Gregory Eichorn

Practice Areas

Construction & Infrastructure

Construction Litigation & ADR

Corporate Compliance & Integrity Counsel

Labor Law

Public-Private Partnerships

Government Contracts

Power, Energy & Industrial

Career

Gregory A. Eichorn serves as a Partner at the firm’s Chicago office. His primary area of practice is construction law. This includes representing general contractors, construction managers, owners/ developers, subcontractors and other construction professionals. Greg has extensive experience in negotiating complex construction contracts for sports stadia, office buildings, hospitals, residential high-rises, airports, roads, rail, infrastructure, specialty construction, renovations, and all levels of public and private schools and universities.

Greg currently represents some of the nation’s largest contractors, and his practice involves the resolution of complex constructiondisputes through negotiations, mediation, and, when necessary, arbitration and litigation for issues including breach of contract, liens, delays, wrongful termination, impacts, defective work and design, governmental audits, inefficiencies, bonds and insurance claims.

Greg’s background in construction and the law has afforded him with a unique ability to troubleshoot difficult issues before they become formal disputes through counseling, best practices, innovation, strategic solutions, and risk assessment and management.

Greg has a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. His law degree at John Marshall Law School was earned while he worked full time for the nation’s largest general building contractor and construction manager in a variety of roles, ranging from cost and scheduling engineer, project accountant, senior engineer, project superintendent, and then serving as Corporate Counsel. Greg is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois. He serves as an adjunct professor of construction contracts and disputes at Northwestern University. He also serves as the Chairman, an American Society of Civil Engineer’s delegate, and a drafting committee member for the Engineering Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC).

Professional Memberships

Northwestern University, adjunct professor

Northwestern University MPM Program, advisory board member

Engineering Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC), ASCE Delegate

Engineering Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC), Drafting Committee Member

Publications

•“Balancing Risk and Reward: The Complexities of Stadium Construction Projects,” Engineering News-Record, April 2024 (Presenter)

•“Navigating the Waves of Change: How PFAS Regulations May Ripple Through the Construction Industry,” Peckar & Abramson Webinar, February 2024 (Presenter)

•“Safety Forum: Recreational Marijuana & the Safe Construction Site,” Peckar & Abramson, P.C., and Chicagoland AGC Safety & Health Committee Forum, September 2023 (Presenter)