Disruptions in funding and other policy changes under the Trump Administration are creating uncertainty for investors and stakeholders involved in infrastructure projects. For information about how to navigate these changes, read our Client Alert  Navigating the Trump Administration’s Pause on IIJA and IRA Funding: Key Implications for Infrastructure Stakeholders.

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Photo of Robert Hager Robert Hager

Robert A. Hager represents clients in a wide range of infrastructure matters, including the development and construction of airports, road, rail, energy and telecommunication facilities. He has been involved in projects throughout the world and has worked in Qatar for over 14 years.

Robert A. Hager represents clients in a wide range of infrastructure matters, including the development and construction of airports, road, rail, energy and telecommunication facilities. He has been involved in projects throughout the world and has worked in Qatar for over 14 years. Since 2006, he has served as lead outside counsel for the Hamad International Airport construction project, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Middle East and one of the largest airport projects in the world.

Robert has served as counsel to governments, airports, airlines, public private partnerships, private companies, developers, lenders, borrowers, suppliers, and engineering and construction firms in multibillion dollar projects and transactions supported by sovereign funding or international lending institutions, including the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States. He has prepared and negotiated privatizations, PPPs, joint venture agreements, financing documents, sponsor guarantees, engineering and procurement contracts, construction and consulting agreements, technical services agreements, supply agreements, operations and maintenance agreements, and host country enabling decrees.

He also advises clients in contentious matters, including multibillion dollar construction and investment disputes.

In addition to his international experience, Robert has worked on a wide range of U.S. transactions including the private placement of equity and debt securities, mergers, acquisitions, the formation of new companies, and complex transactions involving the sales of goods and services, technology transfer, and the protection of intellectual property.

He is the founding chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar.

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Photo of Joshua M. Lindsay Joshua M. Lindsay

Joshua M. Lindsay is a partner in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group. He represents international and domestic clients through the resolution of complex cross-border disputes and U.S. government investigations. Josh has experience practicing in state and federal courts, as well as in…

Joshua M. Lindsay is a partner in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group. He represents international and domestic clients through the resolution of complex cross-border disputes and U.S. government investigations. Josh has experience practicing in state and federal courts, as well as in proceedings before domestic and international arbitration tribunals.

He has particular experience in advising clients concerning construction and engineering commercial agreements and in litigating construction disputes. Josh has served as both project counsel and high-stakes disputes counsel for some of the world’s most complex and ambitious projects across industries, including transportation and other public and private infrastructure. He has detailed working knowledge of AIA, FIDIC, and other forms of construction contracts, as well as EPC and EPCM contract structures—experience that is complemented by his professional background as a nuclear engineer and years of experience working alongside leading international technical, delay, and quantum experts.

Josh’s international arbitration experience includes representation of a sovereign entity in multiple complex construction disputes proceeding before International Chamber of Commerce tribunals, as well as representation of an international construction company in disputes proceeding in U.S. state and federal courts. He also is an experienced litigator at both the trial and appellate levels, acting as counsel in suits concerning commercial claims, government contract disputes, and matters involving the U.S. government or federal regulations, such as the Administrative Procedure Act, Dodd-Frank Act, or False Claims Act. Josh also has experience defending international clients against criminal and civil investigations pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including allegations brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.S. sanctions laws.

He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law, has been named a Rising Star by the National Law Journal, and has been recognized on the Washington Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 list.

Josh completed a federal clerkship with the Honorable Irene M. Keeley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. In this role, he worked on a variety of civil and criminal matters involving complex procedural issues and questions of constitutional, commercial, employment, and intellectual property law.

While in law school, Josh served as managing editor of the Boston College Law Review. Prior to beginning his legal career, he served as a surface warfare officer and nuclear power engineer in the U.S. Navy and received both the Navy Commendation Medal and the Army Commendation Medal.

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Photo of Michelle Coleman Michelle Coleman

Michelle D. Coleman is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s renowned Government Contracts Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Michelle advises clients from diverse industries in connection with contract disputes and other government contract matters, including Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims and…

Michelle D. Coleman is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s renowned Government Contracts Group in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Michelle advises clients from diverse industries in connection with contract disputes and other government contract matters, including Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claims and requests for equitable adjustments, terminations, prime-sub disputes, other transaction authority, and AI.

Michelle also has an active pro bono practice, representing clients as an attorney volunteer with the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. Michelle has helped multiple clients receive long term housing through the Rapid Rehousing Program and other permanent voucher programs. In addition to being a volunteer, Michelle serves as an ambassador and as co-chaired the firm’s fundraising campaign for the Clinic for the last two years.

