Singapore in a dispute against the EPC contractor arising from delays during the construction of an aromatics plant in Saudi Arabia
• a Luxembourg-based multinational steel manufacturer in a claim against an Indian purchaser arising in parallel RAK, Mauritian and English court proceedings
• a Japanese supplier in US litigation proceedings in a dispute with the EPC Contractor concerning a boiler overheating incident on an EPC power station project in the United States
• a Chinese oil and gas company in SIAC arbitral proceedings relating to its investment in a European oil company concerning assets in the North Sea

In addition, Jean has completed two client secondments. She has been seconded to a Japanese trading house in Tokyo, and to a French multinational electric utility company in the Middle East.