Albert Bates Jr

Clients turn to Albert to resolve U.S. and international construction disputes. Albert is known for his ability to quickly identify and address complex legal and business issues for clients, including on multibillion-dollar mega projects.

Albert helps clients resolve U.S. and international construction disputes, particularly in the areas of power generation, infrastructure, and heavy industrial process facilities. He also advises clients on project planning, project execution, and change management on large engineering, procurement, and construction projects. Albert has counseled clients on more than 15 mega-projects, including projects in the U.S. and internationally, as well as projects in excess of $10 billion. He has acted as counsel on coal, gas-fired, solar, nuclear, biomass, and hydroelectric power generation projects; tunneling projects; chemical plants; pharmaceutical plants; steel mills; coke and coal byproduct plants; mass transit, bridge and highway projects; airports; mixed-use facilities; and sports and entertainment venues.

In addition to serving as counsel in arbitration matters, Albert has served as an arbitrator or mediator on more than 150 U.S. and international construction and commercial disputes, including multiple matters with amounts exceeding $100 million.

Fellow and Board of Governors, International Academy of Construction Lawyers

Fellow and Board of Governors, American College of Construction Lawyers

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators

Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute

Member, Board of Directors, chairman, Practice Committee of the Board, American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution, 2008 - 2019

Inaugural Member, AAA Mega-Project Construction Panel of Arbitrators

J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 1987, associate editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law; M.B.A., Finance, Vanderbilt University, Owen Graduate School of Management, 1987; B.A., Economics and Political Science, cum laude, Washington & Jefferson College, 1983