John Hinchey is a partner at King & Spalding. He focuses his practice on international and domestic construction arbitration and dispute resolution, representing clients across a broad spectrum of construction, contracting and procurement activities.

Typical of the range of matters for which Mr. Hinchey has been responsible include the negotiation and drafting of design and construction agreements and resolution of disputes for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games; representation of Turner Broadcasting System in all aspects of its $1.2 billion construction programs; representation of a Fortune 100 transportation company as core counsel for its worldwide construction transactions and related dispute resolution matters; representation of Wal-Mart, Inc., in multi-state construction litigation; representation of The Coca-Cola Company in a significant construction case in the United Kingdom; service as an arbitrator or mediator in multiple large national and international complex construction disputes; obtaining a significant jury verdict in the Southern District of New York; drafting, negotiating or performing risk analyses of a variety of design build, turnkey and EPC agreements for such projects as the Al Udeid Air Base Fueling Facility in Qatar, Turner Field in Atlanta, the Houston Astros’ Stadium, the New England Patriots Stadium, the Philadelphia Eagles Stadium, the proposed new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and a monorail project in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Hinchey is recognized as an international leader in the practice of construction law and related fields. He has served as Chair of, and received the highest achievement “Cornerstone” award from, the world’s largest organization of construction lawyers, the American Bar Association Forum on The Construction Industry; he currently serves as President of the American College of Construction Lawyers and is a former Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section. He serves on the JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Panel, the Master Panel of the American Arbitration Association for large complex construction cases; the CPR Distinguished Panel of Neutrals—Construction; and the Council of Distinguished Advisors to The Straus Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law. Mr. Hinchey is also currently listed in Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, and has been recently listed as one of the top eight “Most Highly Regarded Individuals—Global” in the International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers.

Publications and Speeches

• Co-author, International Construction Arbitration Handbook (Thomson-West, 2008). More details »
  
  
• Author, “A Perspective From the United States: Tensions Between ‘Getting It Done’ and ‘Getting It Right’,” J. Prof. Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 134, Issue 2 (2008).
  
  
• Author, “Control of Experts: When Theory Clashes With Reality,” Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (2008).
  
  
• Co-author, “Methods For Discovery in Arbitration,” Georgia Bar Journal (2008).
  
  
• Speaker and Panelist. “Achieving Efficiency With Fairness.” ADR Institute, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution (April 2007) Washington, D.C.
  
  
• “Construction Arbitration,” The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2006, with co-author Anthony Wilson (Global Legal Group; 2006).
  
  
• “Change In Law,” paper and presentation to the American Bar Association Mid Winter Meeting, New York, New York (January, 2006); The Construction Lawyer (Fall, 2006).
  
  
• “Multifamily Housing Developers See Increase in FHA and ADA Litigation,” co-authored with Michael J. Malone, The Real Estate Finance Journal (Winter 2006).
  
  
• “The Effect of Forum Selection Clauses on a District Court’s Power to Compel Arbitration,” co-authored with Thomas V. Burch, Dispute Resolution Journal (AAA, Nov. 2005-Jan. 2006).
  
  
• “An Arbitrator’s Authority to Award Attorney’s Fees for Bad Faith Arbitration,” co-authored with Thomas V. Burch, Dispute Resolution Journal (AAA, May-July, 2005).
  
  
• “Best Practices in Document Management For Complex Commercial Construction Cases,” Construction Law Journal (Sweet & Maxwell, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2005).

Memberships

• President, American College of Construction Lawyers (2008-09).
  
  
• Chair, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (1996-97).
  
  
• Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (1999-00).
  
  
• Chair, Legal Steering Committee, Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) (2005).
  
  
• Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2001-).
  
  
• Georgia Arbitrators’ Forum (2003-).
  
  
• JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Panel.
  
  
• American Arbitration Association, Master Panel of Construction Arbitrators.
  
  
• CPR Panel of Construction Arbitrators.
  
  
• Council of Distinguished Advisors, The Straus Institute For Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (2006-).

Awards and Recognition

• Cornerstone Award (2006); highest award for distinguished service by the American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry.
  
  
• Best Lawyers in America (2003-).
  
  
• 1st Band, Georgia’s Leading Individual Lawyers (Construction), Chambers and Partners (2008).
  
  
• Top 8 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals-Global” International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers (2007-2008).
  
  
• Georgia Superlawyers (2004-).
  
  
• Georgia Trend’s “Legal Elite” (2006-).
  
  
• Marquis, Who’s Who in American Law (1983-).
  
  
• Marquis, Who’s Who in America (2001-).
  
  
• Legal 500 - Litigation (2007-)