Affiliations

• Design Build Institute of America (Member, Sustainability Committee)
• U.S. Green Building Council Legal Working Group (Member)
• American Institute of Architects (Former Director-at-large, Washington, D.C. Chapter)

Representative Engagements

Transactional

• Represented energy company in preparing contracts for upgrading its hydroelectric power plants located across the United States.
• Represented owner in drafting and negotiating turbine and generator purchase agreements for two, 10 MW hydroelectric power plants located on the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers.
• Represented developer in preparing a contract for a 3 MW solar power generation system situated on the roof of an existing commercial office building in New Jersey.
• Analyzed numerous construction contracts (with a total value of approximately $1 billion) on behalf of a construction manager, and advised it of the risks associated with those contracts, as part of the construction manager’s on-going risk management strategy.
• Represented owner in drafting and negotiating a construction contract for a multi-phase, campus style, movie production complex valued at approximately $500 million. 
• Represented University in drafting and negotiating a design-build contract for its new, $20 million dormitory. 
• Represented engineer in editing and negotiating a design contract for an extensive highway expansion project.

Claims/Litigation

• Defended design and construction manager against subcontractor seeking over $20 million plus punitive damages in connection with the construction of a  professional baseball stadium.  Following a six-week trial, obtained a complete defense verdict in which the subcontractor recovered $0.
• Defended design-builder in 6-week, state court trial brought by subcontractor seeking over $20 million in connection with the construction of a professional baseball stadium (decision pending).   
• Represented municipal owner, design-builder, and structural engineer of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ $250 million baseball stadium in federal litigation involving over $25 million in delay and other claims.  Following more than 75 fact and expert depositions, the matter was successfully mediated and settled.
• Represented municipal owner of the Washington Nationals’ baseball stadium in connection with disputes involving the construction and leasing of the stadium.  The matter was favorably settled.
• Defended curtain-wall subcontractor against $1 million in delay claims asserted by the general contractor that renovated an office building in downtown Washington, D.C.  After an 18-day arbitration, obtained an award that denied all of the general contractor’s delay claims and awarded damages to client on its counterclaim.
• Defended construction manager against $12 million in delay and impact claims brought by one of its subcontractors in federal court arising out of a complex, $60 million laboratory project for the federal government.  Following a two-day mediation, structured an extremely favorable settlement for client in which it paid approximately 10% of the claimed amount.
• Prosecuted $10 million claim in federal court on behalf of contractor that built a waste water treatment plant.  Successfully mediated case resulting in settlement for client in which it received more than 50% of its claim. 
• Defended general contractor sued in federal court by one of its subcontractors based upon the renovation of a collegiate sports facility.  Promptly arranged for a mediation before significant funds were spent on discovery, and successfully settled the case for less than 25% of the amount the subcontractor had requested in its Complaint.
• Negotiated resolution of general contractor client’s claims for delay, impact, and extra work, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ allegations of defective construction, arising out of a $130 million airfield project in Egypt.
• Litigated, mediated, and settled more than $10 million in claims for electrical subcontractor client arising out of federal museum, performing arts center, waste water treatment plant, and chip manufacturing facility projects totaling in excess of $250 million.            

Publications

• Co-author, “Developments in 'Green' Litigation at the Dawn of the Era of Sustainability" The Bureau Of National Affairs, Inc. (January 24, 2012)
• Contributing Author, “Drafting and Negotiating Construction and Design Contracts, Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development 2010,” Practising Law Institute (July 2010)
• “Contract Drafting Tips for Green Projects,” Construction Executive (February 2010)
• “Contract Issues and Drafting Tips for Green Projects,“ Seyfarth Shaw LLP Construction Law Report (Summer 2009)
• "Mitigating Construction Management Risks on Green Projects,” CMAdvisor (March/April 2009)
• Co-author, “The Legal Risks In ‘Building Green:’ New Wine In Old Bottles?” U.S Green Building Council (November 2008)
• “Avoiding the Gray Area When Going Green,” The Construction Specifier (November 2007)
• "Risk Allocation in LEED® Certification," Design-Build DATELINE (October 2006)
• "Professional Misrepresentation Carries Risk of Legal Penalties," AIA/DC News (July/August 2006)
• "Accessibility Guidelines: Knowing When to Apply Which Regulations," AIA/DC News (May/June 2006)
• "The Revised ADAAG: Do You Need to Follow It Now?" AIA/DC News (April 2006)
• "Architects May Qualify for New Income Tax Break," AIA/DC News (March 2006)
• "Significant ADA Developments In 2004," Design-Build Dateline (Spring 2005)