Education
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University of Bridgeport School of Law, J.D., 1984
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Muhlenberg College, B.A., 1981
Bar Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Pennsylvania
Clerkships
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Hon. Christine Miller,
U.S. Court of Federal Claims,
1985
- 1986
Court Admissions
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United States Supreme Court
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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Awards and Honors
- Baltimore Business Journal, “Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate”
- Howard Road Academy Charter School – Distinguished Services Award
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims – Award for Mediation Services
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Robert Brams has over 20 years of experience in negotiating the various complex contractual arrangements associated with the development of major engineering and construction projects and in litigating the disputes arising on public and private sector projects. Mr. Brams regularly assists owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors on a broad range of domestic and international matters involving facility and infrastructure development, public private partnerships, project delivery, procurement, project management, and the preparation and negotiation of complex supply and service contracts. Mr. Brams’ practice also focuses on pre- and post-award bid protests, as well as the mediation, arbitration, and litigation of performance disputes involving federal, state, and overseas construction and engineering projects and contracts for supplies and services.
Mr. Brams regularly serves as lead counsel in litigation and project development matters involving:
- Corporate headquarters, embassy, and other office buildings
- Hotel, retail, residential, and mixed-use facilities
- Manufacturing plants, data centers, and school/university facilities
- Hospitals and laboratories
- Power, water and waste water, waste-to-energy, refining plants, and dams
- Rail, light rail, bridge, highway, airport, and other transportation and infrastructure projects
On government projects, Mr. Brams counsels civilian and defense contractors and litigates on procurement fraud, compliance, defective pricing, debarment and suspension issues, and matters arising under multiple award schedule and other task and delivery order contracts.
Mr. Brams is a frequent lecturer and author on construction and procurement law matters.
Representative Matters
Claim/Dispute Matters
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal (Commerce City, Colorado) ― Representation of construction and engineering firm in bid protest involving arsenal cleanup project.
- The Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (Washington DC, New York, Connecticut, Boston) ― Representation of engineering firm in disputes involving engineering/construction issues.
- The Hoover Dam (Nevada) ― Representation of contractor in dispute with federal government involving dam repair work.
- Central Artery Project/Third Harbour Tunnel (Boston, Massachusetts) ― Representation of contractor and engineer in disputes involving contract performance and pricing issues.
- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (Carlsbad, New Mexico) ― Representation of contractor in dispute involving pilot hole drilling contract.
- Department of Energy (Oakridge, Tennessee) ― Representation of engineer in dispute involving construction and electrical contracting issues.
- Automobile Manufacturing Plants & Refinery (Wilmington, Delaware) ― Representation of contractor in disputes involving mechanical contracting work.
- Aluminum/Chemical Corporation (Gramercy, Louisiana) ― Representation of plant owner in dispute involving the reconstruction of an Alumina refining plant.
- Korean Engineering and Construction Company (United Arab Emirates) ― Representation of contractor in dispute involving sewer system project.
Project Development Matters
- United Arab Emirates Oil Company ― Representation of company in connection with EPC contracting activities.
- National Institutes of Health, Laboratory Renovation Project (Bethesda, Maryland) ― Representation of development manager on transactional and claim matters.
- Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, Bayview Research Center Project (Baltimore, Maryland) ― Representation of Development Manager in the construction of a major laboratory facility.
- Howard Road Academy (Washington, D.C.) – Representation of school on all aspects of fast-track expansion project.
- Pearl Island, Doha Convention Center and Tower, International Airport, and Qatar Embassy Projects – Representation of Owners/Developers in transactional and claim matters associated with these major construction projects.
- Hotel Thayer (West Point, New York) ― Representation of developer in construction project and related disputes.
- Discovery Communications, Inc. (Silver Spring, Maryland) ― Representation on headquarters development project and claim matters.
- Major international fashion designer (New York, New York) ― Representation on headquarters development project.
- Qwest Communications, Corp. (Denver, Colorado) ― Representation on nationwide and international data center development project and on dispute resolution matters.
- Fletcher Allen (Burlington, Vermont) ― Representation of owner on hospital development project.
- Developer (Bilbao, Spain) ― Representation of Developer on waste-to-energy project.
Professional Affiliations:
Board of Directors, District of Columbia Building Industry Association (DCBIA)
Former Co-Chair, DCBIA Commercial Construction Committee
Former Advisory Council and Governing Board, United States Court of Federal Claims
Co-Chair, Government Contracts Committee, Federal Circuit Bar Association
Advisory Board, West Publishing Company’s Construction Contractor
Associate Editor, Public Contract Law Journal, The American Bar Association
Program Director, Program on Trial Advocacy in Federal Procurement, American Bar Association
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