Brian Fielden > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Atlanta, United States > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
ONE ATLANTIC CENTER
1201 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 2800
ATLANTA, GA 30309-3450
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United States
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Brian Fielden
Work Department
Real Estate; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; Infrastructure Finance; Construction and Engineering; Real Estate Development and Planning; Projects, Energy and Infrastructure; International Arbitration; Energy and Natural Resources; Media, Sport and Entertainment
Position
Partner
Career
Brian Fielden has a national and international construction law practice representing owners, contractors and lenders in both litigation and transactional matters.
His broad range of project experience includes large infrastructure, rail, energy (solar, wind, combined-cycle power plants, biomass, methanol), industrial, mixed-use developments, casinos and professional sports stadiums. His transactional projects often involve complex, public-private partnership (P3) arrangements. Brian has handled construction disputes and transactions on projects located throughout the United States and in Africa, Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, throughout Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Brian’s adversarial practice involves complex construction and real estate-related matters involving a variety of claims including delay, extra work and significant construction defects.
In his transactional practice, Brian represents global companies in negotiating design and construction agreements, complex EPC and O&M agreements, and project agreements in various P3 structures. He also advises companies in preparing form design and construction documents and implementing internal procedures to manage risk and avoid claims in their construction programs.
Brian also represents professional sports teams and lenders globally on construction and development matters on stadium and arena projects, often involving integrated mixed-use developments.
Brian is a native Oklahoman and is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. He is an active member of the Georgia Cherokee Community Alliance and the Trail of Tears Association (Georgia Chapter), which seek to promote and preserve Cherokee heritage, culture and traditions and assist tribal citizens in need.
Memberships
Urban Land Institute; Sports Lawyers Association; Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys
Education
J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law; B.S.M.E., Southern Methodist University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
(Leading lawyers)DLA Piper LLP (US) handles the full array of construction mandates, including disputes, project financing and transactional matters on a domestic and international level. The practice’s also oversees non-contentious matters including design and construction agreements for an assortment of clients. Anthony Meager is located in Baltimore and offers extensive expertise construction projects and is also proficient in construction arbitration and disputes. Brian Fielden is based in Atlanta and is reputed for his expertise of P3 and assists the GIIA on matters concerning infrastructure. Robert L. Crewdson and John Ducat departed the practice in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Construction (including construction litigation) United States > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense