Vienna, Virginia Construction Lawyer :: Simon J. Santiago :: Government Contracts - Attorney Wickwire Gavin

• Provided contract advice to an energy group for the engineering, procurement, and construction of several power generation facilities.
• Advised a hospital in contract drafting and negotiations related to design, program management, and construction services for the renovation and expansion of its facilities.
• Represented an owner in litigation and arbitration related to a construction dispute involving a combined cycle power production facility.
• Represented an engineering, procurement, and construction contractor in litigation against its subcontractor related to an ethylene and propylene plant.
• Represented a design-build contractor in arbitration against the owner related to a highway fiber-optic network system.
• Represented government contractor in defending against allegations of False Claims Act violations related to a Department of Defense contract.
• Advised government contractor in developing and implementing ethics policies and procedures.

Publications

"Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002: What Can It Do For You?" American Water Works Association Newsletter Virginia Section, July 2005.

"Construction Contracts Between Owners and Contractors/ Construction Managers," Chapter 6, Construction Business Handbook, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2004.

"Design-Build for the Water and Wastewater Industry," Construction Briefings, West Publishing, Part I, November 2003; Part II, December 2003, co-author.

"Acceleration Claims," Chapter 4, Proving and Pricing Construction Claims, Third Edition, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2001, co-author.

"Drawing the Line Between Design & Performance Specifications," Legal Foundations, Winter 2001, Wickwire Gavin, P.C., author.

"Disclaiming the Accuracy of Subsurface Information," Building Washington, Associated Builders and Contractors of Metropolitan Washington, November 2000, author.

• Public Contract Law Section
• Forum on the Construction Industry

• Government Contracts and Litigation Section

• Construction and Public Contract Law Section

Asian Pacific American Bar Association

American Water Works Association

Bar Admissions

Virginia
District of Columbia

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Virginia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States Court of Federal Claims

J.D., magna cum laude, Washington College of Law, American University
Note and Comment Editor, The American University Law Review

B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois