Background
Mike Loulakis writes on design
liability legal trends for IRMI.com.
Mr. Loulakis is the founder of Capital Project Strategies, LLC, a
specialized consulting firm that provides strategic procurement, contracting,
and risk management advice to clients that develop and construct capital
projects. He has provided services on some of the country's most complex
public sector design-build projects and public-private partnership (P3)
programs, including the Dulles Rail Silver Line project and DC Water's
Clean River and biosolids programs. He also advises Dow Chemical, BP, and other
power and petrochemical owners on national and international contract and
procurement issues.
Mr. Loulakis is a nationally-recognized expert on project delivery systems
and is the author of several books on the subject.
Prior to forming Capital Project Strategies, Mr. Loulakis had a 28-year career
with the national construction law firm of Wickwire Gavin, P.C., where he
served as its president and chairman.
Mr. Loulakis is a Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, a
member of the National Academy of Construction, and a member of the Board of
Advisors for the Tufts School of Engineering. He holds a civil engineering
degree from Tufts University and a law degree from Boston University School of
Law.
Awards
Mr. Loulakis was a 1999 recipient of the IRMI Words
of Wisdom (WOW) Award, presented at the 19th IRMI Construction Risk
Conference.
In recognition for his contributions to the design-build industry, the
Design-Build Institute of America awarded Mr. Loulakis with its lifetime
achievement award, the Brunelleschi Medal.