Heather Heindel focuses her practice on construction and infrastructure projects, construction litigation, alternative dispute resolution, government contracting and all methods of procurement, including public-private partnerships, design-build, CM at risk, EPC and traditional design-bid-build. Ms. Heindel represents owners, contractors, subcontractors and equipment suppliers in a variety of construction related disputes. Ms. Heindel represents a variety of domestic and international clients in the following industries: oil and gas, power (coal, clean energies, solar and wind technologies), rail, transportation, water and wastewater, and construction supplies.

In her capacity as project counsel, through our Project Counsel Initiative (PCI), Ms. Heindel has represented the U.S. subsidiary of a major European power plant equipment supplier and an international floating production storage and offloading equipment supplier providing real-time legal support to global project teams facing a myriad of construction related issues. Ms. Heindel’s PCI work has facilitated resolution of multimillion dollar disputes while maintaining timely project completion, positively impacting the Projects’ bottom line and our clients’ customer relations.

Ms. Heindel’s international PCI experience complements her international arbitration experience.  Ms. Heindel currently represents an international consortium defending millions of dollars of claims related to the design and construction of a Latin American hydroelectric power plant.

Ms. Heindel’s unique experience as an engineer coupled with her litigation and front-end contract and procurement experience provides added value to the firm’s clients. Ms. Heindel represents clients in GAO bid protests, federal and state courts, dispute review board proceedings, arbitrations and mediations.

Ms. Heindel contributes to numerous industry publications, including the New York Law Journal and Aspen Construction Updates. Ms. Heindel supports the firm’s commitment to pro bono representation devoting legal services to low-income clients and small non-profits. She also is active in the community, volunteering her time with United Way and Georgia State University College of Law.

Professional & Community Activities

Freedom Writers, Volunteer

Marquette University Career Alumni Network, Volunteer

United Way Community Investment, Volunteer

Georgia State University, College of Law, Mentor

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Women’s Initiative Committee, Member

Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer

Education

  • Georgia State University, College of Law, J.D. (2006)
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S., Environmental Engineering (1999)
  • Marquette University, B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering (1998)

    cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (2007)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

From deposing contentious opposing party general counsel, to reviewing project records in steel-toed boots, I'm able to provide the best service and legal advice to clients while also giving back to the community - the firm supports my volunteer efforts at a local high school, speeches to local college classes and my board activities on a non-profit.

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Heather L. Heindel

Experience Highlights

Project counseling services for an international EPC contractor and manufacturer of power generation equipment
Provides project counseling services to an international EPC contractor and original equipment manufacturer on projects involving the construction of more
State-by-state contractor licensing and contract requirements for a home improvement company
Represented a home improvement company on state-by-state contractor licensing and contract requirements. The home improvement company uses service more
Airport storage fee litigation for the City of Atlanta
Served as lead counsel for the City of Atlanta in an airport equipment storage fee dispute with a contractor that included significant contractual more
Construction litigation for transportation company
Represent the public owner on the largest construction project undertaken in the United States. We have been working with the owner’s team, including more