Atty. Chad V. Theriot
Chad V. Theriot is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the firm’s board of directors.
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Chad V. Theriot is a construction attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Jones Walker Llp. Admitted to practice in Georgia, Georgia, Louisiana, Louisiana, New York, New York, and North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina. Educated at Tulane University (JD, 2001) and University of South Alabama (MBA, 1998). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Chad V. Theriot is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the firm’s board of directors
- He focuses on major public and commercial construction and infrastructure projects
- Chad advises domestic and international clients across a broad spectrum of construction, contracting, and procurement activities
- He represents owners, commercial and government contractors, major subcontractors, and original equipment manufacturers in construction litigation and construction claims avoidance
- Chad serves as co-chair of the firm’s construction practice team
- Chad currently represents US, UK, Austrian, German, South African, and Saudi Arabian companies spanning the globe in the energy, construction, aviation, defense, and shipping sectors
- He currently has disputes before the ICC and the LCIA involving international disputes
- He also currently represents domestic clients before the AAA and various state and federal courts
- Chad has successfully litigated more than $2.5 billion in disputes
- His typical range of projects includes representing owners and contractors in the construction and design of energy projects, airports, military bases, power plants, environmental and closure projects, cogeneration plants, oil refineries, hospitals, high-rises, off-shore platforms, hotels, resorts, and a variety of other commercial and industrial construction projects
- He also has extensive experience in the aircraft, locomotive, and shipbuilding industries
- Before joining Jones Walker, Chad practiced in the Atlanta office of an Am Law 100 firm, where he was a partner on the construction and infrastructure team
- Prior to law school, Chad worked as a claims consultant on commercial and government contracts involving project schedule delivery, strategic planning, schedule risks, inefficiency claims, and delay analyses
- His work included the preparation and review of claims for delay, disruption, acceleration, and quantifying interruption impacts
- Chad is co-editor for the annual Construction Law Update, Wolters Kluwer, a contributing author of the World of Arbitration and Mediation Report, and a former adjunct professor of construction law at Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia
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Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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