Albert Bates Jr

Career

Albert Bates leads the firm’s International Construction Projects team. His practice focuses on the resolution of U.S. and international construction disputes, particularly in the areas of power generation, infrastructure and heavy industrial process facilities. He has advised clients on more than 15 Mega-Projects, including projects in the United States and internationally, and including projects in excess of USD 10 billion. In addition to serving as counsel, Albert has served as an arbitrator in more than 150 U.S. and international construction disputes, including multiple matters with amounts exceeding USD 100 million.

Professional Memberships

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

Former Member, Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution, 2008 - 2019

Inaugural Member, AAA Mega-Project Construction Panel of Arbitrators

Personal

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