David J. Hatem, PC

Mr. Hatem is one of the speakers for Workshop W2, "Getting Up to Speed on Alternative Project Delivery Systems," on Wednesday morning. He is a founding partner of the multi-practice law firm, Donovan Hatem LLP. He leads the firm's Professional Practices Group, which represents engineers, architects, and construction management professionals. Mr. Hatem has been practicing over 30 years and is nationally recognized for his expertise in law related to the design and construction industry. He is regularly called upon by this country's leading architect-engineering firms to provide procurement advice to public owners contemplating major projects and to propose risk management strategies and solutions, especially on major subsurface projects.

In addition, Mr. Hatem has been retained by professional liability insurers under owner-controlled insurance programs to represent engineering consultants and construction program management professionals on major underground projects throughout the United States, including: New York City's East Side access project and Second Avenue subway project; L.A. Metro's Red Line and East Side extension projects; Seattle's Sound Transit project; Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District's Deep Tunnel project; Dallas's DART Light Rail Transit project; and Houston's Rapid Transit project.

Mr. Hatem frequently lectures on issues of professional liability for design and construction management professionals, risk management, and design-build procurement issues, and he has authored numerous related articles. He is a chapter contributor and editor of a new book, Megaprojects: Challenges and Recommended Practices, scheduled for publication in 2009 by American Council of Engineering Companies. This publication will provide an objective, informed, and realistic study of the important issues which can be anticipated in the planning and successful delivery of megaprojects. Previous books he has edited include Design-Build Subsurface Projects, Zeni House, 2002; and Subsurface Conditions: Risk Management for Design and Construction Management Professionals, Wiley, January 1998.

In 2008, Mr. Hatem received the 2008 American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts Distinguished Service Award. ACEC/Massachusetts presents this award only in years in which a candidate distinguishes himself or herself through the extraordinary support of the engineering profession. He was also selected by his peers for the fifth year running for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2008 in the fields of Construction Law and Professional Malpractice. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost 2 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, inclusion in Best Lawyers (The Best Lawyers in America ® 2008, copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) is considered a singular honor.

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