Biography: Mediation

Adrian Bastianelli is the co-managing partner of Peckar & Abramson's Washington, DC office. He has devoted his practice to construction claims, litigation, and negotiation. Mr Bastianelli is referred to in Chambers USA 2011 as the "dean of construction in DC, an outstanding lawyer who is undoubtedly a market leader' and has been recognised in Chambers USA 2006 for his "stellar" reputation in dispute resolution and in Chamber USA 2011 as a 'highly regarded' mediator and arbitrator.

A substantial portion of Mr Bastianelli's practice involves service as a neutral in construction ADRs. He has served as an arbitrator and mediator on hundreds of disputes, including disputes involving federal, state, and local governments. Mr Bastianelli also has served on 12 dispute resolution boards (DRBs). He frequently lectures and writes on construction, government contracts, and ADR issues.

Mr Bastianelli has held leadership positions in several professional organisations. He is a past chair of the ABA forum on the construction industry, a past member of the board of governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers, a past president of the Washington Building Congress, a former editor of The Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers, a former editor of The Construction Lawyer, a representative to the National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee, a member of the construction advisory council for Thompson/West, a former member of the board of directors of the Professional Women in Construction, DC chapter, and a former regional representative of the DRB Foundation.

Mr Bastianelli received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Purdue University, and his law degree from the University of Louisville. He obtained his professional engineer's license before becoming a lawyer.

Biography: Construction

Adrian Bastianelli is the co-managing partner of Peckar & Abramson's Washington, DC office. He has devoted his practice to construction claims and litigation, with a special emphasis on government contract claims. Mr Bastianelli is referred to in Chambers USA 2005 as the "dean" of the Washington, DC construction Bar, and has been recognised in Chambers USA 2006 for his "stellar" reputation in dispute resolution.

Mr Bastianelli also has an active alternative dispute resolution practice and has served as an arbitrator and mediator on several hundred disputes, including disputes involving federal, state, and local governments. Mr Bastianelli has also served on 12 dispute resolution boards (DRBs). He frequently lectures on construction and government contracts issues and has written extensively on those subjects, including the ABA forum's Federal Government Construction Contracts, for which he was an editor and an author.

Mr Bastianelli is active in professional organisations. He is the immediate past chair of the ABA forum on the construction industry, a past member of the board of governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers, a past president of the Washington Building Congress, the former editor of The American College of Construction Lawyers Journal, former editor of the Construction Lawyer, on the construction advisory council for Thompson/West and a member of the board of directors of the Capital Region of the Professional Women in Construction.

Mr Bastianelli received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Purdue University in 1966, and his law degree from the University of Louisville in 1971. He obtained his professional engineer's licence before becoming a lawyer.