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Representative Work

Earthen Dam Dispute. Favorable arbitration ruling confirming the legitimacy of a termination for default of a contractor constructing an expansion of an earthen dam with full recovery of the costs of completion following the default.

Condominium Project. Successful arbitration ruling overturning a contractor's termination for default and recovery of all costs of performance, together with overhead and profit followed by recovery of damages against the architect who had improperly certified the default.

Complex Mechanical Controversy. Favorable settlement through mediation of a claim for additional compensation arising out the construction of a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical facility involving a major dispute over the mechanical installation.

Defense Verdict in Commercial Jury Trial. Verdict for a fraction of plaintiff's claims, arising out of a real estate transaction. A mediator had proposed a settlement of 10 percent of the claim. The ultimate verdict was only a quarter of the mediator's proposal.

Major Petrochemical Project. Resolution through negotiation of a claim for engineering and design fees for the largest grass roots petrochemical facility in the world located in India.

International Arbitration Award. Part of a legal team and responsible for the presentation of expert testimony and cross-examination of financial experts in an action to recover engineering and design fees for a theme park and the defense of a larger counterclaim by the owner that resulted in an international arbitration award of full recovery for the contractor.

Fossil Fueled Power Plants. Resolution through mediation of contractor's claim for additional compensation, arising out of the construction of a gas-fired power plant in the middle of a fully operational pharmaceutical facility.

Suspension Bridge. Resolution of multiple claims on the construction of a new concrete and steel bridge in the Pacific Northwest, including claims by a subcontractor and by the steel fabrication subsubcontractor.

Superfund Site Dispute. Successful resolution, after trial on liability issues, of a claim on a government contract for the construction of cleanup facility on a Superfund site to deal with the contamination resulting from undocumented waste used as fill in a former quarry.

Government Contract Claims. Successful pursuit of a variety of claims against the U.S. government on projects for the Bureau of Reclamation, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, and Voice of America.