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William Underwood is a partner on the Construction Team and head of the firm’s Atlanta office. He focuses on construction litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and contract drafting, review, and negotiation. William represents a broad array of domestic and international clients, including owners, general contractors, and design-build contractors, with issues related to large industrial and infrastructure construction projects located in the United States and abroad. He has represented clients in a number of US and international dispute forums, including state and federal courts, federal boards of contract appeals, AAA arbitration, ICC arbitration, and LCIA arbitration. William provides legal advice to clients throughout the entire life cycle of a project, from inception to completion. William’s experience ranges from representing owners and contractors involved in high stakes disputes regarding billion-dollar projects to advising clients on issues related to contract drafting, contract negotiation, risk mitigation, and overall project management. While in law school, William served as a student attorney in the Washington and Lee Community Legal Practice Center and represented the school in the ABA Regional Client Counseling Competition. He also served as an articles editor for the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice and authored a published student note on Fourth Amendment search and seizure law.
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Washington and Lee University
J.D. · 2012
Washington and Lee University
B.A. · 2009
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Georgia, GA
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Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — in America
2026
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Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law - 2025
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction - 2025
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Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law - 2024
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction - 2024
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Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law - 2023
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction - 2023
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Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law - 2022
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction - 2022
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Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law - 2021
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction - 2021
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Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction
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William E. Underwood focuses on Construction.
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William E. Underwood primarily serves clients in Atlanta, Georgia, with an office at 3455 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400.
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