Monday, December 06, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

John Frehse heads the Global Labor Practice at Ankura and has spent his time during the pandemic working on a range of challenges facing construction, manufacturing, and the global supply chain. He has also studied the return to work, or lack of a return. In this session he will share... Read More
Speaker(s)
John Frehse
Senior Managing Director
Ankura

John Frehse is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura, based in the New York office. He has more than 20 years of experience focused on labor and operations strategy. https://ankura.com/people/john-frehse/...

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Monday, December 06, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

This program deals with methods for efficiently utilizing remote technology in arbitration, mediation, and discovery during the pandemic and beyond. Now that most of us have become sufficiently familiar with technology to advance cases along, it is time to consider utilizing some of these techniques on a permanent basis. This... Read More
Speaker(s)
Deborah Mastin
Attorney
Deborah Mastin PLLC

Deborah Mastin mediates and arbitrates large complex and multi-party commercial, construction and EPC disputes in the USA and internationally. She is a mediator and arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (Mega Projects Panel, Large Complex Construction Panel, Master Mediator Panel, Dispute Board Panel, ICDR International Panel), International Institute for Conflict...

Michael Sterling
Partner/Arbitrataor/Neutral
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC

Mike's practice is concentrated on complex construction and government projects and disputes for international, national and local clients with particular focus on compliance and other regulatory issues. Mike also manages the law firm's Dispute Resolution Services. He serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA),...

Stephen Hilger
Attorney/Partner
Hilger Hammond PC

Steve Hilger is engaged in complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction law, has tried many cases in multiple state courts, and has appeared in several state courts of appeal, the Michigan Supreme Court, United States District Courts, United States District Courts of Appeal, the United States Supreme Court...

Public and private owners are increasingly choosing Design-Build as a preferred construction project delivery method.  The allocation of risks between an owner, the owner's designer / engineer, and the Design-Build team, as well as between Design-Build team members (designer / engineer and builder) present issues that do not exist for... Read More
Speaker(s)
Benjamin Wisniewski
Senior Project Manager
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

Benjamin Wisniewski is a Senior Project Manager at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) in their Washington DC office. He has more than 20 years of experience in design, investigation, and project management of a wide variety of complex projects. Early in his career, he was involved in structural failure investigations...

Eric Eisenberg
Partner
Hinckley Allen LLP

Attorney Eisenberg has spent the last 30 years representing major regional and national general contractors with respect to complex issues of construction, engineering and insurance coverage. Over the past seven (7) years, Mr. Eisenberg has handled a number of multi-million dollar Design-Build claims and successfully tried to judgment a...

Stephen DelGrosso
Design Build Manager
Skanska USA Civil Northeast

Mr. DelGrosso began his career with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and since then has worked for a number of national contractors. In his career, Mr. DelGrosso has been responsible for the construction of numerous large and complex heavy highway construction projects, including portions of Boston's "Big Dig," The...

Cloud-based construction platforms are becoming more normal for contractors to utilize - whether for estimating, design development, contract formation, or in project operations. How can you ensure that your company doesn't have its "head in the clouds" when moving from a paper environment to the cloud and how can contractors... Read More
Speaker(s)
Chris Doscher
Vice President of Preconstruction
Cortland

After spending 16 years in preconstruction with Gilbane, ultimately as the Director of Preconstruction for the southeast United States, Chris moved to the development team with Cortland. Chris is now providing leadership and mentorship to a team of 12 and collaborating with investment, design and operations teams, while managing...

Jodi Taylor
Associate General Counsel
Brasfield & Gorrie, L.L.C.

Jodi Taylor, Associate General Counsel in Brasfield & Gorrie's Atlanta office, combines her knowledge of the construction industry and experience in employment law to provide practical advice to her internal clients. Brasfield & Gorrie is one of the largest privately held construction firms in the nation. Its impressive roster of...

Josh Levy
CEO & Co-Founder
Document Crunch

Josh Levy currently serves as Document Crunch’s Chief Executive Officer. Josh co-founded Document Crunch having spent much of his career building upon extensive leadership and expertise counseling the construction industry. Josh graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and earned his...

Lauren Abeyta
COO
Construction Discovery Experts

Lauren Abeyta is the Founder & COO of Construction Discovery Experts, where she leverages her 17 years of eDiscovery experience to serve as an adviser to construction companies and boutique law firms in need of eDiscovery expertise focused on efficiency, defensibility and cost-savings. Lauren leads a team of eDiscovery...

Zack Rippeon
Partner
Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP

Harry Z. "Zack" Rippeon, III is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Zack practiced in the construction and commercial litigation group of the Atlanta office of a respected regional law firm. He represents a variety of construction industry...


Monday, December 06, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

As a result of the current economic conditions, tariffs and trade policies, there has been a significant impact on the cost and availability of certain goods. It has never been more important for parties involved in a construction project  to be prepared with strategies to mitigate the risk of material... Read More
Speaker(s)
Kenneth Simonson
Chief Economist
Associated General Contractors of America

Ken Simonson has been chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, the leading trade association for the construction industry, since 2001. He provides insight into the economy and what it implies for construction and related industries through frequent media interviews, presentations and the Data DIGest, his weekly one-page...

Michael Demetriades
Executive Construction Manager
Walt Disney Imagineering

Michael joined Walt Disney Imagineering in 2003 as part of the Controls team for Contractual terms and pricing negotiations. Having a diverse education in Civil Engineering (BA from UCF), Construction Management (ME from UF), and Business Management (MBA from Rollins) allowed him to expand into his current role as Executive...

Ronald Ciotti
Attorney / Partner
Hinckley Allen

Ron's practice is focused on all aspects of the construction industry. He has substantial experience representing general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, prefabricators, modular builders, suppliers, and owners/developers in construction-related matters, including all aspects of construction law, contractual disputes, lien work, bond claims, construction and design defect claims, bid disputes, in...

With the increase in capacity of excel and other electronic tools, cost data on large infrastructure projects can now be analyzed down to the transaction level.  This affords the development of construction claims with a level of granularity that was not easily done in the past.  Failure to consider this... Read More
Speaker(s)
David Hecker
Group General Counsel – Strategic Resolutions
Kiewit Corporation

David Hecker is Group General Counsel-Strategic Resolutions at Kiewit Corporation, where he has worked since 2003. Founded in 1884, Kiewit is one of the largest construction, engineering, and mining companies in North America. Kiewit has offices in the United States, Canada, and Mexico and in 2022 had combined revenues of...

Hansell Pasco
Partner
HKA Global

I have a B.S. in Business Administration & Commerce from Washington & Lee University, and I am a Certified Fraud Examiner. My education included significant coursework in business management and financial and cost accounting, and I have spent my entire career of twenty years analyzing the costs of long-term...

James Moye
Partner
Moye O'Brien Pickert Dillon and Masterson

James E. Moye established the firm of Moye, O'Brien, Pickert, Dillon and Masterson, LLP in 1989. In the last 30 years, it has grown into a nationally recognized construction law firm handling matters throughout the United States of America, Europe, the Caribbean basin, Central and South America, the Middle East,...

Lisa Hill
Contracts Manager
PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.

With a construction operations background, Lisa Hill supports PCL’s Legal Department on major construction claims. She performs issue research, issue analysis, outside counsel and expert coordination, cost and schedule analysis, government compliance assessments, and presentation of claims. In five years working in Legal, she has helped position PCL to reach...

