Member Profile: Albert Bates Jr.
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ADR Services Include:Mediation; Arbitration
Albert Bates Jr. has substantive case experience in the following areas...
 Commercial/Business |
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Construction |
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Contract Disputes |
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Energy Sector (Oil, Gas) |
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Engineering |
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Environmental |
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International |
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Transportation |
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BIOGRAPHICAL:Albert Bates, Jr. focuses his practice on construction litigation and domestic and international arbitration matters. He has extensive litigation and arbitration experience, with an emphasis on the resolution of construction claims, commercial contract matters and other complex technical, environmental and business disputes. He has represented multinational corporations, domestic and international owners, EPC contractors, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, equipment manufacturers, and lending institutions on a wide variety of construction projects, including power plants, chemical plants, pharmaceutical projects, steel mills, coke and by-product recovery plants, other industrial and manufacturing facilities, mass transit and highway projects, airports, mixed-used facilities, and sports and entertainment venues. In addition to representing clients on various federal and state courts, Mr. Bates has represented clients in arbitrations under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, JAMS, the International Chamber of Commerce, the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution and in private arbitrations. He is also a Certified Mediator by the International Mediation Institute and regularly mediates civil/commercial matters.
EDUCATION:
- Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, M.B.A., Finance, 1987 - Beta Gamma Sigma
- Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1987 - Associate Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
- Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., cum laude, 1983 - James C. McGregor Scholar
Memberships & Affiliations
- Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, 2009-present
- Certified Mediator by the International Mediation Institute
- Best Lawyers in America (Alternative Dispute Resolution and Construction Law)
- Best Lawyers' 2010 Pittsburgh Construction Lawyer of the Year
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (Construction Litigation)
- American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution
- Member, Board of Directors
- Chair, National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee
- Panel of Master Construction Arbitrators
- ICDR International Arbitrator
- Construction and Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator
- AAA Arbitration Advocacy Trainer
- AAA Arbitration Ethics and Disclosure Trainer
- Program Faculty at various AAA and ICDR national and regional programs
- CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (Arbitrator & Mediator)
- London Court of International Arbitration (North American Users Group)
- International Bar Association (Construction projects Committee)
- American Bar Association
- Construction Litigation Committee
- Delegate to National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Litigation Section, Committee on Construction Litigation
- Dispute Resolution Section
- International Law Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Chair, Construction Law Section
Rates$525 Per Hour
Hourly rate charged for all time associated with the engagement, including administrative & study time, conference calls, travel time, and all other matter-related activities, plus reimbursable expenses. Cancellation policy: within 7 days of hearing = 4 hours compensation. Within 72 hours of hearing = 8 hours compensation, plus applicable travel time and expenses.
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