Retired Partner
Prior to his retirement, Frank Riggs was a senior member of the nationally recognized Troutman Pepper’s Construction Practice and resident in the firm’s Atlanta office. For 35 years, Frank’s law practice focused exclusively on construction law matters, including the counseling of private and public owners, general contractors, construction managers, equipment suppliers, trade contractors, material suppliers, manufacturers, and real estate developers in dispute avoidance, as well as the representation of construction industry participants in complex construction disputes. Frank's extensive experience in the energy and utility construction realm, where he routinely represented utility companies and energy project developers in complex dispute matters, contract negotiation and best practices to avoid or mitigate project disputes. In addition, Frank’s industry experience ran the full gamut of vertical and horizontal construction projects and all forms of project delivery.
Frank’s construction law practice involved both national and international matters. He advised clients, and successfully resolved client disputes, involving a myriad of construction and procurement issues, including project delay and inefficiency claims; termination disputes; bid protests; warranty claims; defective work; defective equipment performance issues; scope of work disputes; nuclear, coal and gas-fired power plant construction and equipment procurement disputes; contractor defaults; and change order pricing controversies.