William Guernier
Partner
HKA Global

I am a Certified Public Accountant and have a Master's in Business Administration. I have practiced in the area of construction accounting and disputes for most of my forty-plus year career. I have worked for both contractors and owners, including working with the Defense Contract Audit Agency on...

Since January 20, 2021, experienced white collar defense and compliance practitioners around the country have paid close attention to the regulatory regime in Washington, DC due to an expected resurgence of criminal and civil investigatory activity. While an "industry agnostic" approach is likely, businesses in the U.S. construction and infrastructure... Read More
Speaker(s)
Daniel Brownell
Guidepost

The majority of Mr. Brownell’s career has had an emphasis on the importance of public integrity which includes many years of experience in investigations and law enforcement at the city, state, and federal levels. At Guidepost Solutions, he serves as the deputy monitor on the monitoring team working to ensure...

Kelly Donovan
Managing Director
KPMG

Kelly L. Donovan is a Managing Director in the New York City office of KPMG's U.S. Advisory Services, Risk Consulting practice. As a member of KPMG's Forensic Investigations & Disputes Network and State & Local team, Kelly conducts state and national misconduct and fraud investigations, helps assess, design and implement...

Lorraine D'Angelo
Founder and President
LDA Compliance Consulting Inc.

Lorraine is the Founder and President of LDA Compliance Consulting Inc., a full service legal and regulatory risk management compliance advisory firm specializing in solution-oriented, preventative corporate ethics and compliance program design, assessment, auditing, monitoring, investigations, education, and training. She is a former C-Suite executive with proven success in leading...

Michael Carroll
Principal
Probity NY LLC

Michael J. Carroll, CFE, served 24 years in government service, retiring as Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Investigations of the Investigations Division for the New York City Department of Investigation ("DOI"), the anti-corruption law enforcement agency that promotes and maintains integrity and efficiency in New York City government operations. Prior...

Robert S. Peckar
Founding Partner
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

28 U.S.C. 1782 (Section 1782) is a powerful tool available to obtain broad, US-style discovery for use in pending or even contemplated proceedings in foreign or international tribunals. The statute allows an "interested party" to depose and serve document requests on persons or entities residing or "found" in the US.... Read More
Speaker(s)
Ed Diggs
Senior Counsel and Manager of Claims, OG&C
Bechtel

Mr. Diggs is Senior Counsel and Manager of Claims, Bechtel Corporation – Oil, Gas & Chemical, and is responsible for managing all construction claims worldwide for Bechtel's OG&C global business unit. Prior to joining Bechtel, Mr. Diggs was a partner in the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates...

Jennifer Shafer
Associate Vice President of Dispute Resolution
Black & Veatch

Jennifer (Jenn) Shafer joined Black & Veatch's Legal, Risk Management & Government Affairs team in 2011, and is currently the Associate Vice President of Dispute Resolution, overseeing litigation and claims for the company worldwide. Prior to joining Black & Veatch, Ms. Shafer was a partner at a boutique litigation firm,...

Jocelyn Weinstein
Associate
Eversheds Sutherland

Jocelyn Weinstein advises domestic and multinational clients on an array of construction, business and commercial litigation matters. Her experience includes litigating a wide range of construction and commercial disputes, such as claims for delay, loss of productivity, and incomplete or defective work, in the state and federal trial and appellate...

Ulyana Bardyn
Counsel
Eversheds Sutherland

Ulyana Bardyn represents clients in complex cross-border disputes, including international commercial arbitrations, investor-state disputes and business litigation matters. Ulyana's experience includes acting as counsel in arbitration cases governed by the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court...

William O'Brien
Partner and Head of Complex Cross-Border Litigation & International Commercial Arbitration
Eversheds Sutherland

Will O'Brien guides clients through high-stakes international arbitration and litigation, serving as lead counsel before all major arbitral institutions and US courts. He develops global dispute resolution strategies for clients, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional and parallel disputes involving sovereign immunity/FSIA, laws of war, non-signatories, enforcement of arbitration awards and...


Monday, December 06, 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM

A traditional event at the Construction SuperConference, the welcome reception is sure to be an entertaining evening with delicious food and drinks, exciting networking opportunities, and lively discussions. Sponsored by: FTI Consulting...
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Tuesday, December 07, 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

Prior to our Welcome and Opening Keynote, we will host a coffee service in the Knowledge Exchange. The CSC Knowledge Exchange Hall offers a wide range of solutions that your firm/business might be looking for. Everything from top consulting firms, project management teams, legal services, large scale construction disputes, and much... Read More
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Tuesday, December 07, 8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Global Business Columnist at The Financial Times and Global Economic Analyst at CNN Rana Foroohar covers the intersection of business, economics, politics, and foreign affairs.  Foroohar speaks widely on the shifts occurring in globalization, the political economy, and the digital economy. Drawing from her weekly column, she offers real-time analyses on... Read More
Speaker(s)
Rana Foroohar
FT Columnist and Global Economic Analyst

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Tuesday, December 07, 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

This session has been moved to Tuesday, December 7 at 12:45 pm for a luncheon panel keynote. ...
Speaker(s)
Chris Karpathy
Exyte
General Counsel

Earnest DeLoach, Jr.
Vice President, Legal
Balfour Beatty US

As VP - Legal for Balfour Beatty U.S. Southeast Division (FL), Earnest is an integral member of the division leadership team and co-founder/co-leader of the company's national Diversity Equity and Inclusion structure. In his role, he is co-responsible for all legal affairs for the SE Business Unit (including contracting matters,...

Kelly Carr
Chief Legal & People Officer
The Brandt Companies

Kelly Carr is Chief Legal & People Officer for The Brandt Companies, a $600M MEP specialty construction contractor based near Dallas, Texas. Together with Brandt’s President and CFO, Kelly has executive leadership responsibility for the daily operations of the company. Kelly advises and supports operational, business development, compliance,...

Nicholas S. Brooks
Senior Counsel
The Beck Group

Nick Brooks is Senior Counsel with The Beck Group, an integrated commercial design/build firm with ten offices across the United States and Mexico. He spends the majority of his time negotiating architecture and construction contracts, helping to resolve disputes, and developing Beck’s legal education and training programs. Prior to joining...

Stewart Shurtleff
Partner
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Stewart Shurtleff is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson’s Dallas office, where he focuses on construction dispute resolution. As one of a small percentage of construction law practitioners in Texas who are Board Certified in Construction Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Stewart represents general contractors, subcontractors, sureties,...

This panel will provide a primer on ethics in engineering and construction along with a review of case studies. While we may be guided by law or our own morals, the ethical expectations of the industry must also guide our actions.  The panelists will cover the ethical landmines that exist... Read More
Speaker(s)
Brian Gaudet
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Brian Gaudet is a Board Certified Construction Lawyer (Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Brian handles both transactional and litigation matters on behalf of Owners, Contractors, Subcontractors, and material suppliers on all different types of construction projects. Brian's most recent focus has been on negotiating energy storage project contracts...

Samantha-Anne Nadolny
Associate General Counsel
Select Energy Services

Samantha-Anne Nadolny is an accomplished, driven and business-savvy professional, experienced corporate lawyer, compliance professional and business leader with a demonstrated history in multiple industries, specializing in construction, oil & gas, and energy. Her background shows a consistent record of excellence in organizational leadership, corporate advisory, litigation and contract management, policy...

Todd Bressler
Chief Legal Officer
Bernards

Todd Bressler is the Chief Legal Officer for Bernards. In this position, Todd provides legal counsel to Bernards operational, corporate, and executive teams. Todd’s responsibilities include the evaluation of proposed delivery methods and procurement procedures to assist the operational teams in connection with potential projects, as well as the negotiation...

