John I. Spangler III

American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL), Fellow Listed in Chambers USA, Construction; Construction: Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2023-2024 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law, 2004-2023 “Lawyer of the Year,” Atlanta, Construction Law, 2016 Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Construction Listed in Georgia Super Lawyers Georgia Supreme Court, Amicus Curiae Award, 1986 Represented contractor joint venture in the negotiation of contract to construct Apple’s world headquarters building, known as Apple 2, located in Cupertino, California. Norman Foster designed the ring-shaped, 2.8 million-square-foot building costing $3 billion to construct. The structure is situated on 175 acres of land and has four stories above ground and three stories underground. Represented San Francisco-based developer in multimillion-dollar water intrusion and defective construction arbitration against its general contractor on multi-use project located in Conte Madera, California. Project suffered from widespread water intrusion and constriction deficiencies requiring extensive remediation. Case settled after 24 months of discovery for $48 million. Also represented the owner in multiple subcontractor suits filed in Marin County, California Superior Court. Represented New York-based developer in multimillion-dollar water intrusion and defective construction arbitration against its general contractor arising out of mixed-use development in Atlanta containing 10 retail and residential buildings. Remediation costs exceeded $16 million and more than $12 million was recovered in settlement. Represented contractor in month-long arbitration in Atlanta against student-housing developer involving client-asserted claims for delay, acceleration, unpaid change orders, and contract balance, and defended against the developer’s claims for defective work. The arbitration panel awarded the client $8 million, and the developer received nothing on its claims. Represented contractor in negotiation of contract for the construction of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory at Fort Gillem, Georgia. The laboratory performs forensic testing of evidence for criminal cases involving all Department of Defense Military personnel worldwide and contains an indoor firing range for forensic evaluation of firearms. Represented construction manager in civil action against the City of Charleston, South Carolina, and its designers for defects with the design documents and resulting schedule delays on the Gaillard Performing Arts Center project, a world-class performing arts center. Project transformed a 2,700-seat, general purpose civic hall to an 1,800-seat opera house with three tiers of horseshoe shaped balcony seating above the orchestra level. Represented big four accounting firm in civil action against its designer alleging design errors and added costs incurred in constructing the client’s national training center in central Florida.