Jonathan P. Goddard

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Firmwide Chair, Construction & Real Estate Litigation

Seattle

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Jon is a trial lawyer who helps clients resolve complex disputes throughout the United States.

Jonathan Goddard 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 state by Chambers USA). Jon assists public and private clients throughout the construction industry, including commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family projects; infrastructure, energy, and renewable power matters; data centers and other mission- critical work for technology companies; mining and natural resource projects; industrial and manufacturing facilities; school district and university matters; airport, maritime port, and other transportation projects; and luxury homes.

Jon counsels clients at every stage of a construction project. He drafts and negotiates construction, design, management, and procurement contracts, and has experience with all major project delivery methods. Jon also has significant experience advising clients during construction to identify, mitigate, and resolve issues. When disputes are unavoidable, Jon helps streamline the process through successful mediation strategies, creating cost-effective discovery solutions, writing case-ending motions, and leading case-winning teams.

Jon also regularly tries cases. He has extensive in-court experience, and in the past few years has collectively spent more than 200 days at trial. Jon plays a central role in preparing and presenting witnesses, cross-examining lay and expert witnesses, and assisting with trial visuals and other techniques to convey complex concepts to fact finders. Jon’s teams have secured victories before judges, juries, and arbitration panels.

Prior to practicing law, Jon was a middle school math teacher with Teach for America in New York City and an International Baccalaureate (IB) math teacher in Jakarta, Indonesia. He remains committed to championing educational causes and maintains an active pro bono practice.