Larry Watkins

Larry Watkins is an Arkansas construction attorney in the Construction Law Practice Area whose primary legal practice focuses on construction contracts, litigation, arbitration, and mediation - providing counsel for local, national, and international projects. He is also an Professor of Construction Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (ADJ). Bringing over 20 years of industry experience to the table, and as a construction attorney in Arkansas, Mr. Watkins has worked both as an attorney for a large law firm and as corporate counsel for one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world. He has extensive legal experience with construction mediation, arbitration, litigation, consulting contracts, design agreements, construction contracts, supply agreements, project finance, construction claims, project counsel, construction business & tax matters, construction regulations, and Arkansas public-private partnership (P3s, PPPs). Prior to practicing law, Mr. Watkins was a superintendent, project engineer, project manager, and Sr. contracts manager for some of the largest construction, architecture, and engineering companies in the US. With 20+ years in the construction industry, his knowledge of and experience with all aspects of projects are an invaluable asset. Experience: - Construction contracts & design contracts for commercial, industrial, energy & infrastructure projects, ranging from $2M to $200M - design services, FEED/FEL, project finance agreements - Project partnership, JV & LLC agreements for private & public projects - Engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contracts and EPCM contracts - Public construction project RFQs, RFPs, and contract drafts for proposals, ranging from $60M to $750M - Custom construction contracts & form agreements (e.g. AIA, ConsensusDocs, DBIA) - Construction litigation, mediation, and arbitration for commercial, energy, industrial, and infrastructure.

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Arkansas

Arkansas Construction Attorney (Contracts, Disputes, Regulation, P3s)

Law: Construction Lawyer, Arkansas & Missouri

2012 - Current

I am an Arkansas construction attorney with local, national, and international project experience. My practice includes engineering and construction contracts, project finance, public-private partnerships (P3s, PPPs) in Arkansas, and construction litigation, arbitration, and mediation (breach of contract, liens, defects, etc.)

Construction: Sr. Contracts Manager, Project Manager, and Project Engineer

Turner Construction, Fluor Corporation, Skanska USA, Nordex USA

1999 - 2010

I reviewed & negotiated contracts, managed projects, created schedules, coordinated contractors & subcontractors, and managed budgets and project administration for large projects in North Carolina, Indiana, and Arkansas.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

B.A.

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

University of Arkansas - Little Rock

J.D. | Law

Honors: High Honors

University of Alabama - Birmingham

M.S. | Construction Engineering (Exp. 2018)

Plaque

Arkansas Associated General Contractors

2017

State Bar of Arkansas

Member

Current

Associated General Contractors Arkansas

Legislative Committee Member

2017 - Current

Activities: Propose and review laws, statutes, and regulations affecting the construction industry, including lien laws and Arkansas public-private partnerships (P3s/PPPs).

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)

Member, Presenter (Public-Private Partnerships in Arkansas)

2017 - Current

Construction Industry Forum, American Bar Association

Member

2013 - Current

Construction Contracts in Arkansas

Construction Law Resource

November 1, 2017

A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Construction Schedule Contract Clauses and Delay Disputes

Associated General Contractors Arkansas (AGC AR)

October 1, 2017

Arkansas Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)

Construction Law Resource

April 20, 2017

Process Plant Project Delivery Methods - Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Manager (EPCM), Presentation to Novus International, Saint Louis, MO

August 20, 2016

Novus International

This presentation focused on the best construction project delivery method for complex mega projects. The presentation generally compared design-bid-build, construction manager, and design-build, but the focus was on the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Manager (EPCM) project delivery methods.

Arkansas Construction Attorney - A Background, Associated General Contractors Arkansas Meeting, Little Rock, AR

June 21, 2017

Associated General Contractors Arkansas

I presented on being a construction lawyer in Arkansas and how my engineering and construction background inform my legal practice.

Professor of Construction Law (ADJ)

University of Arkansas School of Law, Little Rock

Legislative Committee

Associated General Contractors Arkansas

OSHA 30 Construction Safety

OSHA