John Hinchey is a partner at King & Spalding LLP and leads the firm’s Construction and Procurement Practice Group. He also participates regularly with the Arbitration & Mediation, Business Litigation, Global Projects, Energy Industries, International and Telecommunications Practice Groups. His focus is on the law of construction and commercial contracting matters. He represents clients across a broad spectrum of construction, contracting and procurement activities.

Mr. Hinchey has represented a variety of clients, including large capital companies; consulting firms; private and public schools and universities; state, city and county governments; public authorities; medical institutions; public utilities; private developers and owners; and design professionals and constructors. His experience includes four years in public law, having served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia, and as special counsel to two Governor’s Commissions to study and propose reforms to the judicial system.

Typical of the range of matters for which Mr. Hinchey has been responsible include the negotiation and drafting of design and construction agreements for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games; representation of Turner Broadcasting System in all aspects of its $1.2 billion construction programs; representation of one of the world's largest shipping and logistics companies as core counsel for its worldwide construction transaction and related dispute resolution matters; representation of Wal Mart, Inc., in its largest multi-state construction litigation; representation of The Coca-Cola Company in a significant construction case in the United Kingdom; drafting, negotiating or performing risk analyses of a variety of design-build, turnkey and EPC agreements for such porjects as the Al Udeid Air Base Fueling Facility in Qatar, Turner Field in Atlanta, the Houston Astros’ Stadium, the New England Patriots Stadium, the Philadephia Eagles Stadium, the proposed new Tacoma Narrows Bridge, and a monorail project in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Hinchey is recognized as a national leader in the practice of construction law and related fields. He has served as Chair of the world’s largest organization of construction lawyers, the American Bar Association Forum on The Construction Industry; he has served on the Board of Governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers and is a former Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section. He serves on advisory boards for the American Arbitration Association and the CPR Institute, New York. Mr. Hinchey is also recognized on the global scene, and frequently presents papers on construction law topics and arbitration to national and international law organizations. He is currently a member of the American Arbitration Association, the London Court of International Arbitration, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CPR Institute, Georgia Arbitrators’ Forum, Closure ADR Group, Inc. and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. Mr. Hinchey is currently listed in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, Chambers and Partners list of leading business lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, International Who’s Who of Professionals, and was recently recognized as one of Georgia’s top 100 "Superlawyers."

Education:

• Oxford University (M.Litt.) (1980)
• Harvard Law School (LL.M.) (1966)
• Emory University (A.B.; LL.B.) (1964-65)

Admitted To Practice Before:

• Supreme Court of The United States;
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; all United States District Courts in Georgia;
• Supreme Court of Georgia; and all Georgia Courts.

Bar Memberships:

• American Bar Association;
• State Bar of Georgia;
• Atlanta Bar Association; and
• International Bar Association.

Clerkships:

• Supreme Court of Pakistan (1967)

Professional Listings:

• Best Lawyers in America (2003-);
• 1st Band of Leading Individuals (Construction), Chambers and Partners (2004);
• Top 100 Georgia Superlawyers (2004);
• Recipient, Special Achievement Award by American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (1990);
• Who's Who in American Law (1983-);
• Who’s Who in America (2001-);
• International Who's Who of Professionals (1997-);

Positions and Panel Memberships:

• Chair, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (1996-97).
• Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (1999-00).
• Governing Board, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (1993-1998).
• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (1992- ).
• Board of Governors, American College of Construction Lawyers (2001-2004).
• Congress of Fellows, Center For International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria (2000).
• Member, The London Court of International Arbitration (1991- ).
• Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2001-).
• Georgia Arbitrators’ Forum (2003-).
• Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (2002-).
• Chair, Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Division, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (1988-1990).
• Special Achievement Award (for service as Chair, Task Force on Special ADR Procedures for Complex Construction Cases) by American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (May 1990).
• Visiting Lecturer, Mercer Law School, Arbitration and ADR subjects (1995-).
• Georgia State Bar, Construction Law Committee (1997-).
• Association of Owners and Developers, Model Contract Drafting Committee (1999-).
• American Arbitration Association, Construction Law Advisory Council, Atlanta Region (1990- ).
• Construction Panel Advisory Committee, CPR Institute (2004-).
• Atlanta Lawyers Club (2000-).
• Vice Chair, Fidelity and Surety Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association (1988-1990).
• Vice Chair, ADR Committee, General Practice Section, American Bar Association (1989).
• American Arbitration Association, Large Complex Construction Case Panel of Arbitrators.
• American Arbitration Association, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators
• American Arbitration Association, Panel of Mediators
• Closure ADR Group, Inc., Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators.
• Author, arbitrator, speaker and lecturer in numerous seminars and workshops on construction law, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, suretyship, fidelity insurance law, and bank insurance law topics.
• Counsel to the Governor's Commission on Court Organization and Structure (1975-1976).
• President, Decatur-DeKalb County, Younger Lawyer's Section (1973-1974).
• Appointed as Special Hearing Examiner for contested cases of alleged professional licensing violations, State of Georgia (1972-1976).
• Chairman, Administrative Law Section, State Bar of Georgia (1972-1973).
• Counsel to the Governor's Commission on Judicial Processes (1971-1972).
• Articles Editor, Journal of Public Law, Emory University School of Law (1963-1965).