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Andrea J. Bernard

tthorp — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:38 +0000

Clients say they appreciate my ability to give practical, results-oriented advice. I look at the big picture and strategize cases from start to finish, deciding early on how I’ll drive a matter but keeping an open mind to make tactical adjustments as the situation warrants. I like to get to the point, find the right answers and position my clients to secure the most effective and efficient resolutions possible.

With three decades of experience, Andrea Bernard handles litigation for manufacturers, contractors, financial institutions and others involved in employment, construction and commercial disputes. Andrea primarily represents Michigan-based companies and organizations, vigorously advocating for them in cases across the country.

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Arnaud Cabanes

tthorp — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:06 +0000

Arnaud Cabanes acted as Managing Partner of the Paris office from July 2014 until June 2018. He is a member of the Firm’s Environment Regulation Planning and Real Estate & Construction practice groups. He has extensive experience in environmental law, public procurement law, town-planning, public competition law and local government law. He served as editor-in-chief of L’Echo des Marchés Publics (monthly edition), and is a regular contributor of articles on public procurement law, environment and other public law topics for various broadsheets. Mr. Cabanes also authored books on public procurement case law, as well as measures against international corruption. He is a frequent speaker at public law seminars in France and an active participant and leader in public law training programs.

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Michael J. Bovill

tthorp — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:17:06 +0000

I love solving complex problems. Whether I was landing in Baghdad to uncover critical facts concerning matters of national security or interviewing countless witnesses to develop evidence for trial, I’ve always enjoyed putting the pieces of a case together. For me, speaking in front of an audience is effortless and I revel in being my clients’ strongest advocate – whether to prevent litigation or give them their day in court – because telling their stories is paramount to my practice.

Mike Bovill is a litigator whose practice concentrates on commercial, construction, employment, governmental and white collar criminal defense matters. Within his commercial practice, Mike represents businesses entangled in contract, real estate and construction, tortious interference, shareholder oppression and other thorny business conflicts. His employment practice centers on investigative and defense work. In the governmental sector, Mike counsels clients through campaign and election matters. And his white collar criminal defense practice is built upon years of experience as a general counsel, prosecutor and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Frederic X. (Fritz) Shadley

tthorp — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:16:26 +0000

Fritz brings more than 35 years of litigation experience and the knowledge of a degreed engineer to his much-honored practice representing parties in construction, environmental, product liability, and toxic tort litigation.

Recognized by Chambers USA as one of Ohio’s leading commercial litigators and given Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest ranking (AV Preeminent), Fritz is consistently acknowledged for his excellence in construction and product liability litigation. Since 2009, he has been named annually to The Best Lawyers in America’s list of top lawyers in those fields, and was named Best Lawyers 2019 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati. American Lawyer Media also named him a top-rated lawyer in construction law, for his representation of both plaintiffs and defendants across a wide range of construction-related disputes, including those involving claims of defective construction, defective design, fraud, and negligence.

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David Strickland

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:01:36 +0000

David is a core member of the Firm’s Global Construction Industry Group, where he leads the Firm’s construction initiatives focused on the United States and Canada. The team has successfully completed over $300B in projects throughout the United States and Canada.

David has extensive experience across the table from virtually every major contractor in the United States and Canada and is able to leverage his market knowledge to provide quick resolution to even the toughest issues. While most of his clients are focused on large, “bet the company” projects, David leverages his projects experience to assist start-up companies looking to deploy new technologies in the energy space.

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Jeffrey D. Whitney

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:01:12 +0000

Jeff is an experienced litigator who concentrates his practice in the areas of business and construction litigation.

Jeff regularly represents companies in state and federal court involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unlawful trade practices.

Jeff has represented securities industry clients in investigations and enforcement proceedings before government agencies and self-regulatory organizations, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Colorado Division of Securities and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

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Jay Hamad

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:01:12 +0000

Jay Hamad is a partner in the New York and Basking Ridge offices. His practice focuses on the construction and shipping industries. He primarily litigates all manners of construction defect, construction injury, property damage, New York Labor Law, admiralty, maritime, cargo and coverage matters. Jay represents construction managers, general contractors, sub-contractors and property owners in suits brought against them in construction defect claims, construction accidents, issues of code violations, and building and design-related deficiencies. Jay also defends clients in maritime law claims involving the Jones Act, Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, cargo defense and coverage. He has served as lead counsel in jury trials and binding arbitrations which have yielded defense verdicts and positive outcomes for his clients.

He has represented clients ranging from multinational corporations to small family owned businesses in state and federal district courts in a wide variety of marine, commercial, casualty and complex medical malpractice litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in cases in 3 states and 2 federal districts.

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Robert J. Symon

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:55:42 +0000

Bob Symon practices in the areas of construction and government contract law. Clients routinely seek out Bob’s advice to assist in such matters as protesting government procurement decisions, interpreting the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), prosecuting claims under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) or insuring compliance with ethical obligations to name just a few. Indeed, Bob has enjoyed considerable success for clients prosecuting and defending bid protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the United States Court of Federal Claims. Similarly, he has litigated contract disputes with equal success throughout the country in federal and state forums in a wide variety of complex construction claims. Types of projects which have been the subject matter of claims Bob has handled over the years, include office buildings, military housing, multi-use facilities, data centers, courthouses, prisons, condominiums, hotels, waste water treatment plants, laboratories, test facilities, manufacturing plants, clinics and hospitals.

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Seth J. Schwartz

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:55:41 +0000

A shareholder with the highest rating, AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell in the firm’s Casualty Department, Seth provides legal counsel to construction companies/contractors, commercial property owners/commercial property managers, bars, trucking companies, amusement parks and recreational facilities and insurance companies in Pennsylvania. He handles a wide array of serious loss cases where there is often catastrophic injury or death in the areas of premises liability, construction accidents, construction defects, trucking, liquor liability, sports, amusement and entertainment litigation. Seth is an experienced trial attorney, who enjoys trying jury trials and is regularly in court trying jury trials in Philadelphia and throughout eastern Pennsylvania. He has tried many cases to jury verdict with numerous defense verdicts.

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Stephen B. Shapiro

BTIConsulting — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:55:22 +0000

Stephen B. Shapiro is an attorney and firmwide Construction Industry Practice Group leader in Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices. He focuses on domestic and international construction, government contracts, commercial litigation and public-private partnerships. Building on his experience representing contractors and public and private owners, Mr. Shapiro has developed in-depth knowledge of infrastructure, industrial and commercial construction. This experience is derived from working on oil, gas, power, rail, water, wastewater and building projects throughout the world. Mr. Shapiro also has an extensive background in public contracting and government contracts, including procurement, dispute resolution and compliance issues.

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