Robert Crewdson > 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
United States
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Robert Crewdson
Work Department
Construction and Engineering; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; International Arbitration
Position
Partner and Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s US Construction Group
Career
Robert Crewdson has a national and international practice focusing on the litigation and transactional needs of multi-national and national owners and contractors in the construction industry.
Robert handles significant disputes for owners and contractors across the country and around the world, including mediation, arbitration, and state and federal litigation matters. He has handled major disputes and litigation involving a wide variety of construction projects, including power plants, infrastructure projects, airport expansions, stadiums, mixed-use projects, healthcare facilities, office buildings, multifamily and projects and hotels. These matters have ranged from contractor terminations and extra work claims to delay claims and significant construction defect litigation.
He also advises clients with respect to the preparation of form contract documents, internal contracting and procurement policies, claims avoidance practices and in-house staff training.
Memberships
Construction Section; International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); National Multi Housing Council (NMHC); American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA); American Conference of Healthcare Executives (ACHE); Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives (GAHE)
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law; M.A., College of William and Mary; B.A., University of the South
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
DLA Piper LLP (US) is frequently engaged by owners and developers in complex transactional and contentious construction matters. The team is spread across a number of the firm’s multiple US offices, with practice co-chairs Robert Crewdson and Anthony Meagher in Atlanta and Baltimore respectively. Crewdson was recently enlisted by new client Brandywine Realty Trust to defend against delay claims brought by the construction manager and structural engineer. The claims concern a forty-story mixed-use development project in Philadelphia, and culminated in a huge success for the client. Meagher was the key name in successfully acting for Buzzi Unicem in complex arbitration proceedings centering on the client’s $300m cement plant. The firm also has a strong track record in stadium projects, and has recently worked alongside the Milan office on the new AS Roma stadium, with costs totaling over $2bn. Atlanta partner Brian Fielden led on this matter, supported by a team including Virginia partner Mark Whitaker and New York partner Richard Rubano. Similarly, Fielden has been assisting Nashville Holdings with negotiating design and construction agreements for the construction of a $250m stadium in Nashville, currently under construction.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Commercial deals and contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class actions: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense
- Real estate > Real estate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > International tax
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class actions: automotive/transport - defense
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation - defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Industry focus > Energy: transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Private equity buyouts
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class actions: consumer products (including tobacco) - defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Industry focus > Energy: transactions: conventional power
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Project finance