John I. Spangler, III

Industrial/EPC

• Representation of an owner in federal court litigation with an EPC Contractor over the cost of installing wet scrubbers in three power plants in Maryland. 
• Representation of an owner in state court litigations with an EPC Contractor over retrofit work performed at a ceramic proppant manufacturing plant in Georgia
• Representation of an owner in ICC arbitrations with an EPC Contractor with over $35 million in claims arising out of an LPG plant constructed in Trinidad.
• Representation of an owner in connection with the construction of an iron ore reduction facility in Lafayette, Louisiana.
• Representation of a lender in connection with the development of a pectin processing plant in Ireland.

Sports

• Representation of a steel erector on claims arising out of the construction of the Marlins Stadium in Miami, Florida.
• Representation of a construction manager in connection with the construction of the Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Stadium, Turner Field and Philips Arena projects in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Representation of a construction manager in connection with the construction of additions to football and basketball stadiums at the University of Georgia, the University of Arkansas, Louisiana State University, the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, the University of Mississippi and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Health Care

• Representation of a contractor on the contract and claims arising out of the construction of additions to Emory University Hospital, Piedmont Hospital and the Children's Medical Center on the campus of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.

John Spangler is a former co-leader of Alston & Bird's Construction & Government Contracts Group and has more than 25 years of experience handling construction disputes and negotiating and drafting design and construction contracts.

John focuses his practice on representing owners, contractors and design professionals in construction disputes, including jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. John has defended and prosecuted all types of construction-related claims, including delay, interference and acceleration claims, extended overhead claims, and claims of defective construction and defective design. John also handles bid and procurement protests and government contracting disputes.

On the transactional side, John has extensive experience with teaming agreements, joint venture agreements, design-build, general contractor and construction management contracts, architectural and engineering agreements, program managements and project management agreements.

He is featured as one of the leading Georgia lawyers for construction in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America^© since 2004. He was named the Best Lawyers^® 2016 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta. John also has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal and Super Lawyers magazine since 2006.

John received his J.D. in 1980 from Washington University in St. Louis and received his A.B. in economics in 1977 from the University of Illinois. He received an Amicus Curiae Award from the Georgia Supreme Court in 1986.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis (J.D., 1980)
• University of Illinois (A.B., 1977)

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