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Deborah Cazan

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dcazan@bradley.com
Atlanta P: 404.868.2041 F: 404.868.2010
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Lisa Mitchum
P: 404.868.2099 lmitchum@bradley.com
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  • Debbie Cazan Featured in Law360 Pulse Q&A on Atlanta Office Growth and Plans
    7/3/2025
    Law360 Pulse
    Media Mention
  • Bradley Names Deborah Cazan Office Managing Partner in Atlanta
    6/3/2025
    Firm News
  • Debbie Cazan Appointed Treasurer of the Atlanta Bar Association
    6/2/2025
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Publications
  • Construction Joint Ventures—Essential Terms, Representation Issues, and Potential Claims
    4/1/2022
    42 Issue 2, Construction Lawyer 5
    Authored Article
  • Planning Tips for Health Care Construction Projects
    10/29/2021
    Law360
    Authored Article
Past Events
  • 5th Annual Women in Construction Roundtable
    3/6/2024
    State Bar of Georgia Construction Law Section | Women in Construction Week
    Event
  • Construction Contract Clauses Every General Practitioner Should Know
    1/26/2024
    State Bar of Georgia CLE: Construction Law for the General Practitioner
    Event
  • Managing Risk on a Construction Project
    7/13/2023
    2023 Construction 101 Seminar Series
    Webinar
"She does a great job representing clients and is a great to work with."
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Area(s) of Focus
  • Construction
  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2001
  • University of Illinois, B.A., 1998
  • Georgia

Atlanta Bar Association

Construction Law Section, Board of Directors; Chair

Board of Directors, Treasurer

Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Leadership Program

Women’s Energy Network (WEN)

National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)

National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP)

American Bar Association

Accolades

Chambers USA 2025 Badge

2025 Best Lawyers Badge

CLSA Fellow Badge

Super Lawyers Badge 2025

Listed in Chambers USA, Construction, 2016-2025 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®  Litigation – Construction, 2018-2025 Construction Law, 2024-2025 “Lawyer of the Year,” Atlanta, Construction Law, 2016 Listed in Georgia Super Lawyers, 2025 Construction Lawyers Society of America, Fellow Represented international general contractor in a dispute against a city and its design team arising out of schedule delays, defective design, and other claims made by the general contractor during the construction of a world-class performing arts center. Represented one of the nation’s largest office REITS in a claim against one of the largest construction management companies in the U.S. arising from water intrusion and other defective work on 824,000 square feet of newly constructed office space leased by a nuclear power company for its world headquarters. Represented independent power producer in a dispute (pending in the Southern District of New York) with an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor over cost issues pertaining to the installation of wet scrubbers in three coal-fired power plants. Contract price was more than $1 billion, and client argued that the EPC contractor overbilled for the work and ignored the terms of the parties’ contract regarding reimbursable costs. After several pre-trial rulings in our client’s favor, including the granting of partial summary judgment, the EPC contractor agreed to settle the matter days before a jury was selected. As a result, client avoided more than $60 million in costs assessed by the contractor. Counsel to large global developer in the prosecution of a multimillion-dollar construction defect claim against a general contractor in which 10 mixed-use retail and residential buildings in Atlanta were damaged by water intrusion. Repairs to the damaged property exceeded $16 million, and the client recovered more than $12 million in the settlement. Assisted multiple owner clients in mid-project disputes on troubled projects. This work included analysis of disputes (or potential disputes) to offer innovative solutions aimed at avoiding litigation; ensuring the owner’s adherence to the terms of construction/design contracts so as to best position the client in case of future litigation; managing termination of defaulting contractors; and drafting project “reset” agreements. Represented national general contractor against a student-housing developer in a month-long arbitration. Client asserted claims for delay, acceleration, unpaid change orders, and contract balance, and defended against the developer’s claims for defective work. The arbitration panel awarded the client $8 million, and the developer received nothing for its claims. Represented co-owner of the first nuclear power plant licensed and constructed in the U.S. in more than 30 years. The plant is a $14 billion project, and litigation arose out of three years of delay and $1.5 billion in alleged cost overruns. Represented the fifth-largest public hospital in the country in obtaining a judgment against a general contractor for claims arising out of schedule delays and defective work. Represented a general contractor in obtaining a dismissal of claims filed by a hospital owner that alleged that the general contractor performed defective work and failed to comply with warranty obligations.
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