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Albert Bates is a partner in the Construction Practice Group of Troutman Pepper, and leads the Group’s International Construction Projects practice. Among other recognitions, he has a “Band 1” rating in Construction in Chambers USA and has also been recognized by Chambers in the nationwide specialty category of Construction: International Disputes. He is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and in the International Academy of Construction Lawyers, a “Leading Lawyer” in Construction by Legal 500, and is recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Lexology Index and others. In addition to serving as counsel in arbitration matters, Mr. Bates has served as a neutral on more than 200 U.S. and international construction and commercial disputes, including many matters with amounts exceeding $100 million USD. Mr. Bates is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and he has arbitrated disputes arising from projects in the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. From 2008-2019, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association and its International Center for Dispute Resolution.