Wendy Venoit
Member
Cozen O'Connor

Wendy Venoit has more than 25 years of experience as a construction lawyer and arbitration advocate whose practice focuses on representing contractors and owners in litigation and arbitration of construction disputes. Wendy has extensive first chair experience in domestic and international construction disputes, including litigation in state and federal forums...

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Resolving complex construction disputes often necessitates the engagement of multiple independent experts. Effective coordination of the expert team requires careful consideration of the scope of their respective analyses and timing of their reports. This panel of attorney, arbitrator and experts will address how to manage the coordination of multiple independent... Read More
Speaker(s)
Andrew Rhodes
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Andrew Rhodes is a consultant and expert witness whose testimony is sought after by leading construction litigators. He is respected within the industry for his independence, attention to detail, credibility and strength under cross-examination. ...

John Dingess
Partner
Dingess, Foster, Luciana, Davidson & Chleboski LLP

Mr. Dingess' practice is concentrated in the areas of construction and engineering, general commercial and international law. For more than 30 years, he has been involved with dispute resolution and contract negotiation and drafting. Prior to forming DFL Legal, Mr. Dingess founded and served as the global practice leader of...

Laura Miller, CPA, CFE, CCA
Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Laura Miller is an expert in the calculation of construction delay and disruption related damages. She has testified in depositions, at trial, and in AAA and ICDR arbitrations. Laura's expertise includes the analysis of construction damages relating to the impact of design changes, change orders, delays, disruptions, inefficiencies, and accelerations....

Neal Sweeney
Partner
Jones Walker

Drawing on his more than 30 years of experience with the construction industry, Neal counsels clients on major infrastructure and P3 projects such as transit, airports, highways, wastewater treatment, and tunnels. He is also involved in energy and industrial projects linked to clean technology and renewable sources, including hydro, solar,...

Building on last year's successful Superconference presentation, "Damages Without A Cause," the panel will address the trend in construction contracting where accepted understandings of circumstances warranting a schedule adjustment are being significantly altered.  Previously accepted notions regarding the effect of excusable delay and what constitutes concurrency are being redefined, limiting... Read More
Speaker(s)
Christopher Brasco
Senior Partner
Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P.

With more than 30 years of experience untangling complex liability-knots on high profile construction projects across the globe, Chris Brasco is uniquely qualified to protect his clients' bottom line interests by crafting solutions which appreciate the varied perspectives and issues affecting their projects. He continues to sharpen his knowledge...

Dakus Gunn
Senior Director
Delta Consulting Group, Inc.

Dakus Gunn, Senior Director, has served as a consultant and testifying expert in dispute resolution for the last twenty years. He provides expert analysis and testimony on delay, quantum and productivity issues with a focus on the construction industry. Throughout his career he has been involved with a...

Ken Smith
Group Counsel
Granite Construction Company

Ken Smith has been an in-house counsel for many years at a large contractor and his responsibilities have included contract negotiations, contract administration and dispute avoidance, but mainly dispute resolution on construction claims, including on design/build and P3 projects and involving large insurance claims. He has over 30 years'...

Robert Majerus
Vice President and General Counsel
Hensel Phelps

Robert "Bob" Majerus is Vice President & General Counsel at Hensel Phelps....

Vivian Katsantonis
Senior Partner
Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP

Vivian Katsantonis is a Senior Partner at WattTieder. Vivian Katsantonis's practice focuses on complex construction and commercial litigation matters. She has been recognized for her effectiveness and exceptional accomplishments in litigation and trial work by the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society comprised of less...


Tuesday, December 07, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The CSC Knowledge Exchange Hall offers a wide range of solutions that your firm/business might be looking for. Everything from top consulting firms, project management teams, legal services, large-scale construction disputes, and much more. Explore, network, learn, eat, drink and have fun in the Knowledge Exchange Hall and find out... Read More
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Tuesday, December 07, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

One of the most common challenges in multi-party litigation arises when one party to the litigation is insolvent or claims insolvency.  Typically, if a defendant is insolvent, the plaintiff tries to ignore that party and looks to establish liability against another defendant better able to respond to a judgment.  Similarly,... Read More
Speaker(s)
Bruce Ficken
Chair, Construction Group
Cozen O'Connor

Bruce W. Ficken chairs the firm’s Construction Law group and is a recognized authority in representing clients in construction and commercial litigation, as well as managing risk in construction projects. As lead counsel he has successfully conducted more than 60 major trials in the United States and in international arbitrations....

John Carroll
Co-Chair, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Cozen O'Connor

John has substantial experience representing a broad spectrum of clients, including secured lenders, trustees, creditors’ committees, and debtors-in-possession in bankruptcy proceedings and commercial loan workouts. John has a substantial practice in representing trustees in bankruptcy and currently represents trustees in the notable bankruptcy cases of American Business Financial Services, Inc., Fenwick...

Keegan Pieper
Associate General Counsel
Energy Transfer Partners, LLC

Thomas Giordano
Sr. Vice President and General Counsel
Lend Lease America

Tom Giordano is a Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Lendlease Americas’ construction practice. Tom received his JD from Fordham University School of Law and BA from Fordham College. Tom is a frequent lecturer on matters of design and construction law and dispute resolution. Tom serves...

This session will examine the issues and challenges that are common to litigation and arbitration.  In considering the goals of the parties in construction disputes, the panel will discuss the key drawbacks to litigation of construction disputes and the characteristics of arbitration that make it more effective and efficient than... Read More
Speaker(s)
John Carpenter
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Shimmick Construction

John P. Carpenter is chief legal officer for California operations for Balfour Beatty US., where he supports the company's civil infrastructure construction business unit. Carpenter joined Balfour Beatty after 23-years with Kiewit Corporation where he served as an Assistant General Counsel in Omaha Nebraska and Fairfield California as well...

L. Tyrone "Ty" Holt
Managing Principal
The Holt Group

Ty Holt is the founder and Managing Principal of THE HOLT GROUP LLC, Attorneys & Counselors at Law, and WESTERN NEUTRAL SERVICES, LLC, a commercial mediation and arbitration service. He is a nationally recognized commercial and construction lawyer, arbitrator and mediator. He has successfully tried a number of...

Michael Marra
Vice President Construction Division
American Arbitration Association

Michael A. Marra, is Vice President for the Construction Division and has served with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for more than twenty-two years. Mr. Marra is currently responsible for expanding the use of AAA construction ADR services in the Mid-Atlantic and New England States. In that role, he also...

Stephen Seeger
Partner
Cozen O"Conner

Member in Cozen O'Connor's DC Office. He has spent over 30 years handling construction disputes of all sizes and complexity. Steve's cases include EPC power plants, liquefied natural gas facilities, locks and dams, subway lines and station construction, hospitals and health care facilities, as well as office buildings,...

Wendy Venoit
Member
Cozen O'Connor

Wendy Venoit has more than 25 years of experience as a construction lawyer and arbitration advocate whose practice focuses on representing contractors and owners in litigation and arbitration of construction disputes. Wendy has extensive first chair experience in domestic and international construction disputes, including litigation in state and federal forums...

