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Commercial Contracting
Procurement
Construction

Wake Forest University, J.D.
(2005)

University of Virginia
College of Arts and Sciences
B.A. in Religious Studies
and Spanish
(1999)

Construction and Development
Procurement

Senior Counsel | email: kspencer@patricklawgroup.com

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Kathryn Smith Spencer is Associate Counsel at Patrick Law Group. Ms. Spencer has extensive experience preparing construction, procurement and commercial contracts. product procurement, supply chain and services agreements, third party logistics agreement for product warehousing and fulfillment, software development and other sourcing agreements for large corporations and procuring entities. Ms. Spencer has drafted and negotiated architectural, engineering, construction, and consulting agreements required for the development of health care, hospitality, retail and other complex projects. Ms. Spencer has also provided due diligence support for major corporate transactions.

Ms. Spencer brings to the table experience handling a wide range of construction disputes including: representation of an international engineering firm in disputes arising from the environmental and remedial construction services associated with the cleanup of a nuclear facility; representation of an international EPC contractor and equipment manufacturer in disputes arising from the construction of an $800 million coal-fired power plant in the United States; representation of a municipality in disputes relating to the construction of international airport runway and taxiway; representation of a municipality in a contract dispute regarding the payment of rent at an international airport; and representation of a community development organization in a breach of contract dispute related to real estate transaction. Leveraging her dispute resolution experience, Ms. Spencer advises clients on how to identify and mitigate risks and now to resolve disputes without the expense of litigation.

Prior to joining Patrick Law Group, she was an associate with a large firm in Atlanta. While in law school, Ms. Spencer interned with the in-house counsel at a large health care corporation gaining experience in the review of contracts specific to the health care industry.

Ms. Spencer lives in Atlanta with her husband and one child. In her spare time, she enjoys running, traveling, music and reading. She is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, and the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry.

Articles by this Author

• Co-Author, chapter "Southeastern Update" in Construction Law Update, (Neal J. Sweeney, Aspen Pub. 2007).
• Co-Author, chapter "Southeastern Update" in Construction Law Update, (Neal J. Sweeney, Aspen Pub. 2006).

Community Activities

• Mentor at Booker T. Washington High School in Freedom Writer's Program
• Choir member and volunteer at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
• Habitat for Humanity volunteer
• Prior Board member of UVA Atlanta Alumni Club