With capabilities spanning both transactional and contentious construction mandates, K&L Gates handles a variety of mandates from the tech, energy, and transport sectors. The firm pulls together a strong disputes offering, guiding clients through arbitration proceedings and litigation at both state and federal levels. Slade Sevier leads the team and leverages his engineering background to assist clients in contentious and contractual matters. Emma Wolfe receives frequent instructions from clients in the energy, automotive, and healthcare industries, while areas of expertise for Jason Richey in Pittsburgh include handling disputes arising out of civil infrastructure projects. All lawyers operate out of Nashville unless stated otherwise.
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Key clients
- Alstom Transport USA Inc.
- ARLANXEO
- Aventiv Technologies
- Interior Supply, Inc.
- Fortress Investment Group LLC
- Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
- Larson Design Group, Inc.
- Module Design, Inc.
- Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions, Inc.
- Canadian Solar U.S. Module Manufacturing Corporation
Work highlights
Represent EPC contractor, Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions, Inc., in disputes with the owners of photovoltaic power plants involving claims regarding non-payment, delays, defects, warranty, change orders, and liquidated damages.
Represent and defend Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. in a high-stakes construction dispute concerning the design and construction of an anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) plant in Aurora, North Carolina.
Represent ARLANXEO entities (subsidiaries of Saudi Aramco), Canadian synthetic rubber manufacturer(s), in action against Kaydon Ring & Seal in relation to its supply of defective mechanical oil seals.
Practice head
Slade Sevier
Other key lawyers
Emma Wolfe; Jason Richey; Justin Leonelli