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This session will explore the intersection of theory and practice in the context of cost and delay risks in construction projects. We will have a PhD Economist, specializing in risk management theory, introduce a number of theoretical concepts, and a panel of risk management and industry professionals will comment on... Read More
Speaker(s)
Amanda Jo Amadon
Senior Managing Director
Ankura

Amanda Jo Amadon is a Senior Managing Director with Ankura. She specializes in risk management, claims avoidance, and dispute resolution on complex construction projects located domestically and internationally. For more than 15 years, clients have called upon Amanda to provide expert advice when faced with challenges on construction projects such as...

Michele Laine
Associate General Counsel
MasTec, Inc.

Michele is Associate General Counsel for MasTec, Inc., a leading international contractor that focuses on construction in the electric power, oil & gas, communications, civil works, and renewable energy sectors. As Associate General Counsel, Michele oversees all aspects of the company's legal matters including litigation and transactional matters. Her litigation...

Scott Carr
Senior Managing Director
Ankura

Scott Carr, PhD, a Senior Managing Director based in Washington, DC, is the leader of Ankura’s economics & statistics practice. He is an experienced expert consultant and former professor. His areas of expertise include energy economics, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution systems, and predictive and probabilistic modeling. Scott has extensive...

Scott Fitzsimmons
Senior Partner
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP

Scott focuses his practice on government contracts and construction. He has represented contractors in numerous trials and hearings before state and federal tribunals, including federal Courts and the U.S. Boards of Contract Appeals. Scott's experience includes high-stake matters with values exceeding $100 Million. Scott has also represented contractors in high-value...

Stephen Dale
General Counsel, US
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff

"Stephen Dale brings 15 years of experience in professional services law, with an emphasis on contracts for public and private infrastructure projects, to his role as general counsel for WSP USA. Previously, he created and led the company’s litigation group to manage all disputes within the Americas and major claims around...

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We will examine the riskiest and most rewarding provisions in the construction industry's most-used forms of construction contracts, the provisions most often heavily negotiated by counsel, and then offer negotiation tips from each party's perspective to manage and allocate the risks and win favorable terms.   Upon completion of this seminar, you... Read More
Speaker(s)
Logan Hollobaugh
Senior Counsel
Bechtel Global Corporation

Logan Hollobaugh is Senior Counsel at Bechtel. His role is allocated between EPC contract negotiation and project counseling on energy related projects, including LNG, petrochemical, carbon capture, hydrogen and energy storage. Prior to joining Bechtel, Mr. Hollobaugh was Vice President of Legal, Commercial and Risk for Clough North America, an...

Peter Hahn
Partner
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Peter W. Hahn is a partner in the construction law practice group of Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff in Columbus, Ohio. He advises owners and contractors on issues and liability avoidance at every phase of a construction project, from the drafting and negotiation of contracts through post-project issues and construction...

Robert Konopinski
General Counsel & Secretary
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.

Robert L. Konopinski is General Counsel & Secretary of Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., a 100% employee-owned corporation headquartered in Goshen, Indiana since 1916. Rieth-Riley provides full service heavy/highway road and bridge construction services for state departments of transportation, municipalities, airports, and commercial developments throughout Indiana and Michigan, and is...


Tuesday, December 07, 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

This engaging panel, moderated by Peckar & Abramson and consisting of current in-house counsel, will discuss:  -Developing an understanding of the critical role of in-house counsel, particularly for those considering a transition and those frequently working with in-house colleagues.  -How in-house lawyers define and balance competing risks and corporate mandates, including: business,... Read More
Speaker(s)
Chris Karpathy
Exyte
General Counsel

Earnest DeLoach, Jr.
Vice President, Legal
Balfour Beatty US

As VP - Legal for Balfour Beatty U.S. Southeast Division (FL), Earnest is an integral member of the division leadership team and co-founder/co-leader of the company's national Diversity Equity and Inclusion structure. In his role, he is co-responsible for all legal affairs for the SE Business Unit (including contracting matters,...

Kelly Carr
Chief Legal & People Officer
The Brandt Companies

Kelly Carr is Chief Legal & People Officer for The Brandt Companies, a $600M MEP specialty construction contractor based near Dallas, Texas. Together with Brandt’s President and CFO, Kelly has executive leadership responsibility for the daily operations of the company. Kelly advises and supports operational, business development, compliance,...

Nicholas S. Brooks
Senior Counsel
The Beck Group

Nick Brooks is Senior Counsel with The Beck Group, an integrated commercial design/build firm with ten offices across the United States and Mexico. He spends the majority of his time negotiating architecture and construction contracts, helping to resolve disputes, and developing Beck’s legal education and training programs. Prior to joining...

Stewart Shurtleff
Partner
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Stewart Shurtleff is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson’s Dallas office, where he focuses on construction dispute resolution. As one of a small percentage of construction law practitioners in Texas who are Board Certified in Construction Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Stewart represents general contractors, subcontractors, sureties,...

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Tuesday, December 07, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

In 2016, the City of Hartford made the controversial decision to fire the developer and contractors of a minor league baseball stadium ("Dunkin' Donuts Park") who maintained that they were "almost done," and that Hartford's decision was reckless. The ballpark was late, and the new team was threatening to jump... Read More
Speaker(s)
Daniel S. Kantor
Principal & Chief Financial Officer
The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Dan was named Chief Financial Officer of SLAM in 1999. His primary responsibilities include finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and legal and risk management. Dan is responsible for the control and preservation of the firm's assets; planning and reporting of project and firm financial results; maintaining the firm's banking and...

James Pieper
President
Pieper Sports Facility Consulting

Jim Pieper is an accomplished sports architect with experience spanning three decades designing stadiums, arenas, and Olympic facilities all over the world. Some of his most notable projects include development of East Tennessee State University's 10,000-seat football stadium, master plan development for Auburn University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University,...

Leslie P. King
Shareholder (attorney)
Carlton Fields, P.A.

Leslie is a construction lawyer who practices all aspects of construction law. Her clients include residential and commercial owners, contractors, and she has extensive experience representing design professionals, including architects, engineers, and interior designers. She has handled numerous mediations, arbitrations, and litigation matters in state, federal, and tribal court,...

Roderick Bouchard
Senior Associate / Project Manager
The S/L/A/M Collaborative

Rick is an experienced architect and Project Manager at The S/L/A/M Collaborative. He has been with SLAM since 1994 and has been responsible for the coordination of a variety of architectural projects. His superior technical knowledge and ability to keep projects on track has resulted in his being assigned to...

William Perry, P.E., M.ASCE
Managing Director & Construction Advisory Services
J.S. Held LLC

William A. Perry has more than 35 years of progressively responsible program management, project management, and project controls experience, with emphasis on commercial management, dispute resolution, expert claims analysis, expert testimony, labor inefficiency analysis, schedule delay and disruption analysis, and delay and disruption damages assessment and cost analysis. William's hands-on...

This interactive panel discussion will explore risk management and dispute resolution in the life cycle of a typical construction project focusing on key project scenarios such as the contract negotiation, the kick off meeting, the change order negotiation, and finally the delay and disruption claim submittal, review, and rejection. The... Read More
Speaker(s)
Amy Skaggs
Principal and Litigation Counsel
Gensler

Amy is an attorney and Principal at Gensler, where she provides oversight, strategy and management of Litigation and Claims for the firm globally, and manages the firm’s insurance portfolio. Amy joined Gensler in 2012 as Regional Counsel for the North Central Region where she provided contract review/negotiation support, legal training,...

Anamaria Popescu
Managing Director-International Construction Practice
BRG

Dr. Popescu is a Managing Director of Berkeley Research Group (BRG) Construction Practice. She is a construction arbitrator with the AAA and a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 27 years of experience in project management, construction claims, delay analysis, productivity loss, damages, project controls, and contract management. Dr. Popescu's...

Burns Logan
Assistant General Counsel – Claims and Litigation Management
Jacobs

Burns Logan is Assistant General Counsel Claims and Litigation Management at Jacobs. Burns manages claims and litigation in the US, South America, Asia-Pacific and Canada.Burns specializes in construction and commercial litigation and claims, where his focus is on managing teams of internal resources, outside counsel, and experts to come...

Emma Schaafsma
Partner
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Emma has over 20 years experience helping clients resolve disputes arising on all aspects of large-scale and complex international construction projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She has particular experience of disputes arising on major power and process plants, LNG, road and rail projects, vessel construction, and more recently...

Tiffany Raush
Partner
Jones Walker

Tiffany Raush is a partner in Jones Walker’s Litigation Practice Group. She focuses on complex commercial and construction litigation. Tiffany represents clients in midstream and upstream energy industries. Her practice is heavily focused on energy infrastructure projects and construction disputes. She has represented clients in large-scale arbitration over change orders...

As the trend toward bigger and more complex construction projects continues, the insurance products that cover these projects have evolved with them. Contractors need to worry about more than just how their insurance will cover a later construction defect claim. When design and construction disputes erupt over time and money,... Read More
Speaker(s)
Amy Iannone
Insurance & Risk Management
DPR Construction

Brian Dugdale
Partner
Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP

Brian is a partner at Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino in Tysons, Virginia. Brian's practice focuses on the construction and engineering industry, federal government contracts and surety law. Brian represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, design professionals and sureties in all phases of public and private projects from contract inception...

David Hodnett
Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Balfour Beatty Construction

David Hodnett serves as senior vice president and chief legal officer of Balfour Beatty’s US operations. A Relentless Ally since 2004, David originally served four years as general counsel for Balfour Beatty, Inc. and eight years as a chief legal officer for its Mid-Atlantic Buildings operations before rejoining the company...

James Donahue
Chief Counsel Litigation
HDR, Inc.

Jim Donahue has over 25 years of experience handling construction industry claims and litigation. Currently, Jim is Vice President, Chief Counsel Litigation, at HDR, Inc., where he is responsible for all claims and litigation globally. Prior to HDR, Jim managed claims and litigation at Arcadis, US and CH2M...

Paul Varela
Founding Partner
Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP

Paul Varela is a founding member of Varela, Lee, Metz & Guarino, LLP, a national construction law firm with offices in Tysons Corner, Virginia and San Francisco, California. Paul is an authority on complex construction contract dispute resolution and represents clients in the construction industry across the United States and...

It is generally accepted that Modified Total Cost (MTC) and the Mechanical Contractors Association of America's (MCAA) Labor Productivity Factors represent two different approaches for quantifying loss of labor productivity in construction claims. Yet the requirements for properly applying MCAA Factors, as defined by MCAA, appear to be, in many... Read More
Speaker(s)
Dave Halligan
Managing Director
Ankura Consulting

Dave Halligan is a Managing Director with Ankura's Construction Practice and has thirty-two years of experience in construction management, loss of productivity analyses, schedule delay analyses, cost overrun analyses, project controls, and disputes resolution on a wide variety of projects. Dave has worked on petrochemical & industrial process facilities,...

Jennifer Harris
Senior Counsel
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Jennifer’s construction experience includes representation of general contractors and subcontractors in matters involving claims for nonpayment, mechanic’s liens, wage and hour claims, design defects, and delay and disruption claims, as well as the representation of clients in the investigation and defense of payment and performance bond claims and indemnity actions....

Megan Wells
Managing Director
Ankura Consulting

Megan Wells is a Managing Director at Ankura, located in Seattle. She has more than 25 years of experience in forensic accounting, mainly performing construction cost auditing and analysis of construction claims. Megan was formerly a Director in the global construction practice at Navigant and before that a vice president...

Meredith Jones-McKeown
Partner
Perkins Coie LLP

California construction and real estate attorney Meredith Jones-McKeown is an experienced trial attorney who has also negotiated and structured numerous contracts for complex construction projects. Her multifaceted practice focuses on construction, environmental, government contracts and real estate litigation and transactions. Meredith has successfully tried cases in state and federal court...

This session covers the hot issues being negotiated and litigated between design-builders and lead designers on major design-build projects. As project owners continue to increasingly utilize design-build delivery for major construction projects, we have also seen significant losses among design-builders. While perhaps not yet a trend, there have also been... Read More
Speaker(s)
Derek Lindenschmidt
Assistant General Counsel
PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.

Derek manages the legal interests of PCL's U.S. companies by establishing strategic approaches to avoid, manage, and mitigate company risk. Prior to joining PCL, Derek was general counsel at Catamount Constructors, and prior to that practiced with construction law firms in Denver and Charleston, South Carolina. He obtained...

Henry Bangert
Founding Partner
BBG Construction Law

Henry Bangert grew up in the construction business, working alongside his family in heavy civil construction throughout the Midwest and Mountain West. Following law school at the University of Colorado, Henry joined the construction practice group at Sherman & Howard, L.L.C. in Denver. Then, for six years, up until opening...

John Wood

John Wood is Corporate Counsel for global infrastructure engineering firm Dar Holdings, USA, and its affiliated companies, including, T.Y. Lin International, Integral Group, and Ross & Baruzzini, among others. On behalf of the Legal, Compliance, and Risk Department, he is responsible for all manner of legal issues that touch operations...

Lisa North
Associate General Counsel
MasTec, Inc.

Lisa is an Associate General Counsel for MasTec, Inc., an infrastructure construction company with an international footprint based in Coral Gables, Florida. As an Associate General Counsel, Lisa supports MasTec’s civil, public works, transmission, and vertical construction operations throughout North America. Lisa negotiates and advises on complex construction contracts, including...

Matthew Gillies
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Legal Services
HNTB CORPORATION

Matt is the Assistant General Counsel for HNTB Corporation, an infrastructure solutions firm with offices across the United States. Matt leads HNTB’s Legal Services team through drafting and negotiating contracts for large-scale infrastructure, engineering, and architecture projects. He further supports project teams through project delivery and claims, and...

Peter Zweighaft
Assistant General Counsel
Skanska USA Civil Inc

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1995, Peter worked as a litigator in Los Angeles for 15 years, spending most of that time in Thelen, Reid & Priest’s Construction Department. While...

Shawn Rodda
Chief Transportation Counsel
HDR, Inc.

As Chief Transportation Counsel Shawn supports the transportation market at HDR. This includes rail, highway/bridge, major crossings, ports/maritime and aviation projects worldwide. She is responsible for HDR's high-risk domestic and international transportation contracts for engineering, design-build, construction, construction management, program management, and PPP services....


Tuesday, December 07, 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

The CSC Knowledge Exchange Hall offers a wide range of solutions that your firm/business might be looking for. Everything from top consulting firms, project management teams, legal services, large-scale construction disputes, and much more. Explore, network, learn, eat, drink and have fun in the Knowledge Exchange Hall and find out... Read More
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Tuesday, December 07, 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

This panel of experienced litigators and trial judges will present methods of efficiently handling multi-party construction litigation through pleadings, discovery, case management and trial, including handling complex cases under virtual and hybrid trial conditions.   Upon completion of this seminar, you’ll have learned how to: how to manage multi-party/multi-claim construction disputes in a... Read More
Speaker(s)
James Landgraf
Of Counsel
Dilworth Paxson, LLP

Jim Landgraf is Of Counsel with the Philadelphia PA law firm, Dilworth Paxson, LLP, working out of its Cherry Hill NJ office. He has been a practicing attorney since 1976 and has been certified as a "Civil Trial Attorney" by the Supreme Court of New Jersey since 1988. His practice...

