Lawyers / Professionals

 
George Keith Martin       
Partner
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.1057
F: 804.698.2105
gmartin@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Martin practices construction, commercial real estate and local government law. He has represented public and private entities on numerous real estate projects, including construction, acquisition and disposition of real property, and redevelopment and adaptive re-use.

His construction practice focuses on representing owners, design professionals, contractors and subcontractors with negotiating and drafting design and construction contracts. He has more than 15 years of experience handling construction-related transactions, including joint ventures, public-private partnerships and project finance transactions.

Mr. Martin has negotiated and drafted numerous construction related agreements including design-build, construction, construction management, (agency and at-risk), design, program management, project management, and development agreements. Project examples include luxury hotels; convention centers; office buildings and corporate headquarters campus projects; environmental remediation; museums and exhibit contracts; multifamily housing and mixed finance development; water and sewer projects; road construction; hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers; roasting plant; manufacturing and distribution plants; luxury homes; and retail.

He also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting comprehensive development agreements for public-private partnerships and has worked on bond financings to fund construction of those projects.


Practices & Industries
Firm Management
  • Managing Partner, Richmond Office
  • Advisory Committee, 2004-2007, 2008-Present
  • Pension Committee, 2007-Present
  • Recruiting Committee, 1991-2000

Honors
  • Virginia Law Foundation Fellow
  • American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law
  • Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Named One of Virginia's "Legal Elite," Virginia Business, 2009, 2010

Publications
  • "The Construction Process from the Owner's Perspective," Client Strategies for Working with Construction Firms, Chapter in Aspatore Books, 2008
  • "No Trespassing in Ms. Rogers' Neighborhood - The Supreme Court Decision in Virginia v. Hicks," Municipal Lawyer, November/December 2003

Seminars
  • "Fundamentals of Construction Contracts," Lorman Seminars
  • "Public Private Partnerships," Local Government Attorneys Association
  • "Brownfields Development," National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
  • "HUD General Conditions in Construction Contracts," Housing and Development Law Institute
  • "Eminent Domain Legislation in Virginia," Virginia Association of Housing and Development Officials
  • "Brownfields Development," Virginia Association of Housing Development Officials
  • "Public Private Partnerships," Lorman Seminars
  • "Construction Contracts," Virginia Association of Housing Development Officials
  • "Public Private Partnerships from the Public Entity's Perspective," Lorman Seminars
  • Moderator, "Investing In South Africa," American Bar Association
  • Moderator, "Eminent Domain after KELO," Housing and Development Law Institute
  • "Redevelopment Projects," Housing and Development Law Institute
  • "Public Private Partnerships," Virginia Association of Housing Development Officials

Directorships and Appointments
  • Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, 1991-2001 (Appointed by Supreme Court.)
  • James Madison University Board of Visitors, 1999-2003 (Appointed by Governor of Virginia.)
  • Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education, 1998-1999 (Appointed by Governor of Virginia.)
  • Commissioner in Chancery (Appointed by Richmond Circuit Court.)
  • Board of Visitors, Regent University School of Law, 2002-Present

Professional Affiliations
  • Affiliate Member, American Institute of Architects
  • Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer, Executive Committee, Housing and Development Law Institute
  • American Bar Association
    • Section on State and Local Government Law
    • Section on Real Estate Law
    • Forum Committee on Construction
    • Forum Committee on Affordable Housing
  • Virginia Bar Association
    • Section on Construction and Public Contracts Law
    • Section on Real Estate
  • Old Dominion Bar Association
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Lex Mundi Construction and Infrastructure Practice Group
 

EDUCATION

Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C., J.D., 1978

  • Law Review: Member, Howard Law Journal, 1976-1978
  • Law Review: Managing Editor, Howard Law Journal, 1977-1978

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., 1975

 
 

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Virginia

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court