Leading industrial gas and chemical company seeks advice on governing law dispute

Client(s) Global industrial gas and chemical company

Jones Day advised a global industrial gas and chemical company on claims brought by a subcontractor engaged on a major net-zero hydrogen energy project in Canada. The claims involved a complex jurisdictional dispute as to the proper interpretation of the governing law provision of the contract. Jones Day assisted the client in agreeing to a bespoke dispute resolution process with the subcontractor to avoid the jurisdictional dispute and to facilitate a negotiated outcome.