Jeffrey M. Gallant

Jeffrey’s clients include general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, surveyors, surety and insurance companies, municipalities, developers, and property owners. By leveraging his civil engineering background and significant construction law experience he is uniquely qualified to assist clients to manage risk and resolve disputes involved in vertical, horizontal, marine, modular, solar/renewable energy, industrial and heavy civil construction on federal, P3, EPC, PACE, state, local, commercial and residential projects throughout the United States and abroad. He provides a complete toolbox of transactional and litigation services, ranging from negotiating contracts, managing project issues, analyzing critical path schedules, responding to Government Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) performance evaluations, utilizing alternative dispute resolution and litigating disputes. Jeffrey also serves on the American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Arbitration Panel.

Jeffrey handles a wide variety of construction disputes, including but not limited to: differing site conditions, defective specifications, pass-through claims, government interference, directed, constructive, and cardinal changes, delay/disruption/suspension claims, design-build scope of work disputes, Buy America requirements, bond claims (defending and prosecuting), prompt-pay, False Claims Act, labor disputes, force majeure events, security issues, bid protests and bid mistakes.

Jeffrey also prepares requests for equitable adjustments, federal claims and prosecuting appeals of the contracting officer’s final decision on claims pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 to the United States Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), and the United States Court of Federal Claims.