Guy A. Randles

Experience

Guy Randles is a partner of the firm and is chair of the firm's Real Estate and Construction section. With extensive contract negotiation, claims, litigation, and mediation experience, he concentrates his practice principally on construction, contract and public procurement matters. Guy has successfully represented a full range of clients on major claims relating to construction, government contracting and business matters. Guy is also in much demand as a mediator and arbitrator to resolve third party disputes. He has also represented clients in the negotiation and representation of contracts for high visibility projects throughout the geographic area. A native Portlander, Guy has been active in numerous bar and community activities.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Selected as an Oregon Super Lawyer, Construction/Surety, 2009
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Construction, 2004-2006, 2009-2011
• Oregon Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability
• Member and legal counsel to Board of Directors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter of the Associated General Contractors
• Oregon State Bar, Judicial Administration Committee, 1982-1985
• Construction forum member, American Bar Association
• Member, Construction Law Section, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Arbitrator and Mediator Panels, American Arbitration Association
• Public Procurement and Private Construction Law Section, Washington State Bar

Civic Activities

• President, Oregon Historical Society (currently)
• Board of Directors and former chairman, Catholic Charities (currently)
• Cochair, Campaign for Equal Justice
• Member, Board of Directors, Oregon Independent College Fund and board secretary
• Member, Board of Directors and former chairman, Multnomah County Legal Aid Service
• Jesuit High School Board of Trustees and former chairman
• Notre Dame Club of Oregon
• President, Jesuit High School Alumni Council
• United Way Development Fund Committee

Publications

• "Project Delayed May Be Damages Denied," The Daily Journal of Commerce, 2006
• "Cost-Plus Contracts' True Cost not Obvious," The Daily Journal of Commerce, 2006
• "Liquidated Damages," Construction Law Handbook, Aspen Law 1999, update 2006
• "A Trap for the Unwary: Joint Ventures Must Have Their Own Contractor's Licenses," The Daily Journal of Commerce, 2005
• "Negotiating Construction Contracts for Owner—Top 15 Issues in AIA Contracts," Multnomah Bar Association, 2005
• "Oral Contract Worth the Paper It's Not Written On," The Daily Journal of Commerce, 2005
• "Notice and Claim Procedures: Claimant Beware, Especially in Washington," The Daily Journal of Commerce, 2004
• "Legal Relationships Between Owner/Design Professional/Prime Contractor/Subcontractors/Suppliers," Construction Law, Oregon CLE 1989, 1997, 2004
• "Performance Bonds: What's to Say that the Surety Will Perform?" Real Estate Finance Journal, 2002
• "Construction Claims," Contractors' Management Guide, Oregon-Columbia Chapter of Associated General Contractors, 1991
• "Design-Build Projects: Fundamental Principles and Risk Allocations," Cambridge Institute, 1998

Education

• University of California (Berkeley), Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1977
• University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1974, with highest honors
  Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

• Oregon
• Washington
• U.S. District Court for the Districts of Oregon and Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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