Nathan D. Sinning

• Counsel to a Japanese material supplier in connection with the highly publicized Millennium Tower litigation matter related to the sinking/tilting of a high-rise residential tower in downtown San Francisco.
• Counsel to the foreign owner in connection with multiple design and construction claims related to the construction of the largest biogas facility in North America.
• Represented an Asian utility in a $400 million ICC arbitration arising out of the construction of a nuclear power-generating facility.
• Represented a prime contractor in delay and scope change claims in the construction of a portion of the westside extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail.
• Represented a prime contractor in claims for design scope changes, delay, and defective work in the replacement of an iconic bridge in downtown Los Angeles.
• Represented owner in the defense and prosecution of various claims against a contractor for scope changes, defective work, and delay damages related to construction of a pea isolate processing plant located in South Sioux City, NE.
• Represented the project owner against claims exceeding $65 million arising out of the construction of a new generation bio-solids facility in Southern California.
• Represented a public agency in connection with a $4.4 billion nuclear power plant decommissioning project.
• Counsel to various public agencies in connection with their procurement programs, including drafting their various procurement-related documents and counseling them through the entire procurement and solicitation process.
• Represented a supplier and installer in a multimillion-dollar breach of contract and breach of warranty claim related to a large power plant modernization project.

Nathan Sinning is a member of Alston & Bird’s Construction & Government Contracts Group. He represents developers, contractors, public entities, manufacturers, and subcontractors in all aspects of construction projects and disputes. Nathan is experienced in contract drafting, negotiations, and in litigation claims for delay, acceleration, interference, defective construction, professional negligence, and scope changes in connection with public and private projects involving infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and residential works of improvement. He also represents entities in complex commercial litigation matters, including claims for business torts, breach of contract, unfair competition, intellectual property disputes, fraud, and insurance coverage disputes. Nathan is also experienced in representing public entities and contractors in connection with bid protests.

Nathan is a board member of the Construction Managers Association of America – Southern California chapter and the former Legal and Legislative Committee chair, a member of the Associated General Contractors of California’s Legal Advisory Committee, and a member of the American Bar Association’s Construction Industry Forum. He routinely lectures and writes articles on construction law. Nathan is ranked by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Construction and by The Best Lawyers in America^® for Construction Law.

Bar Admissions

• California
• Texas

Education

• Loyola Law School (J.D., 2004)
• California State Polytechnic University (B.S., 2001)