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Smith Currie Oles > The Legal 500 Rankings

Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation) Tier 3

Boutique practice Smith Currie Oles focuses exclusively on construction and government contracts. The department handles a breadth of construction mandates, and has an impressive record in ADR processes, arbitration and trails. Eric Nelson leads the team and has arbitrated and mediated construction claims, both regionally and globally; he also often engages in disputes surrounding EPC project delivery, federal government construction, and healthcare. Senior counsel James Bidgood is highly experienced and has represented clients on a diversity of both construction claims and disputes concerning high-rise office towers and petrochemical plant projects, acting for contractors, designers, and owners. All of the mentioned individuals are located in Atlanta.

Government > Government contracts Tier 4

Smith Currie Oles‘ Seattle-based practice excels at representing contractors in government contracts-related litigation across the construction, defense, maritime and aerospace segments. Typical mandates include equitable adjustments disputes, bid protests and appeal across federal agencies and courts. Highly regarded as ‘an exceptional government contracts attorney’, Howard Roth leads the group alongside James Nagle, who has extensive experience in litigating before federal courts and the US Government Accountability Office. Another key name is Douglas Oles, who focuses on claims and construction contracting.