Patricia Thompson
Arbitrator and Mediator
JAMS

Patricia H. Thompson, Esq. is a full-time arbitrator and mediator, with JAMS Miami, concentrating her practice in construction, surety, fidelity, employment, financial insurance matters, and other complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts, and internationally. Ms. Thompson is regularly listed by The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA Guide...

Patrick Greene
Partner
Peckar and Abramson

Pat Greene is a Partner with the River Edge NJ firm of Peckar and Abramson. He is an experienced construction litigator in state, federal and international court and ADR tribunals handling construction and bidding disputes. He is a former Co-Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation Construction Litigation Committee....

Paul Sandars
Lum Drasco and Positan

Paul Sandars is a partner with the firm of Lum Drasco and Positan where he has a lengthy career handling complex construction cases in trial, arbitration and mediation settings, representing owners, contractors and subcontractors/suppliers. He is also an experienced construction mediator. He is a former Co-Chair of the ABA Section...

Shelly Ewald
Partner
Watt Tieder

Partner with Watt Tieder practicing in complex construction, government contracts and surety litigation. Additional information; a Fellow with the American College of Construction Lawyers and current member of the Board of Governors; Adjunct Professor with George Mason University School of Law...

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Experts and Counsel will discuss when and how to best use experts. They will also discuss circumstances in which a jointly appointed expert can participate and the benefits proceeding from within that context.  They will also discuss dispute resolution boards.   Upon completion of this seminar, you’ll have learned: how clients can make... Read More
Speaker(s)
Dara L. Hendrix
Managing Director
Berkeley Research Group

Dara Hendrix is a managing director in BRG's Global Construction practice and has over thirty years of experience. She has successfully built, managed, and consulted on a variety of projects for large builders, owners, and developers across the country. Her project experience includes civil infrastructure, transportation, waste water treatment, maritime,...

Lorna Cuthbertson Tardif
Partner
HKA

Lorna is a registered professional engineer and partner at HKA, with over 35 years of experience in claims consultancy, dispute resolution and project advisory services across the construction industry....

Madison Clark
Associate Director
Secretariat

Madison Clark is an Associate Director with Secretariat specializing in project scheduling and delay analysis of construction and engineering projects. Ms. Clark has worked on construction projects throughout the world related to construction field operations, project scheduling, project budgeting and subcontractor management. Ms. Clark has focused on issues related to project planning,...

Ron Williams
Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP

Ron is a seasoned litigator and co-chair of the firm's Construction Law Group. He focuses his practice on construction litigation and the negotiation of construction contracts. In more than 25 years of litigation in the state and federal courts, Ron has established a track record of success in prosecuting and defending...

The COVID-19 pandemic is only the most recent crisis that has renewed focus on the importance of project risk management. Overlooked contract clauses and improbable threats are suddenly relevant. These events have reinforced the need for contractors and owners to enact legal and operating frameworks to lessen the impacts of... Read More
Speaker(s)
Gregory Goett
General Counsel
JAG Companies, Inc.

Gregory Goett is General Counsel for the JAG Companies, Inc., the parent company of construction firms Northeast Remsco Construction, Inc., Caldwell Marine International, LLC, Huxted Tunneling, LLC, and ECI Drilling International, LLC. With over 40 years of multi-disciplinary experience, including utility, transportation, marine, and trenchless operations, JAG Companies is ranked...

James McMahon
General Counsel, Legal and Compliance
China Construction America, CCA Civil

Jim McMahon serves as General Counsel for China Construction America (CCA). He is an accomplished construction attorney with nearly 20 years of experience. Jim has significant experience in the area of compliance, specifically in the construction industry. Founded in 1985, China Construction America (CCA)...

Lawrence Prosen
Shareholder
Cozen O'Conner

Larry is a government contracts and construction litigation attorney. Holding a degree in architecture, he brings unique perspectives, insight and knowledge to his clients. He assists contractors, subcontractors, and owners on a wide variety of commercial and private construction projects in negotiating prime and subcontracts and project workouts with financial...

Levi Barrett
Chair, Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management; Co-Managing Partner, NJ office
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Levi W. Barrett is a partner in Peckar & Abramson's New Jersey and New York offices. He serves as co-managing partner of the New Jersey office and chair of the firm's Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management practice. Levi focuses his practice on construction law and counsels clients on all...

Mark Snyder
President
Capital Paving and Construction

Mark is an experienced President/CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the building materials industry. As an influential leader and team builder, he can effectively motivate teams of professionals to overcome significant market disruptions during challenging times and fast paced environments. Mark has held numerous BOD positions both...

While contractors, subcontractors and other construction practitioners often feel they understand how contractual provisions related to liquidated damages, incentives/disincentives, lane rental charges, stipulated sums and penalty clauses should be applied, quite often the opposite is true. The misuse of such provisions can result in their being deemed invalid as not... Read More
Speaker(s)
Jayne Czik
Vice President & General Counsel
Citnalta Construction

Jayne Czik is an attorney with twenty five years of experience representing owners, contractors, design professionals and sureties. Jayne is accomplished at providing creative legal strategies for developing and administering complex contracts including risk management from project inception through completion. Since May 2011, Jayne has been the General Counsel for...

Matt Burns
VP & General Counsel
Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc.

Matt Burns is VP & General Counsel for Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc., an AISC-certified structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator and erector with facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Tennessee. Matt provides legal counsel to Crystal Steel’s executive management team, along with the human resources, safety, and finance teams....

Michael McKenna
Partner
Cohen Seglias

Michael McKenna draws on more than 40 years of litigation and construction industry experience to counsel contractors, engineers, architects, owners, and subcontractors on myriad legal issues. He frequently advises clients on major projects including involving the construction of tunnels, subways, bridges, airports, sewer, foundations, marine, sub-aqueous, and other heavy construction,...

Robert D'Onofrio
Principal
Capital Project Management, Inc.

Rob D’Onofrio is a principal at Capital Project Management, Inc. where he specializes in construction claims evaluation and resolution. Prior to joining CPMI, he spent five years on-site at the World Trade Center construction project in New York, where his responsibilities included review of schedule delay and disruption claims on...


Tuesday, December 07, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Construction SuperConference invites exhibitors and attendees to an exclusive networking and entertaining experience at the JW rooftop restaurant and bar, Illume. Mingle with industry leaders and peers at this festive celebration. No agenda, no presentations—just a casual evening of conversations, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Sponsored by: Peckar & Abramson...
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Wednesday, December 08, 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM

The CSC Knowledge Exchange Hall offers a wide range of solutions that your firm/business might be looking for. Everything from top consulting firms, project management teams, legal services, large-scale construction disputes, and much more. Explore, network, learn, eat, drink and have fun in the Knowledge Exchange Hall and find out... Read More
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Wednesday, December 08, 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Litigation finance is a multi-billion dollar industry which has come of age over the past 20 years, and which now provides a valuable financial option and risk management tool for the construction industry. Litigation finance includes the funding by third parties of most or all of the cost of litigation... Read More
Speaker(s)
Doug Johnston
CEO
227, Inc.

