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Hurry Up and Wait: Pacing and Concurrent Delay in Schedule Disputes

When critical path activities are delayed by the owner (or another party), contractors will sometimes “pace,” or slow down, other activities to match the owner-caused delay. What should contractors do to preserve their rights to obtain more than a simple time extension?
By William E. Underwood
April 10, 2020
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by William E. Underwood

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 United States 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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