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Address: 101 West Main Street, norfolk, VA, 23510
Law Firm: Vandeventer Black LLP
Phone: 757-446-8617
Fax: 757-446-8670
Email:
Website: http://www.VanBlackLaw.com
Title | Partner |
First Year of Call | |
Areas of Practice | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction |
Description | Bill Franczek is a partner with Vandeventer Black and is in the Firm’s Norfolk office. Bill was formerly a civil engineer working in construction, and his practice focuses on construction law, public contract law, and alternative dispute resolution . His extensive background in the construction field includes commercial building projects, highway projects, power plants, pulp and paper mills, rail projects, petrochemical facilities, airports, and marine terminals.Regionally, nationally and internationally, Bill handles claim preparation, negotiation, and litigation /arbitration on behalf of construction industry clients. His experience includes privately-owned projects; federal, state and local public projects; and hybrid developments such as public-private partnership projects. His clients span across the construction industry and include owners and developers of large projects, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and suppliers. Bill has also served in leadership roles in many construction trade associations, including the ABA Forum on Construction Law, The Associated General Contractors of Virginia, Builders and Contractors Exchange of Hampton Roads Virginia, The Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia, and the Hampton Roads Chapter of the Design Build Institute of America.Bill is regarded as an expert in mediation, arbitration and conflict management . He is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National and International Construction Panel for arbitrators and mediators as well as its Mega Project Panel List, from which he has served across the nation as a neutral in all types of construction disputes. Bill is also a fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators and has served on over 200 ADR matters both privately and for the AAA. He is also currently a member of several Dispute Resolution Boards across the country.Bill was recently inducted as a fellow into the American College of Construction Lawyers, a national organization of lawyers who have demonstrated skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of construction law, and who are dedicated to excellence in the specialized practice of construction law. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTSMartindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review RatingVirginia Business, Legal Elite (2000-present)Chambers USA, Senior Statesman and Eminent Practitioner and Ranked Virginia Construction Lawyer (2015-18)Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Arbitration (2011-present); Construction Law (2006-present); Litigation – Construction (2011-present); Mediation (2011-present)Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year: Litigation-Construction (2012, 2016-present); Construction Law (2015)Thomson Reuters, Virginia Super Lawyers – Construction Litigation (2006-present)Coastal Virginia Magazine, Top Lawyers – Arbitration & Mediation Construction (2017-present)PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTSCo-Editor: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (3d ed. 2017).Co-Author, Chapter 14 – Termination for Default, in FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (3d ed. 2017).Co Author, Chapter 14 – Claim Issues, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION LAW (2017).It’s Getting Better All the Time: Best Practices in Presenting Delay Claims, Presentation to the ABA Forum on Construction Law (October 2016).Tech Tools: Understanding the Scheduling Experts’ Technology, Webinar Faculty for the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, June 2014.Alternative Dispute Resolution, presentation to the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance.Clearing the Smoke: Forensic Schedule Analysis Method Selection for Construction Attorneys, The Construction Lawyer, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Fall 2013.Working with Damages Consultants: Ten Steps to Success, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, 2013 Midwinter Meeting – Naples, FL.Handling the Resolution of Subcontractor Claims in ADR with the Owner, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, September 2010 Fall Meeting – Miami, FL.Preventing disputes in Vertical Construction Projects, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, April 2010 Annual Meeting – Austin TX.Are You Choosing the Right Design Subcontract for Your Design-Build Project?, Design Build Institute of America, Hampton Roads Chapter, April 2010.Top Ten Contract Clauses Sure to Cause You Problems, Professional Construction Estimators Association of America, April 2010.The Great Debate: Arbitration vs. Litigation – Which Should You Chose?, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, April 2009 Fall Meeting – New Orleans, LA.Discovery Issues in the Complex Arbitration Matter, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, October 2008 Fall Meeting – Chicago, IL.View from the Other Side: An Arbitrator’s Thoughts on How Not to Present Your Case, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, April 2008 Annual Meeting – Palm Springs, CA.Construction and Claims in the U.S., FACULTY OF BUILDING JOURNAL, October 1996.Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution in the U.S., chapter, ADJUDICATIONS AND ADR IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTSCo-Author, Legal Liability of Design Professionals for Failure to Adapt to Climate Change, Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers, Fall 2018.Panel Speaker – Arbitration in Commercial, Construction, and Employment Law Disputes, Norfolk – Portsmouth Bar Association, October 2018.NewsAttorneys Recognized as 2021 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected as 2020 Legal Elite 28 Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers list Franczek Joins The International Institute For Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) Panels of Distinguished Neutrals Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected for the 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List Vandeventer Black Attorneys Recognized as 2020 Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia Twenty-two Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected as 2019 Legal Elite Vandeventer Black’s Franczek Selected as a Leader in the Law for 2019 Vandeventer Black Attorneys Recognized as Top Lawyers of Coastal Virginia Vandeventer Black Attorneys Recognized as 2018 Legal Elite |
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