Doug Johnston, Founder & CEO of 227, Inc., is a finance, banking and due diligence expert with over 30 years experience, including in commercial banking in North Carolina, Texas and California, and as EVP-Finance and a 'Founding Father' of the largest private company in Los Angeles. He founded 227,...

Laina Miller Hammond
Investment Mgr & Legal Counsel
Validity Finance

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Texas Honors II Program, Laina earned her J.D. at Vanderbilt University Law School where she was Associate Editor of the Law Review. Prior to managing the Houston office of NY-based Validity Finance, a national scope funder and one of the largest...

The panel will comprise of experts from different backgrounds (in house counsel, advocate, arbitrator and expert witness) and provide an in-depth analysis of the factors that lead to inefficiency both pre and post COVID, how respondents from different jurisdictions perceive them and how the arbitral process might be improved to... Read More
Speaker(s)
Gurmukh Riyat
Partner
Pinsent Masons, LLP

Gurmukh has spent the last 15 years' specialising in international arbitration and the provision of strategic project advice to clients operating in the energy and infrastructure arenas. He represents contractors, owners and operators in successfully conducting arbitrations concerning some of the world's most significant and iconic projects, such as...

Jason Hambury
Co-Head International Arbitration Practice
Pinsent Masons, LLP

Jason is co-head of Pinsent Masons' international arbitration practice and has over 25 years' experience in energy, construction law, environmental and insolvency related disputes. He acts for owners and contractors in the power and oil & gas sectors, large corporations, government bodies and banks. Jason has been involved in...

Jennifer Shafer
Associate Vice President of Dispute Resolution
Black & Veatch

Jennifer (Jenn) Shafer joined Black & Veatch's Legal, Risk Management & Government Affairs team in 2011, and is currently the Associate Vice President of Dispute Resolution, overseeing litigation and claims for the company worldwide. Prior to joining Black & Veatch, Ms. Shafer was a partner at a boutique litigation firm,...

Logan Hollobaugh
Senior Counsel
Bechtel Global Corporation

Logan Hollobaugh is Senior Counsel at Bechtel. His role is allocated between EPC contract negotiation and project counseling on energy related projects, including LNG, petrochemical, carbon capture, hydrogen and energy storage. Prior to joining Bechtel, Mr. Hollobaugh was Vice President of Legal, Commercial and Risk for Clough North America, an...

Scott Hollingsworth
Partner
The Kenrich Group, an HKA Company

Scott Hollingsworth is a delay and quantum expert with more than 20 years of experience in the litigation consulting industry. Scott specializes in the investigation and resolution of business disputes related to the construction industry. Scott has testified as an expert in arbitration and court proceedings and has...

Stephen Stallings
Sr. Director Litigation and Disputes
McDermott International, Inc.

Steve is McDermott International, Inc.'s Senior Director for Litigation and Disputes, overseeing and managing arbitration and litigation worldwide for McDermott. These matters range from typical construction disputes, to false claims actions to class action securities litigation to a wide range of labor and employment matters. Prior to his...

The Fact Finder's decision is based on the testimony, evidence, and arguments submitted by the parties to the dispute. What happens when litigants focus so much on entitlement issues that they forget to present adequate evidence of their damages or fail to show causation between the entitlement issues and the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Gary M. Stein
Co-Managing Partner
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Gary's primary area of practice is construction law and he is certified by the Florida Bar as a Construction Law Specialist. His practice includes the representation of general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, owner/developers and other construction professionals in the litigation, arbitration and mediation of construction and design defect claims, contract...

Giovanni Ruscitti
Managing & Founding Partner
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP

Giovanni Ruscitti is one of the founding members of Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP and currently serves as the firm's Managing Partner. Mr. Ruscitti has nearly 30 years of experience as an attorney, arbitrator, and mediator in the construction industry. He has represented clients on public and private projects for...

Marian Selvaggio
Vice President and General Counsel
Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.

Marian Selvaggio has practiced law for 15 years, focusing on construction law. She has experience representing construction companies in all aspects of compliance and litigation, including advising in perfecting contractual positions, resolving disputes during all phases in the start-up and performance of major public and private construction projects and providing...

Michael Powell
Vice President
American Arbitration Association

Michael Powell is Vice President for the Construction Division of the American Arbitration Association® (AAA) and manages the Los Angeles Regional Office. Mr. Powell, a 30-year veteran with AAA, is responsible for expanding the use of AAA construction and commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services in the Pacific West region....

Neil A. Gaudion
President and Founder
Lighthouse Consulting Group

Neil Gaudion is the Founder and President of Lighthouse Consulting Group, a specialized consulting firm dedicated to advising parties involved in complex construction projects and related disputes. With over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, Mr. Gaudion has consulted with clients and testified on virtually every type of...

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Wednesday, December 08, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

The CSC Knowledge Exchange Hall offers a wide range of solutions that your firm/business might be looking for. Everything from top consulting firms, project management teams, legal services, large-scale construction disputes, and much more. Explore, network, learn, eat, drink and have fun in the Knowledge Exchange Hall and find out... Read More
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Wednesday, December 08, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Four highly experienced industry professionals (full-time mediator, two inhouse counsels and a construction litigator) will share their experience and offer practice tips for improving mediation techniques and achieving better results in mediations. The speaker panel will provide a lively and thought-provoking presentation on topics including: successful preparation; timing considerations; objective... Read More
Speaker(s)
Elise Greenspan
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
AECOM

Experienced Assistant General Counsel with a demonstrated history of working in the engineering and construction industry. Strong legal professional skilled in Construction Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Compliance, Advice and Counsel. ...

James L. Nulman
Certified Circuit Civil and Appellate Mediator
Nulman Mediation Services

James L. Nulman is a full time mediator whose practice extends throughout the state of Florida. Jim practiced construction and commercial litigation for over 25 years, mostly with the Fort Myers, FL law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt. He began mediating in the mid-1990s and in...

Michael T. Hager
Managing Counsel - Associate Vice President
HNTB Corporation

Mike is a Managing Counsel and Associate Vice President with HNTB Corporation, which he joined in 2014. At HNTB, Mike is part of the Legal Services group where much if his work is supporting HNTB's project delivery teams, including in the areas of design-build, change management and claim resolution....

William J. Tinsley
Attorney
Phelps Dunbar LLP

For more than 25 years, Bill Tinsley has practiced construction law representing design professionals, owners, contractors and sureties in complex claims and disputes through litigation, arbitration and mediation. Bill also drafts construction and design agreements and frequently provides presentations to attorneys and other industry professionals concerning contract delivery...

President Biden outlined a more than $2 trillion infrastructure plan during the presidential campaign that he touted as the "largest mobilization of public investment since World War II."  Biden's proposed infrastructure plan is expected to include the rebuilding of roads, bridges, rail, green spaces, water systems, electricity grids, and broadband... Read More
Speaker(s)
Brian Davidson
Partner
Dingess, Foster, Luciana, Davidson & Chleboski LLP

Mr. Davidson's practice is concentrated in the area of complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction industry litigation. He has represented domestic and foreign corporations in international (ICC, UNCITRAL, AAA and AD HOC) arbitration proceedings, as well as federal and state court proceedings. Mr. Davidson has been involved in...

David Hume
Vice President – U.S. Group Legal Services
BL Harbert International LLC

Mr. Hume is the Vice President of US Group Legal Services for B.L. Harbert International located in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to joining B.L. Harbert, Mr. Hume was Chief Counsel for KBR's Canadian Operations, focusing on commercial contracting in the industrial engineering, module fabrication and construction markets, including the power...

