John W. Hinchey - King & Spalding

John W. Hinchey
jhinchey@kslaw.com
+1 (404) 572-4922
John Hinchey is a retired partner at King & Spalding. His practice focused 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 Immediate Past 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).
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).
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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).
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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-)
Education
M.Litt., Oxford University, UK
L.L.M., Harvard University
L.L.B., Emory University
A.B., Emory University
Admitted to Practice
Georgia Supreme Court
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Georgia Middle District Court
Georgia Northern District Court
Georgia Southern District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
London Court of International Arbitration
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