Franco is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Arbitrator with over 40 years of experience in the construction industry. He has acted as expert on more than 50 international project management, delay and quantum-related disputes.
Franco’s expert commissions cover a wide range of industries including oil and gas in Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, North Africa and South East Asia; transport infrastructure in the Caribbean and the UK; power generation, from CCGT to windfarms, in the UK; and numerous building and infrastructure projects around the world.
Franco is widely regarded as an expert who is both well qualified and highly experienced in complex construction issues. He is able to effectively identify the key issues of principle in construction appraisal disputes and provide clients with greater clarity as to project performance. Franco combines management, construction and legal knowledge enabling him to deliver balanced opinions on the performance of those involved in those projects, and objective appraisals of the appropriate or likely outcomes.
From London to Australia and Canada to Antarctica, Franco has extensive and diverse dispute resolution expertise. With an established record in drafting, interpreting and applying commercial terms in contracts, he successfully combines both knowledge and experience under traditional cross-examination and ...
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Franco Mastrandrea is a long-standing figure in the market with over 40 years of experience handling complex construction disputes. He earns widespread endorsement as "one of the most experienced in the market".