Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Construction

David Blake is a partner in Seyfarth’s Construction practice in the Washington, DC office. Based on his more than 25 years of experience, David creates and implements strategies that drive successful client outcomes during all phases of a construction project, including contract drafting, project administration and dispute resolution. Clients look to David to draft and negotiate effective construction, construction management, design-build, EPC, design, and equipment purchase agreements. During the course of a project, David assists his clients in resolving construction and design issues in a practical and creative manner. When controversies persist, David prosecutes and defends requests for equitable adjustment and claims for issues such as delay, labor inefficiency, and extra work. David has successfully settled numerous disputes through mediation. He is also an experienced litigator, representing his clients before state and federal courts, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and the American Arbitration Association.

David has represented his clients on a wide array of private and public construction projects - including foreign embassies, professional sports stadiums, commercial office and mixed-use buildings, high rise residential, courthouses, hospitals, schools, airports, marine ports, highways, refineries, hydro, solar and biomass power generation, industrial facilities, and waste water treatment plants.

David holds an undergraduate degree in architecture, and he has been an LEED-accredited professional since 2006. As such, he offers his clients a rare background that is particularly valuable given the technically oriented nature of construction law.

District of Columbia Building Industry Association (co-chair of Construction & Development Committee)

Construction Owners Association of America

Design Build Institute of America

JD, The Catholic University of America Cum laude

BA, The Catholic University of America Architecture Cum laude