Carlos Gómez Gutiérrez

Carlos' active participation in the French Society of Construction Law, of which he is a co-founder and the current Secretary General (after having co-chaired the Dispute Resolution Committee for two years), underpins his dedication to the industry, ensuring that the legal services he provides are both innovative and grounded in a deep understanding of construction law dynamics.

Before joining Mayer Brown, Carlos worked at City law firms and a top-30 global contractor.

In addition to his native Spanish, Carlos is fluent in English and has professional proficiency in French.

• Represented a consortium of three leading European contractors in a dispute with a subcontractor concerning the design, manufacture and supply of a critical component to be installed in a concentrated solar power plant in Africa (ICC arbitration, Geneva seat, Swiss law).
• Acted for a Middle Eastern company in a PCA administered UNCITRAL investor-state arbitration against a North African State relating to major construction projects in that country.
• Represented a European contractor in an arbitration (ICC Rules, London seat, English law) in relation to the engineering, procurement and construction of a gas-fired power plant in Africa.  The dispute centred around a claim from a potential subcontractor due to the decision to not award several packages of works to that subcontractor.
• Acted for a state-owned entity in the power sector in a commercial arbitration (LCIA Rules, London seat) with respect to a dispute arising out of a power purchase agreement.
• Acted for a European contractor in an arbitration (ICC Rules, Geneva seat, Swiss law) in relation to the construction of an oil refinery in Southeast Asia. The dispute arose out of a subcontract for electro-mechanical works, and focused on the delay in the completion of the works, the main contractor's entitlement to back-charge costs incurred as a result of the subcontractor's failure to comply with its obligations, and the determination of the price of items not priced in the bill of quantities.
• Represented a consortium of three leading European contractors in two arbitration proceedings (ICC Rules, Paris and London seat respectively, English law) related to the engineering and construction of two concentrated solar power plants in Africa.  The disputes centred around a claim against the owner of the plants for an upside payment related to the plants' performance and defect counterclaims.
• Acted for a contractor in multi-party Technology and Construction Court proceedings relating to the design and construction of a truck and bus centre.  The dispute focused on allegations that the contractor had assumed de facto responsibility for the design of the external block paving and associated drainage by recommending an alternative product for the cellular confinement system.*
• Acted on behalf of a top-25 international contractor in Technology and Construction Court proceedings related to a termination dispute arising out of a FIDIC Yellow Book contract for the construction of a tunnel below the Gibraltar airport runway. The dispute involved determining responsibility for unforeseen soil and groundwater contamination.*
• Acted for a subcontractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of the jetty for an LNG terminal in Chile. The dispute related to force majeure claims and whether certain works were part of the original scope or constituted variations.*
• Drafted and negotiated EPC contracts, maintenance service agreements, joint-venture agreements and main purchase orders and subcontract agreements for large industrial turnkey and BOT projects in the fields of oil & gas, refining and petrochemicals, and power generation.*

* Experience gained prior to joining Mayer Brown.