Senior Statespeople
Provided by John Dingess
Mr. Dingess’ practice is concentrated in the areas of construction and engineering, general commercial and international law. For more than 40 years, he has been involved with dispute resolution and contract negotiation and drafting. Prior to forming DFL Legal, Mr. Dingess founded and served as the global practice leader of the construction and engineering practice group of a major international law firm with approximately 1,800 lawyers and 36 offices around the world. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous federal and state court trials throughout the United States as well as domestic (AAA) and international (ICC, UNCITRAL, ICDR and AAA) arbitrations. He has extensive experience negotiating and drafting complex engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and with domestic and international project financed transactions. Mr. Dingess has acted as lead counsel on infrastructure and oil & gas mega-projects each having a value of several billion dollars. He has been involved with several multi-million-dollar industrial turnkey projects, including oil & gas, iron & steel, chemical, pulp & paper and power generation facilities. With respect to electric generation, he has been involved with numerous projects aggregating approximately 10,000 megawatts.
Senior Counsel with DFL Legal March 2022 to present
Founding and Managing Partner with DFL Legal March 2010 to February 2022
Partner with K&L Gates 1985 to February 2010
Associate with K&L Gates 1978 to 1985
Provided by Chambers
John Dingess handles both contentious and non-contentious construction matters relating to large-scale developments, including energy and infrastructure projects.
Provided by Chambers
Mr. Dingess has a wealth of experience in construction law.
Mr. Dingess has a wealth of experience in construction law.