P3 Projects: Creating the Concessionaire Team (from Annual Construction and Public Contracts Law 2017) (Online Seminar)

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of one session from the November 2017 live seminar, 38th Annual Construction and Public Contracts Law Seminar.

Cosponsored with the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar

The speakers examine the architecture of a successful concessionaire team, discuss the effective use of teaming agreements and joint venture agreements to define and coordinate the roles of the team’s stakeholders, and address best practices in partnering once such agreements are in place (including lawyers subject to the duty, whom they must report, the reporting duty’s standards and timing, and the role of lawyers' confidentiality duty).

FACULTY

Jennifer A. Mahar, Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC / Tysons

Jennifer A. Mahar is currently the managing member of Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC. Jennifer has extensive experience representing general contractors, owners, and sureties in all phases of project development and construction, including contract formation, project management, and dispute resolution. Her experience includes the prosecution and defense of claims in litigation, as well as the successful resolution of claims through various forms of ADR.

Before joining Smith Pachter McWhorter, Jennifer served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the Catholic University of America Columbus School Law. She is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Lakshmi N. Williams, Transurban (USA) Inc. / Alexandria

Lakshmi Williams joined Transurban in 2012 and is General Counsel, North America. Ms. Williams brings extensive experience to the role gained in a legal career which spans over 20 years. Prior to joining Transurban, Ms. Williams worked as Deputy General Counsel at GridPoint, an energy tech company, as well as Deputy Counsel at MicroStrategy, a public software company. Prior to practicing in-house, Ms. Williams started her career as an associate at a few large Washington, D.C. law firms, including Hogan Lovells (formerly Hogan & Hartson).

Ms. Williams received a Juris Doctorate from University of Chicago in 1992 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in 1989.

Ms. Williams lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband and two children.