Prior to working at Crowell & Moring, Michelle served as an attorney in the Air Force’s Acquisition Law and Litigation Directorate, where she provided acquisition and litigation risk advice on procurements valued over $14 billion on major Air Force procurements. She also served as a trial attorney in the Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Commercial Law and Litigation Directorate. As a trial attorney, Michelle litigated complex contract disputes before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) and bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

As an Air Force litigator, Michelle litigated a broad range of issues before the ASBCA, including organizational conflicts of interest; small business issues; price realism analysis; past performance; NAICS code issues; technical acceptability; nonmanufacturing rule, brand name, or equal issues; construction claims; commercial items; terminations; assignment of claims; reprocurement; limitation of funds; release; differing site conditions; setoffs/withholding; and evidentiary issues. Among the construction cases, Michelle litigated a $28 million Air Force design-build construction claim involving complex differing site conditions and delay issues, and she also litigated and won a claim for alleged defective specifications, undisclosed information, constructive interpretation, and technical impossibility for a contract for the design and construction of an Air Force dynamic break test stand.

Before her Air Force career, Michelle was employed by a defense contractor, where she gained valuable government contract experience in her roles as a business analyst and a subcontracts administrator. Michelle’s government and contractor experience gives her the unique ability to take both parties’ perspectives into consideration when providing advice on government contract issues.

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Photo of Lorraine M. Campos Lorraine M. Campos

Lorraine M. Campos is a partner and member of the Steering Committee of Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group and focuses her practice on assisting clients with a variety of issues related to government contracts, government ethics, campaign finance, and lobbying laws. Lorraine…

Lorraine M. Campos is a partner and member of the Steering Committee of Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Group and focuses her practice on assisting clients with a variety of issues related to government contracts, government ethics, campaign finance, and lobbying laws. Lorraine regularly counsels clients on all aspects of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) programs. She also routinely advises clients on the terms and conditions of these agreements, including the Price Reduction Clause, small business subcontracting requirements, and country of origin restrictions mandated under U.S. trade agreements, such as the Trade Agreements Act and the Buy American Act. Additionally, Lorraine advises life sciences companies, in particular, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, on federal procurement and federal pricing statutes, including the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.

Lorraine has been ranked by Chambers USA since 2013, and she was recognized by Profiles in Diversity Journal as one of their “Women Worth Watching” for 2015. Additionally, Lorraine is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Public Contract Law and serves as co-chair of the Health Care Contracting Committee.

Lorraine joined the firm from Reed Smith, where she chaired their Government Contracts & Grants Team since 2010. Prior to that, she worked as a consultant for Grant Thornton, where she advised the Intelligence Community, analyzed the Department of Defense utility privatization program, and performed numerous Circular A-76 studies for the Office of Management and Budget.

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Photo of Lily Geyer Lily Geyer

Lily C. Geyer is a highly accomplished counsel at Crowell & Moring, based in Washington, D.C. She is an integral part of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group, where she provides advice and counsel on construction contracts and litigates disputes related to major…

Lily C. Geyer is a highly accomplished counsel at Crowell & Moring, based in Washington, D.C. She is an integral part of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group, where she provides advice and counsel on construction contracts and litigates disputes related to major infrastructure projects. Lily’s experience includes advising clients on complex international transportation and energy projects, working closely with leading international technical, delay, and quantum experts. Lily’s colleagues admire her exceptional ability to quickly digest new factual scenarios. They frequently commend her talent for distilling intricate legal and factual issues into clear, concise written work product.

Lily also has experience defending domestic and international clients against criminal and civil investigations pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Internal Revenue Service. Her multifaceted experience makes her a valuable asset in navigating the complexities of international arbitration and litigation.

In addition to these matters, Lily is deeply committed to pro bono efforts, offering legal counsel to indigent clients facing substandard housing conditions, assisting guardians seeking custody of children in their care, and helping disabled veterans obtain benefits. Her dedication to pro bono work underscores her commitment to making a positive impact both within and outside the legal community.

Before embarking on her legal career, Lily served with distinction in the U.S. Army. She held roles as an enlisted intelligence analyst and air defense artillery officer, and she continues to serve as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve. Her more than 20 years of military experience provides her with a unique perspective and discipline that she brings to her legal practice. Prior to obtaining her law degree, she also worked as a defense contractor for a prominent think tank in Arlington, Virginia, advising clients on military personnel and equipment readiness.

Lily’s combination of legal knowledge, leadership experience, and commitment to pro bono work makes her an invaluable member of Crowell. Her career is marked by significant achievements and a steadfast dedication to her clients and community.

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