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Robert Fitzgerald was highlighted as 'a trustworthy choice for really complex, major litigation.' He handles a busy national and international arbitration, litigation and contracting practice relating to infrastructure, transport and power projects." -
2007 Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers
For over three decades, Bob Fitzgerald has been engaged in a construction contract legal practice focusing primarily on the preparation and negotiation of prime and subcontract documents along with the resolution of claims for additional time and money under both public and private construction contracts. His practice is international in scope and has provided him with the opportunity to work with both the private construction industry and federal, state and local government entities engaged in public construction contracting.
His various legal credentials include the unique, practical experience of residing for a full year on a construction jobsite while analyzing and preparing major claim proposals. In addition, he has defended against and prepared claim analyses under a variety of foreign, domestic, government and private contract terms and conditions. He also has helped to resolve contract disputes as legal counsel for the owner, contractor, architect and subcontractor in every conceivable forum including Federal Courts, Federal and State Board of Contract Appeals and countless forms of arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution.
While Bob has been retained to represent contractors in virtually all areas of the construction industry, he has developed a particular expertise in heavy construction contract disputes relating to dams, canals, power plants, water and sewage treatment plants, and machine mined tunnels. As a result of this expertise, he has successfully resolved complex disputes arising out of construction of deep water tunnels in Chicago, Milwaukee and Boston, while also representing a number of contractors performing construction on the Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, and Miami subway systems.
Bob has been honored with membership in The Moles, the highest peer rating given by Martindale-Hubbell and selection as a leading U.S. construction attorney by Chambers and Partners.
Honors
- Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition - 2010
- Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law Category - 2005-2011
- Chambers USA - list of Top Construction Lawyers in Virginia - 2003-2007, 2009-2012
- D.C. Super Lawyers - 2007-2010
- International Who's Who of Business Lawyers - 2007, 2009
- International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers - 2007, 2010, 2011
- Legal 500 United States - 2007-2010
- Virginia Super Lawyers - 2006-2011
Military
- Captain, United States Marine Corps
- Active Duty 1969 to 1972
- Reserve Duty 1972 to 1975
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Public Contract Law Section
- District of Columbia Bar
- Fairfax County Bar Association
- The Moles
- Virginia State Bar
