Partner, San Diego
750 B Street
Suite 3300, Symphony Towers
San Diego, CA 92101-8105

TEL: 619.595.8060
FAX: 619.595.5450
EMAIL: pippolito@mckennalong.com

PROFILE

Peter Ippolito has an international practice that touches all areas of construction law, including architect and engineer malpractice, federal and state construction litigation, federal government and private construction claims and disputes and hearings before federal and state boards of contract appeal, administrative boards and courts of claim. He has extensive experience with hotel, medical facility, process piping and heavy construction disputes, representing owners, public agencies, developers, general contractors, all levels of subcontractors, design professionals, vendors and suppliers.

In addition to his litigation expertise, Peter is also a well-regarded mediator and arbitrator, whose practice stresses litigation prevention, contract negotiation and claims preparation. His experience and approach have helped resolve numerous complex large construction claims through mediation. He is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and has been appointed to the AAA's Nationwide Complex Construction Arbitration and Mediation Panels. The California Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee has selected him as an arbitrator in disputes involving state government contracts.

A former Assistant General Counsel to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Peter is a frequent guest speaker for construction industry groups and co-authored a case study that provides project managers, field superintendents and foremen with hands-on experience running a fictitious "project." He has written numerous articles on construction issues and is the co-author of the Western Region Chapter of the Wiley Construction Law Update. Peter has been recognized as one of America's Leading Business Lawyers in the 2003-2006 editions of Chambers USA and is also listed in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Construction Law.  Chambers USA 2007 has recognized Peter Ippolito as a leading construction lawyer in California.

A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a former United States Army officer who served in Viet Nam, Peter holds both a J.D. and an LL.M. Taxation.