Mr. Christopher C. Broughton

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Biography

Chris Broughton represents owners, developers, and contractors in complex transactional matters and disputes concerning the construction and development of major projects. He represents clients in mediation, arbitration, and litigation for construction disputes across industries and project types, including airports, energy facilities, hotels, industrial facilities, multi-family developments, mixed-use projects, and other traditional commercial developments. His cases often involve contractor terminations, delay claims, extra work claims, payment claims, and significant construction defects.

Chris also manages a transactional practice that includes drafting and negotiating construction and design agreements for clients across a wide array of industries, including energy, technology, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and consumer goods sectors for projects in the United States and international markets. He has drafted and negotiated agreements across all forms of project delivery and has experience with bespoke project documents and all types of industry forms. Chris also advises clients on inter-project issues and claims avoidance practices.

Concentrations

•Construction litigation
•Construction contracts
•Construction risk management

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, “Georgia Firm of the Year,” Benchmark Litigation, 2025

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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Construction Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
North Carolina State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2017
Law School Attended:
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., Order of the Barristers; Board Member, Holderness Moot Court; Eugene Gressman & Daniel H. Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award
Year of First Admission:
2020
Admission:
Georgia; North Carolina
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law, 2021-Present
•Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Section, 2021-Present
•Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Construction Law Section, 2025-Present
•Member, State Bar of Georgia, Construction Law Section, 2020-Present
•Alumni Class Representative, Woodberry Forest School

Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Drafted and negotiated contracts for an Australian energy and technology company related to the construction of its data center and renewable energy facilities in Texas.; Represented a UK-based EPC contractor in disputes with its subcontractors and the project owner in state court and arbitration forums arising from the construction of a $250 million manufacturing facility in Ohio.; Represented an international restaurant company in the drafting and negotiation of construction and design agreements, post-project disputes, and claims avoidance related to the construction of retail and industrial facilities in U.S. and international markets.; Advised a real estate investment fund in the drafting and negotiation of construction and design agreements on numerous projects across the United States.; Represented a global airport technology company in a construction and real estate dispute in Georgia state court.; Advised a UK-based consumer goods company in the drafting and negotiation of a construction contract related to its manufacturing facility in Tennessee.; Represented a global technology company in multi-party litigation arising out of the construction and design of its office campus in Texas.; Represented a Canadian consumer goods company in a mechanic's lien foreclosure action in Georgia.; Represented a global real estate investor and owner in multi-party construction defect litigation in South Carolina.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Broughton prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; Internships: Hon. John M. Tyson, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2019; Hon. David M. Warren, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 2018
ISLN:
1000991848

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Location

  • Atlanta, GA
    Terminus 200 , Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500
    Atlanta, GA 30305

    678-553-2369 Phone
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