Jim Malloy
Partner
Dingess, Foster, Luciana, Davidson & Chleboski LLP

Mr. Malloy concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, focusing on construction claims and insurance coverage litigation. He has been involved in a wide variety of construction projects including offshore oil and gas, power plants and cogeneration facilities, LNG and ethanol projects, wind farm construction, highway facilities, tunnels, HEMP shielding,...

Patrick McGeehin
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Mr. McGeehin is a Senior Managing Director in the Construction Solutions practice within the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment of FTI Consulting and is based in Rockville, M.D., New York City and Miami offices. He consults on construction, government contract, and litigation support matters, and provides contract claims assistance and...

Roger LeBoeuf
Senior Lead Counsel, Capital Delivery
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Mr. LeBoeuf is the Senior Lead Counsel, Capital Delivery for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). His responsibilities include supervision of all construction law issues that arise on MBTA construction projects. Mr. LeBoeuf has over 25 years of experience practicing exclusively in the area of construction law. ...

Despite being one of the most common impacts on a construction project, lost productivity is not easily discerned and even more difficult to calculate and substantiate. This session will detail and handicap the methodologies for prosecuting a productivity claim, provide guidance on best practices for project management and field personnel... Read More
Speaker(s)
Amanda Marutzky
Partner
Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald

Amanda Marutzky is a partner in Watt Tieder's Irvine office focusing her practice in the areas of surety and lending, construction and general commercial litigation. Amanda advises clients on contract administration and disputes related to public and private construction projects in various state, federal and alternative dispute resolution fields. Amanda...

Andrew Sargent
Managing Consultant
The Vertex Companies

Andrew Sargent is a Managing Consultant in VERTEX's New York City office. Working with some of the nation's top construction law firms and contractors, Andrew has provided dispute resolution and expert services for delay and disruption claims for the last 12 years. Andrew's experience includes a wide variety of...

Bill McConnell
Chief Executive Officer
The Vertex Companies

Bill McConnell is a co-founder and the CEO of The Vertex Companies, Inc., an international AEC firm. Bill is a seasoned expert witness for domestic and international megaproject disputes. He has testified nearly 200 times, most notably for quantum/damages, scheduling, allocation, productivity, termination, and standard of care opinions. He is...

Jeff Katz
Executive Vice President
The Vertex Companies

Jeff Katz is an Executive Vice President of Vertex who leads Vertex’s contract claims practice. After graduating from Cornell University, Jeff has over a decade of experience in construction and construction disputes working with Vertex. Jeff is a professional engineer who has been retained as an expert or consultant on...

John Sebastian
Senior Partner
Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P.

John Sebastian joined Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald in 2013 as the managing partner of the firm's new Chicago office. He focuses his practice primarily in the areas of surety bond, construction and commercial litigation. With an undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering Technology, and a wealth of practice experience in-house...

Lauren Rankins
Partner
Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald

Lauren Rankins is a partner in Watt Tieder's Chicago office. She focuses her national practice in the areas of construction and surety law, providing a full range of transactional and litigation services for her clients. Lauren represents owners, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors and material suppliers in a variety of...


Wednesday, December 08, 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

The role of the managing partner of a firm and practice can a combination of prestige and thanklessness.  Learn how the big picture of managing a construction law practice has changed in a topsy turvey world. This panel of leading construction law firms will discuss among other topics how they... Read More
Speaker(s)
Brian Perlberg
Executive Director and Sr. Counsel
ConsensusDocs & AGC

Brian Perlberg is Executive Director & Senior Counsel for ConsensusDocs, a coalition of 40 leading construction organizations dedicated to drafting best practice construction contracts. Mr. Perlberg is the lead staff person responsible for the content of ConsensusDocs standard contracts. Mr. Perlberg serves on the ABA Forum on the...

Dirk Haire
Attorney
Fox Rothschild LLP

DIRK D. HAIRE is a partner in the Washington DC office of Fox Rothschild LLP, a national law firm, and centers his practice on government contracts, bid protests and claims litigation relating to federal construction. He is Co-Chair of the firm's national Construction Law Group and is ranked by Chambers...

Eric Nelson
Partner
Smith Currie & Hancock

Eric is partner at Smith Currie and practices in the area of construction dispute resolution and government contracts...

Neal Sweeney
Partner
Jones Walker

Drawing on his more than 30 years of experience with the construction industry, Neal counsels clients on major infrastructure and P3 projects such as transit, airports, highways, wastewater treatment, and tunnels. He is also involved in energy and industrial projects linked to clean technology and renewable sources, including hydro, solar,...

Robert Barbour
Managing Partner
Watt Tieder

Robert Barbour assists owners, contractors and sureties with troubled projects, solving complex construction, engineering and design-related issues without the need for formal dispute resolution whenever practical. In litigated matters, he has served as lead counsel on a wide variety of large and complicated construction disputes that were resolved in federal...

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Wednesday, December 08, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Computer animations, simulations, and 3D modeling can help explain complex, technical construction issues to juries, judges, and arbitrators. But surprisingly, these techniques are used infrequently in commercial construction cases, or used ineffectively. A panel of experienced trial counsel, consultants with experience in the creation of effective trial graphics, and an... Read More
Speaker(s)
Andrew Dombroski
Senior Consultant / Technical Animator
FTI Consulting

Andrew Dombroski has more than 15 years of experience developing 3D models and animations for the construction industry. Since 2005, he has created models and animations for numerous clients in a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, power, and heavy industrial projects. He creates graphical representations of...

Laura Arrigo
Senior Director
FTI Consulting

Laura Arrigo has 18 years of experience analyzing and quantifying construction-related claims on complex projects. Her expertise includes schedule delay and disruption analysis primarily through the use of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling techniques, and the analysis and evaluation of delay, disruption and loss of productivity damages. She helps contractors...

Paul Monte
Partner
Peckar & Abramson, PC

Paul is co-managing partner of P&A's New York City office and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He is active in numerous industry organizations and has been practicing construction law for more than 30 years advising some of the nation's leading contractors. He has been first chair in numerous...

Roger Peters
Construction Neutral: Mediator, Arbitrator & DRB Member

Roger is an active and experienced mediator, arbitrator and dispute board member for construction and construction defect disputes. This includes more than forty years of resolving disputes on projects throughout the United States, the Caribbean and the Pacific Rim. He has served as a Dispute Review Board member...

A focused, in-depth discussion led by a team of McGuireWoods national construction litigators on the recovery of attorney fees in construction litigation, including valuable insight from an in-house perspective. Participants will understand how and why courts or arbitrators award fees in construction cases, reviewing the key legal principles and the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Jennifer Guy
Senior Counsel, Dispute Resolution
HIlton

Jennifer is presently Senior Director & Senior Counsel, Dispute Resolution Americas for Hilton. In this role, she manages all of Hilton's litigation and disputes for the company's US franchised properties and all properties in the Caribbean and Latin America. Jennifer is based at Hilton's headquarters in McLean,...

John Wilburn
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP

John Wilburn is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in construction, land use and eminent domain litigation around the country. John represents all major constituencies in building-related projects, including public and private owners, engineering and design firms, construction managers, prime contractors and subcontractors, material and equipment...

Richard Holzheimer
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP

Rick is a first-chair trial attorney with extensive courtroom experience. Rick concentrates his litigation practice in construction, commercial litigation, government contracting, financial services, and real estate. He has significant experience in business litigation matters, eminent domain, government contracting, intellectual property, products liability, healthcare, and land use. He has litigated cases...