Our Attorneys

Adam L. Gill

Adam Gill is a partner in the Firm’s Chambers-ranked Construction Law Group, specializing in litigating and arbitrating complex construction claims. Adam was a practicing architect for eight years before beginning his legal career, which allows him to provide his clients with expert-level technical review as part of his legal representation. Adam maintains his architect’s license in both Illinois and Missouri.

Over his career, Adam has represented owners, developers, general contractors, construction managers, architects, engineers, design builders, subcontractors, and material suppliers. He has litigated and arbitrated claims involving delay, disruption, acceleration, and loss of productivity; design and construction defects; breach of contract; claims for extras, excessive change orders, and out-of-scope work; mechanics liens; and fraud. Adam’s experience includes projects across all industries, including building, infrastructure, healthcare, oil and gas, and public works. In addition to dispute resolution, Adam assists clients in drafting and negotiating construction agreements and evaluating the risk profiles of projects.

Representative Litigation and Arbitration Engagements

• Represented developer of multifamily real estate complexes in federal lawsuit against multiple general contractors for fraud and construction defects
• Represented construction manager in payment dispute on project involving the construction of seven pump stations for an oil pipeline traveling through multiple states
• Represented construction manager regarding the administration of two multibillion-dollar contracts involving an oil distribution system and pump stations
• Represented general contractor in multimillion-dollar lawsuit alleging fraud against a public entity, claiming the public entity hid the fact that there were asbestos-wrapped pipes subsurface, which were uncovered during construction, resulting in significant delays and additional costs
• Represented large, nationally known general contractor / design-builder in litigation by public entity for alleged design defects exceeding $100 million arising out of the renovation and expansion of an international airport
• Represented general contractor in arbitration by owner of public project asserting construction defects relating to complex building systems, receiving favorable award following 3-week arbitration hearing
• Represented a medical facility on claims concerning design and construction defects in its new $500 million hospital
• Defended prime contractor against subcontractor’s claims for additional compensation arising from delays caused by others on a new, 800,000-square-foot hospital building
• Represented large hotel operator in New York City against claims brought by building owner relating to mechanical HVAC issues, prevailing in first arbitration proceeding and negotiating favorable settlement in second proceeding
• Defended general contractor from $20 million in liquidated damages claims brought by developer, arising from construction delays on a 60-story mixed use building
• Represented general contractor against owner in dispute arising from additional work required due to unanticipated site conditions at owner’s intermodal freight facility
• Represented subcontractor in litigation relating to mechanics lien recorded by supplier and prime contractor’s failure to make payments on municipal sewer restoration project
• Defended construction lender with mortgage interest in real property from mechanics lien claims brought by architect, general contractor, subcontractors, and material suppliers
• Represented and successfully defended curtainwall supplier from federal lawsuit claiming it provided a defective product, obtaining dismissal on summary judgment
• Defended general contractor and property owner against mechanics lien and payment bond actions brought by labor unions as a result of a subcontractor’s failure to contribute to fringe benefits funds
• Defended general contractor against claims by subcontractor and installer for additional compensation on 28-story condominium project
• Represented general contractor in bankruptcy proceeding to prevent a subcontractor from discharging its debt to a material supplier