Dr. Dimitar Kondev
Biography
Overview
Dr. Dimitar Kondev is an Associate working in the International Arbitration Group in Paris. His practice includes construction law in general, construction disputes and international commercial arbitration. He has experience in various sectors, including commercial development, energy and infrastructure.
Prior to joining White & Case, Dimitar gained experience as a senior associate at one of the largest law firms in Bulgaria where he provided legal advice on all aspects and all stages of large-scale construction projects.
Dimitar is the author of the monograph "Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitration in the Construction Industry" (Wiley Blackwell, 2017) and has published several articles on construction law and dispute resolution.
Dimitar is registered as dispute adjudicator under the Bulgarian list of FIDIC dispute adjudication experts. He participated in the legal review of the 2017 FIDIC suite of contracts, the FIDIC Emerald Book (2019), the FIDIC Green Book (2021), and the FIDIC Bronze Book (forthcoming publication). Dimitar is a member of FIDIC Contracts Committee Task Group 22 for the development and publication of an EPCM Form of Contract. Dimitar has developed a course in international construction law at the Aarhus University, Denmark, which he has been teaching since 2015.
Experience
A consortium comprised of French contractors in an ad hoc arbitration subject to the UNCITRAL Rules related to an airport rehabilitation project in Eastern Africa concerning disputes arising under a contract based on the FIDIC Pink Book, including disputes related to calls on on-demand bank guarantees subject to the ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 758);
An Eastern European public entity in an ICC arbitration in connection with a road construction project in an Eastern European country in relation to disputes arising under a FIDIC Red Book contract, including disputes regarding a call on an on-demand bank guarantee subject to URDG 758;
A public entity in an ICC arbitration in connection with a road construction project in the Caucasus concerning disputes arising under a FIDIC Red Book contract;
An international organization in dispute adjudication proceedings concerning the development of a fusion device in continental Europe in relation to disputes arising under a contract based on the FIDIC Yellow Book;
A European main contractor in relation to disputes over the construction of a large dam infrastructure project in Central Asia arising under a FIDIC Silver Book contract;
a European construction company in an ICC arbitration in connection with the construction of a hydroelectric project in Chile;
a major Israeli real estate investment company in arbitration proceedings against a contractor regarding the construction of a large multi-functional, retail and leisure complex in Bulgaria in relation to disputes arising under a FIDIC Red Book contract;
a leading Italian industrial technology company in a project concerning the development of a low & medium voltage electrical components facility near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, based on a FIDIC Yellow Book contract;
major Dutch, Israeli, Irish and Scottish investment companies in respect of the acquisition of commercial properties and the development of large multi-functional complexes in Bulgaria;
an established integrated electricity conglomerate on the drafting of an EPCM Contract in connection with the development of a 880 MW CCGT power plant in Bulgaria; and
major Austrian and Chinese financial institutions in relation to the acquisition, construction and sale of a number of renewable energy projects in Bulgaria.
Country Report "Bulgaria", in Perspectives in Practice of the UNIDROIT Principles 2016, Views of the IBA Working Group on the practice of the UNIDROIT Principles 2016, International Bar Association (2019)
Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitration in the Construction Industry, Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, 2017 (monograph, 388 pages)
"Statutory Approaches to Multi-Party/Multi-Contract Construction Arbitration", in 19 Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration, no. 1 (2015), pp. 191-127, reprinted in Albert H. Dib (ed.), Legal Handbook for Architects, Engineers and Contractors, Issues in Construction and Technology 2015/2016, Volume 32 (2016), Thomson Reuters, pp. 323-351
"Joint Adjudication of Related Disputes under NEC3", in 10 Construction Law International, no. 4 (2015), pp. 13-18
"Is Dispute Adjudication under FIDIC Contracts for Major Works Indeed a Precondition to Arbitration?", in 31 International Construction Law Review, no 3 (2014), pp. 256-268
"Do Recent Overhauls of Arbitration Rules Respond to the Need for Multi-Party Arbitration in the Construction Industry?", in 32 International Construction Law Review, no. 1 (2015), pp. 63-94
Who's Who Legal (Construction 2019-2023: Future Leaders)
"Extremely intelligent and diligent practitioner", with an "easy and cooperative approach", "always keeps his focus on the practical issues", "possesses "deep insight into cross-border issues." Who's Who Legal
Magna Cum Laude, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (2011)
Huygens Scholarship Programme (2010)
