Professional Biography
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Andrew L. Greene Partner

Firmwide Chair, Construction Practice

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3234

    F +1.206.359.4234

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3234

    AGreene@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Andrew helps clients successfully complete major construction projects and resolve complex disputes throughout the United States and internationally.

Andrew Greene is chair of Perkins Coie’s nationally recognized Construction Law practice (ranked Tier 1 nationally for Construction Law in U.S. News “Best Lawyers and Law Firms” and Band 1 in Washington by Chambers USA). As part of his practice, Andrew assists public and private clients with their construction- and development-related legal needs, leading complex transactions and disputes. Andrew has previously been recognized as the “Construction Law Lawyer of the Year” for Washington by The Best Lawyers in America.

Andrew drafts and negotiates construction, design, management, and procurement agreements of all sizes, from under $1,000,000 to more than $500 million. He has significant experience with all major project delivery methods, including design-build, engineer-procure-construct (EPC), construction manager at risk (CMAR), general contractor/construction manager (GC/CM), and integrated project delivery, among others. He has worked on projects throughout North and South America, as well as in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, with matters ranging from tidal energy in the Admiralty Inlet to road construction in South Sudan.

Andrew also helps clients resolve construction- and development-related disputes. During his career, he has spent several months in trial, trying cases in state and federal court and in arbitration, and has successfully resolved multiple disputes with claimed damages exceeding $100 million.

Andrew’s clients include energy producers, universities, school districts, airports, maritime ports, hospitals, professional sports teams, major corporations, private developers, and luxury homebuilders and owners. His project experience has included office buildings (including several corporate headquarters), mixed-use, retail, manufacturing (including “clean rooms”), agricultural, water and wastewater, medical, schools, residential (including luxury homes and student housing), parks, hotels, transportation (roads, light rail, and tunnel), and energy (nuclear, natural gas, solar, wind and tidal). Andrew also regularly counsels clients on construction, procurement (including bid protest), prevailing wage, and public law issues.

Ranked by Chambers & Best Lawyers

Named "Construction Law Lawyer of the Year" for Washington by The Best Lawyers in America, 2020
Ranked by Chambers USA Six Years in a Row

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Chambers USA "America's Leading Lawyers" for Construction, 2019-2024
  • Named one of Law360's "Top Attorneys Under 40" nationally, 2018
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Construction Law; Litigation - Construction, 2016-2024
  • Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington’s Super Lawyers,” 2013-2023
  • Co-Recipient of Seattle Met "Light a Fire Award" (awarded to Perkins Coie team for "extraordinary pro bono contribution"), 2013
  • Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Rising Stars of Washington Law," 2012 

Professional Leadership

  • Kellogg School of Management Executive Leadership Program, Northwestern University, 2014, 2019
  • Perkins Coie National Construction Group, Chair
  • Perkins Coie Hiring Committee, Former Seattle Chair
  • King County Bar Association
  • Washington State Bar Association, Construction Law Section
  • American Bar Association, Construction Law Section

Community Involvement

  • Leadership Tomorrow, Class of 2021
  • Seattle Sports Commission, Commissioner
  • The Municipal League of King County, Former Trustee and Treasurer
  • University of Washington Tyee Sports Council, Former Board Member
  • Boys & Girls Club of King County, Former Big Brother Volunteer
  • Washington State School Construction Alliance

Related Employment

  • Legal Extern for The Hon. Susan Owens, Washington State Supreme Court, 2004

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Washington, B.A., Business Administration