Dr Jörn Zons

Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer) and Partner

Cologne

Portrait von Dr. Jörn Zons, FGvW Standort Köln

Regular speaker on German and international construction and plant engineering and dispute resolution, including for seminar providers, associations, and companies

Dr Jörn Zons has been a lawyer and partner in our Cologne office since 2015. He advises clients on German and international construction and plant engineering projects, including onshore and offshore infrastructure projects. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating international project contracts (EPC, EPCI, EPCM, engineering, supply, T&I, FIDIC, NEC, etc.). He also advises clients on project and claims management vis-à-vis contractual partners, insurers (CAR, EAR, TPI, etc.) and other project participants. Furthermore, he regularly represents clients in German and international dispute resolution proceedings (arbitration proceedings, DAB/adjudication proceedings, court proceedings).

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German
English

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Co-editor of Bock/Zons, Rechtshandbuch Anlagenbau / Praxisfragen deutscher und internationaler Anlagenbauprojekte [Handbook plant construction / technical questions in connection with German and international plant construction projects]; Beck-Verlag 2015

“Internationalisation” of the German engineering and construction market; Construction and Real Estate Expert Guide 2015, p. 9.

The German Law on Standard Terms and Conditions – a dangerous trap for building and engineering contracts; Construction Law International 2012, volume 1, p. 7 et seqq.

Deliktische Haftungsrisiken im Anlagenbau – eine oft übersehene Gefahr [Tortious liability risks in plant construction – an often overlooked danger]; IBR-online 2011, p.1242

The minefield of back-to-back subcontracts; Construction Law International 2010, volume 1, p. 11 et seqq and volume 2, p. 21 et seqq.

Limitations of liability and their validity (or potential invalidity) under German law; Construction Law International 2007, volume 4, p. 15 et seqq.

Triebel/Zons, Befragung von Zeugen vor dem Hearing in internationalen Schiedsverfahren [Questioning of witnesses before hearings in international arbitration proceedings], IDR 1/2004, p. 5-10.

Triebel/Zons, Discovery of Documents in internationalen Schiedsverfahren – Theorie und Praxis [Discovery of documents in international arbitration proceedings – Theory and practice], International Journal of Dispute Resolution, BB-Beilage 7 zu Heft 46/2002, p. 26 et seqq.

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