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Rob Garner is a Partner in the Projects and Construction practice in King & Spalding's Houston office. Rob, who is also a licensed Professional Engineer, practices law in the area of construction and procurement. Rob’s practice focuses on the representation of owners and developers in their global construction projects, including power plants, energy storage projects, petrochemical facilities, renewable diesel facilities, gas to liquids facilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction facilities, paper mills, manufacturing facilities, high-rise developments, and university facilities. Rob has experience drafting and negotiating a wide variety of construction related agreements, including engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements, construction agreements, construction management agreements, long term services agreements, operations and maintenance agreements, engineering agreements, supply agreements and licensing agreements.
After obtaining his bachelor's degree, Rob served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a Combat Engineer Officer stationed in Germany, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Afterwards until graduation from law school, Rob worked as a civil engineer, designing roadway projects and site developments throughout Georgia and parts of the Southeast.
J.D., Georgia State University, cum laude
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, high honors
Georgia
Texas
American Society of Civil Engineers
September 26, 2024
King & Spalding advises Lake Charles on its EPC Agreement with KTJV for the Lake Charles LNG Project
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
March 18, 2024
King & Spalding Advises on IJGlobal’s North America Deal of the Year for Oil & Gas: LNG
Rob has represented owners and developers in a wide range of projects spanning the U.S and the globe, including representing the following clients in their renewable energy, LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and manufacturing, paper mill and commercial projects:
Renewable Energy Projects
Major solar developer on agreements (including EPC, supply and engineering agreements) related to the development of various solar powered electrical generation facilities and battery energy storage systems
A large scale investor in the acquisition of multiple solar powered electrical generation facilities, including negotiating certain agreements related thereto
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December 6, 2017
A Case Against One-Size-Fits-All Construction Contracts: Problems with AIA Form Contracts and Some Solutions
May 9, 2016
Navigating Choice of Law Provisions for Offshore Contracts
May 9, 2016
Navigating OCSLA's Choppy Waters What Choice of Law Will Govern My Offshore Development Contract?
September 26, 2024
King & Spalding advises Lake Charles on its EPC Agreement with KTJV for the Lake Charles LNG Project
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
March 18, 2024
King & Spalding Advises on IJGlobal’s North America Deal of the Year for Oil & Gas: LNG
Rob has represented owners and developers in a wide range of projects spanning the U.S and the globe, including representing the following clients in their renewable energy, LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and manufacturing, paper mill and commercial projects:
Renewable Energy Projects
Major solar developer on agreements (including EPC, supply and engineering agreements) related to the development of various solar powered electrical generation facilities and battery energy storage systems
A large scale investor in the acquisition of multiple solar powered electrical generation facilities, including negotiating certain agreements related thereto
See more
December 6, 2017
A Case Against One-Size-Fits-All Construction Contracts: Problems with AIA Form Contracts and Some Solutions
May 9, 2016
Navigating Choice of Law Provisions for Offshore Contracts
May 9, 2016
Navigating OCSLA's Choppy Waters What Choice of Law Will Govern My Offshore Development Contract?
September 26, 2024
King & Spalding advises Lake Charles on its EPC Agreement with KTJV for the Lake Charles LNG Project
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
March 18, 2024
King & Spalding Advises on IJGlobal’s North America Deal of the Year for Oil & Gas: LNG
J.D., Georgia State University, cum laude
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, high honors
Georgia
Texas
American Society of Civil Engineers