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Richard F. Paciaroni

Partner
Pittsburgh
+1.412.355.6767
Fax +1.412.355.6501

Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1986, (cum laude; Senior Staff Member, Duquesne Law Review)
  • B.S., Drexel University, 1981, Civil Engineering

Admissions

  • Bar of Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
  • Representative Work
For the past twenty-five years Mr. Paciaroni has concentrated his law practice in the area of commercial litigation with emphasis on engineering and construction law and international commercial transactions. He has extensive experience with construction disputes worldwide. In the construction field, his practice includes representation of owners, engineers, general contractors and specialty subcontractors in matters involving the offshore oil & gas, petrochemical, steel, heavy & highway, pulp and paper, power generation, cogeneration and general building construction industries on matters ranging from $1 million to $2.5 billion. Mr. Paciaroni’s experience includes both private and public works projects, bonding and insurance claims, mechanic's liens and Miller Act claims, government contracting and the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts. 

Professional Background

  • K&L Gates, 1986-date, partner since 1994
  • Project Engineer with LTV Steel Corporation 1981-1984

Professional/Civic Activities

  • Selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Litigation-Construction.
  • Selected “Pennsylvania SuperLawyer” for Construction by Philadelphia Magazine (2004, 2008 and 2009)
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association (Construction Litigation Section, Civil Litigation Section, Federal Practice Section)
  • Allegheny County Bar Association (former Chair, Construction Law Section)
  • American Bar Association (Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Tort and Insurance Practice Section)
  • International Bar Association
  • Member of AAA National Panel of Arbitrators since 1991

Speaking Engagements

  • Panel Speaker, Lorman Seminar, “Sales of Goods:  Battle of the Forms Under UCC and CISG – A Practical Perspective.” August 10, 2011.
  • Guest Lecturer, Construction Law, Luiss Univ, Rome, Italy, Masters Program in Construction Management, 2010.
  • Panel Speaker, Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, “When Lessons Learned Aren’t.” December 17, 2010.
  • Panel Speaker, International Bar Association Annual Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, "Electronic Documentation in International Construction Arbitration, The Role of the Tribunal in Controlling Costs and Saving Time." October 14, 2008.
  • Panel Moderator and Speaker, International Arbitration Day "Managing Risks in High Growth - High Risk Markets." September 10, 2008. 
  • Panel Moderator and Speaker, International Arbitration Day "Managing Cross Cultural Factors." October 4-5, 2007.
  • Panel Moderator and Speaker, International Arbitration Day “Techniques for Controlling Time and Cost in Arbitration." April 19, 2007.
  • Lead counsel to international EPC consortium in connection with the construction of a 600 MW power plant and 30mm gal./day desalination plant located in Qatar.
  • Counsel to a French EPC contractor in connection with the construction of certain blast furnace equipment and an air separation plant for a steel mill located in Santa Cruz, Brazil.
  • Lead counsel to an Italian EPC contractor in connection with claims arising out of the construction of five (5) hydroelectric power plants in southwestern Brazil. 
  • Lead counsel for an international EPC contractor in connection with claims arising out of the construction of a 3,700 MTPD methanol plant located in Egypt.
  • Lead counsel for an international EPC consortium with respect to claims arising out of the construction of a $1.4 billion polyethylene/polypropylene/butene plant located in Saudi Arabia.
  • Counsel to the owner of the world's largest wind power project located near Mojave, California.
  • Lead counsel for EPC contractor in connection with the construction of the world's largest hydrogen production plant located in Richmond, California.
  • Lead counsel for an international EPC contractor with respect to claims arising out of the construction of two 370 MW coal-fired power plants currently under construction in Chile.
  • Lead counsel for US-based contractor in connection with claims arising out of the construction of a materials handling system for a new 1.5 million TPY coke oven battery that was built in Vitoria, Brazil. 
  • Lead construction claims counsel to an international consortium which acted as the EPC contractor for the design, construction and start-up of an USD$800 million world-class chemical complex located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
  • Counsel for multinational contractor with respect to over $1 billion in claims arising out of one of the world's largest offshore oil and gas projects with an initial contract price of over $2.5 billion. 
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