Overview
Pat is an experienced real estate attorney who focuses his practice on construction transactions and litigation matters. He has broad experience providing strategic counsel to a wide range of owners, developers, general contractors and subcontractors pertaining to construction contract drafting and negotiation, as well as project delivery methods and claim resolution. His practice is focused on commercial and residential developments, data centers and bitcoin mining facilities and energy and infrastructure projects.
Pat’s experience includes negotiating, preparing and reviewing EPC agreements, design-build and construction contracts, master service agreements, installation contracts and other various project-related documents. He also has experience managing potential commercial litigation claims throughout the course of development projects, working directly with owner and clients to resolve potential claims relating to delay, additional compensation, extensions of time, among others.
Prior to his legal career, Pat was a structural engineer with multiple global engineering firms, focused on power industry projects including overseeing design suitability and near-zero carbon emission projects in Dubai, UAE and the design of nuclear reactor building components for the South Texas Project in Bay City, Texas.
Services
Practice Areas
Experience
Representative Matters
- Negotiated construction contracts for multimillion dollar residential redevelopment of racetrack grounds including private and public scopes
- Negotiated construction and service agreements for rehabilitation of broadcast studios across United States
- Developed construction templates for horizontal construction work relating to multi-site redevelopment project
- Negotiated architect agreements for reconfiguration project for public works building
- Prepared and negotiated various construction documentation for $30M+ private residence construction in New York, NY
- Prepared all construction related forms and agreements related to $20M+ construction project in Colorado
- Negotiated EPC agreement provisions relating to solar component supplier for $10M+ supply contract
- Prepared data center construction form templates for various data centers and bitcoin mining facilities on East Coast
- Drafted and negotiated construction contract on behalf of owner for a $16 million, 200+ unit rental development in Chicago
- Drafted and negotiated construction and architect agreements on behalf of a homeowners association for 4 phased façade projects in Chicago and on behalf of privately held company in New York
- Drafted and negotiated construction agreement on behalf of municipality relating to construction of a $100k new roadway project in greater Chicagoland area
- Drafted and negotiated design build agreement on behalf of owner for a $200k commercial construction project of a food processing facility in Illinois and South Carolina
Prior Experience
- Gould & Ratner LLP, Partner
- Saul Ewing LLP, Associate Attorney
- Sargent and Lundy LLC, In House Attorney
Credentials
Education
- Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering
Admissions
- Illinois
Certifications
- Professional Engineer, Registered in Illinois
Recognition
Awards
The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2025
- Recognized in the areas of :
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Construction