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)
The DLA Piper LLP (US) construction team stretches across the firm’s various US offices, with work ranging from large litigation or arbitration cases, to contracts and transactional-based advice for mixed-use, public service or entertainment venues. Anthony Meagher who co-chairs the practice in Baltimore along with Robert Crewdson in Atlanta, focuses on contentious matters, having successfully represented Buzzi Unicem USA in dismissing a $52m excess claim from a subcontractor, along with other project terminations and defect issues. Crewdson handles disputes work, but also handles much of the firm’s high-end transactional work. Also from the Atlanta office, Brian Fielden has a reputation for global work among project managers and contractors, having led with Italian colleagues on the $2bn construction of AS Roma’s new stadium.
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
- 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 action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Healthcare: advice to service providers
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Investment funds > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense