Douglas Oles
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Partner
Areas of Expertise:
Douglas Oles helps his clients avoid and resolve disputes on a wide variety of complex public and private contracts in the construction, supply, energy and real estate development industries. He also works as neutral mediator and arbitrator in contract-based disputes. With more than three decades of transactional, litigation and arbitration experience, Douglas is committed to helping his clients solve problems promptly and cost-efficiently. He has represented both claimants and respondents in resolving multiple disputes over $100,000,000 and in a wide variety of smaller cases.
Representing construction clients across the United States, Douglas has participated in a number of high profile infrastructure projects. He has also worked on various commercial contracts in Europe, Asia and South America.
Douglas is a leader in a variety of construction industry groups that keep him at the forefront of new developments in contracting and claim resolution.
Representative Matters
- Represent foundation contractor in San Francisco’s Millennium Tower litigation
- Represent international contractor on large California wastewater plant claim
- Represent private developer to defend delay and impact claims by general contractor
- Represent general contractor on partial termination of stadium steel fabricator
- Represent general contractor in large claims involving new computer chip manufacturing facility
- Represent Chicago developer in defending delay and impact claims by general contractor
- Represent California software developer in successful contract-based arbitration against a Nevada casino customer
- Represent foundation and tunnel contractors on tunnel-related claims in Washington and Florida
- Represent general contractor in complex claims involving incomplete design and delay on a multi-prime power generation plant project in Alaska
- Represent general contractor in complex multi-party claims involving design warranty and delay on corporate headquarters for international athletic product manufacturer
- Assist general contractors on handling differing site conditions federal dam projects in Washington and Wyoming
- Assist large real estate developer in setting up design-build contracts for 1000+ unit residential development
- Assist with review and negotiation of contracts for design and construction of private space launch facilities in Florida
- Represent Swiss company in defending against contract-based claims by U.S. investor
- Represent international contractor in appealing Contracting Officer decision denying multiple claims on military base in New Jersey
- Assist private developer in negotiating sale of large commercial property in Bellevue, WA