In a strategic move to enhance its full-service, industry-leading Real Estate capabilities through the expansion of its Construction Law and Litigation practices, Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Robert L. Crewdson and John S. Ducat as shareholders in its Atlanta office. They join from DLA Piper, where Crewdson was national co-chair of that firm’s Construction Group.
“Welcoming Robert and John to Greenberg Traurig is an important part of our strategy to provide the full spectrum of services to real estate clients locally, nationally, and globally. Renown worldwide for our real estate capabilities, we continue to attract top legal counsel like these highly talented attorneys who are able to meet the needs of our clients in an ever-evolving industry,” said Ernest LaMont Greer, Co-President of Greenberg Traurig. “It is a particular pleasure to reunite with Robert, as Greenberg Traurig Atlanta Managing Shareholder Theodore I. Blum, our firm Vice Chair Lori G. Cohen, and I worked with him years ago. We look forward to collaborating with Robert and John, knowing that their significant legal skills and zealous advocacy of clients will be a tremendous addition to our global platform of top tier attorneys.”
Crewdson focuses on the real estate related needs of national and international clients in the areas of investment, development, and construction. His practice includes disputes for real estate owners and investors around the country and worldwide, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation in both state and federal courts. Crewdson’s cases often involve contractor terminations, extra work claims, delay claims, and substantial construction defect litigation.
He also manages a robust transactional practice that includes negotiating design, construction, design-build, and development contracts on a wide array of facilities, including multifamily, hotel, mixed-use, office, power plants, infrastructure projects, airport expansions, stadiums, and health care facilities. In addition, Crewdson provides real estate investors with construction-related due diligence and advice during project implementation. He also provides staff training for clients in avoiding construction claims and assists them in upgrading client form documents and procurement policies.
Ducat has a global construction law practice concentrated on the representation of owners/employers, developers, and contractors in complex transactional and litigation matters concerning the development and construction of major projects. He regularly counsels clients in numerous sectors and his broad range of experience includes work on manufacturing facilities, warehouse and distribution centers, data centers, infrastructure, renewable energy projects, nuclear power plants, airports, sports stadia, hotels, multifamily developments, student housing, and other traditional commercial real estate development. Ducat’s practice regularly extends beyond the domestic market, and he frequently advises both U.S. and foreign-based clients on contentious and non-contentious projects throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Asia, and across Europe.
“Joining Greenberg Traurig is an unparalleled opportunity to serve my clients at the highest level, offering them the exceptional resources of a global platform with experienced attorneys able to focus on their needs whenever and wherever they arise,” Crewdson said. “The firm’s stellar reputation for client service and sophisticated real estate industry capabilities makes Greenberg Traurig the perfect place for me to further grow my construction practice. The fact that I am reuniting with my former colleagues to do so is especially rewarding.”
“Greenberg Traurig’s wealth of highly skilled attorneys worldwide who operate across legal areas in a culture of collaboration was a major draw for me, as my practice spans construction industry needs in numerous sectors and countries,” Ducat said. “Having this competitive edge will undoubtedly deliver an advantage to my clients as they execute on construction projects globally.”
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