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G. Christian Roux

Partner


Chris Roux, co-chair of the firm’s Construction and Government Contracts Group, represents construction owners, contractors and other construction professionals in connection with public and private projects typically involving infrastructure, transportation, commercial, industrial and residential works of improvement. He regularly provides construction counseling to clients on the myriad issues that arise in the construction business, including project planning and procurement, drafting and negotiating contracts, claims avoidance and the resolution of legal issues that commonly arise on construction projects.

He has substantial experience both prosecuting and defending multimillion-dollar public and private extra work, delay and disruption claims in all forums, including state and federal courts, administrative hearings and arbitrations. Chris also has considerable experience litigating construction defect claims where he has represented owners, general contractors, specialty subcontractors and suppliers.

Representative Experience

Transactional

  • $250 million EPC California power plant project.
  • $140 million mixed use condominium/condo/for-rent residential development, Ontario, CA.
  • $50 million affordable housing condominium development, Los Angeles, CA.
  • $26 million P3 desalination plant, San Juan Capistrano, CA.
  • $25 million manufacturing facility, Connecticut.
  • $20 million cement plant expansion, Lucerne Valley, CA.
  • Drafted all construction-related contracts for top ten ENR-rated construction owner ($600 million/year).

Litigation

  • Lead counsel of an eight-week arbitration resulting in a $68 million award in favor of the contractor client relating to the construction of a segment of the Seattle light rail system.
  • Co-lead trial counsel in a three-and-a-half-month jury trial arising from the construction of a $350 million crude oil processing plant.
  • Lead counsel representing the city against $16 million in claims arising out of the construction of an airport terminal.
  • Lead counsel in the arbitration of $6 million in claims arising out of the construction of Petco Park baseball stadium, San Diego, CA. Client was awarded 95 percent of the claim, plus costs and attorneys’ fees.
  • Lead counsel in an arbitration representing a general contractor in a 22-day arbitration hearing relating to the construction of a commercial mall.
  • Lead counsel in the successful representation of a program manager in the defense of $23 million in claims asserted by the school district relating to a $600 million school construction bond program.
  • Lead counsel representing a public entity in the defense of claims arising out of the construction of a $33 million wastewater treatment plant expansion project.


Publications
WInter 2010
Fall 2008
"California Government Code Claims — Some Sanity at Last," CMAA Newsletter, Fall 2008.

G. Christian Roux

The Atlantic Building
950 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-1404
Phone: 202-239-3113 / 213-576-1103
Fax: 202-654-4903

Education

  • University of Virginia
    (J.D., 1981)
  • University of California, Berkeley
    (B.A., 1977)

Admitted to Practice

  • California