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Troutman Pepper
Pittsburgh Union Trust Building
501 Grant Street, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-4429
PENNSYLVANIA
United States

Work Department

Construction Practice Group

Position

Albert Bates helps clients resolve U.S. and international construction disputes, particularly in the areas of power generation, infrastructure, and heavy industrial process facilities. He also advises clients on project planning, project execution, and change management on large engineering, procurement, and construction projects. Albert has counseled clients on more than 15 mega-projects, including projects in the U.S. and internationally, and including projects in excess of $10 billion. He has acted as counsel on coal, gas-fired, solar, nuclear, biomass, and hydroelectric power generation projects; tunneling projects; chemical plants; pharmaceutical plants; steel mills; coke and coal byproduct plants; mass transit, bridge and highway projects; airports; mixed-use facilities; and sports and entertainment venues.

Memberships

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

Education

M.B.A., Finance, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, 1987; J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1987, associate editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law; B.A., Economics and Political Science, cum laude, Washington & Jefferson College, 1983

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)

The cross-disciplinary practice at Troutman Pepper assists clients throughout the complete cycle of development projects, regularly working in conjunction with land use, project finance as well as real estate lawyers. The department also further supports clients with mandates pertaining to bonding, insurance as well as risk-management issues within the construction industry. Mike Subak is located in Philadelphia and leads the team; he has assisted an assortment of clients including EPC contractors, general contractors, subcontractors, as well as owners and construction managers in a diverse range of disputes. Aaron Abraham works from New York, and often represents developers and owners in transactional as well as litigation matters. Pittsburgh-based Albert Bates and resolves multi-national disputes in areas of heavy industrial process facilities, infrastructure, and power generation. Marion Hack is based in Los Angeles and is highly experienced in handling construction and commercial litigation, often acting on construction licensing and False Claims Act defense matters.