Speaking and Writing
Chris Cheatham is a frequent speaker and writer on green building and other construction legal issues. If you are interested in booking him for a speaking engagement or to offer a publication opportunity, please contact Chris at chris@cheatham-law.com or 202-553-3181. Thanks.
Speeches & Presentations
Keys to Managing Green Construction Risks, Liability, and Litigation, ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee webinar (December 8, 2011). Co-presenter: Chris Cheatham
LEEDigation: Current and Future Green Building Legal Issues, American Society of Civil Engineers webinar (August 24, 2011). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
Legal Questions in Green Building You Were Afraid to Ask Your Lawyer, Design DC Conference, Washington D.C. (June 21, 2011). Co-presenter: Chris Cheatham.
Funding Green Cities, Sustainable Cities Collective, Webinar (May 24, 2011). Panelist: Chris Cheatham.
Industry Summit on Sustainablity & Risk, AIA/AGC Joint Committee, Washington, D.C. (April 25, 2011). Moderator: Chris Cheatham.
"LEEDigation: Current and Future Green Building Legal Issues," University of Kansas International Conference on Sustainable Design & Construction, Kansas City, MO (March 25, 2011). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Pressing Legal Issues Facing the Green Building Industry," American Institute of Architects Council on the Environment, Washington, D.C. (March 9, 2011). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
“Green Buildings: Building Codes and Other Issues,” American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Environment & Energy Committee, Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2011). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"The Reality of Implementing Green Building Programs in Your City," BasicGov webinar (February 2, 2011). Co-presenters: Chris Cheatham and Bob Kobet.
Green Building Claims Evaluation, Windstorm Insurance Conference, Houston, TX (January 24-25, 2011). Co-presenters: Chris Cheatham and Curt Freedman.
Law school lecture, University of Kansas School of Law, Construction Law class, Lawrence, KS (November 29, 1010). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"What's the Next Big Challenge in Green Building Law?" Legal Forum at the Greenbuild Conference, Chicago, IL (November 18, 2010). Co-Presenters: Chris Cheatham, Stephen Del Percio and Shari Shapiro.
"How Public-Private Partnerships are Changing the Face of U.S. Infrastructure," Construction Users Roundtable conference, Orlando, FL (November 9, 2010). Co-Presenters: Chris Cheatham and Glenn Stone.
"The Green Building Legal Apocalypse: Why Cities Should Stop Mandating LEED," Green Legal Matters conference, New Orleans, LA (October 13-15, 2010). Co-Presenters: Chris Cheatham and Douglas Reiser.
"Fostering Green Technology Innovation," Clean Economy Network of Greater Washington DC, The Intellectual Property Law Section of the D.C. Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section of the Virginia State Bar, and Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. (August 17, 2010). Moderator: Chris Cheatham.
"Greener Pastures: Managing Risks While Navigating Federal and State Green Building Opportunities," Crowell & Moring Webinar (June 2, 2010). Co-Presenters: Chris Cheatham and Stephen J. McBrady.
"Emerging Issues in the Construction Industry," Caught in the Federal Procurement Fish Bowl, 26th Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar (OOPS), Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C. (May 26-27, 2010). Co-Presenters: George D. Ruttinger and Chris Cheatham.
"Legal Considerations When Building Green," Construction Industry Round Table, Washington, D.C. (April 2010). Co-Presenters: George Ruttinger, Stephen McBrady, Chris Cheatham.
"Legal Considerations When Building Green," The National Academies, Federal Facilities Council Standing Committee on Sustainable Acquisition, Design, and Construction, Washington, D.C. (March 2010). Co-Presenters: Stephen McBrady, J. Catherine Kunz, Chris Cheatham.
"Introduction to Green Building and LEED Certification," ALI-ABA webinar (November 19, 2009). Co-Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building in the 21st Century: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Beyond," Construction Users Roundtable's National Conference, Orlando, FL (November 17, 2009). Co-Presenters: Stephen J. McBrady and Chris Cheatham.
"Real Green: The Future of Commercial Real Estate," MAREMA 2009 Anual Meeting, Springfield, VA (October 2-3, 2009). Panelist: Chris Cheatham.
Washington Contractor Awards, Associated General Contractors of D.C., Washington, D.C. (October 2009). Judge: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building Legal Issues on the Horizon," USGBC Nashville Chapter, Nashville, TN (September 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building Law 101," Green Building Institute, Jessup, MD (April 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham
"What Counsel Should Know About Green Building," Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, D.C. (April 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Revisions to Performance Bond Requirement of the D.C. Green Building Act," Public Oversight Roundtable on Green Building Practices, D.C. Committee on Government Operations & the Environment, Washington, D.C. (March 2009). Witness: Chris Cheatham.
"Getting Green From the Stimulus," Rutherfoord's Trends in Green Building Seminar, Arlington, VA (March 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building Risks: A Construction Perspective," GreenTHINK, Washington, D.C. (March 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Suretyship and Green Building," Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, D.C. (February 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building Regulatory and Legal Update: Opportunity and Risk," National Electrical Contractors Association – Washington, D.C. Chapter, McLean, VA (February 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"Regulating Green Building in Virginia," It's Not Easy Building Green, William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review Symposium, Williamsburg, VA (January 2009). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
"The Emergence of Green Building Litigation," Rutherfoord's Trends in Green Building Seminar, Arlington, VA (November 2008). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
Washington Contractor Awards, Associated General Contractors of D.C., Washington, D.C. (October 2008). Judge: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building Legal and Regulatory Issues and Update," Project Management Training Program, National Electrical Contractors Association, McLean, VA (September 2008). Presenter: Chris Cheatham.
In The News
Chris has been quoted as a source in the following publications:
"Protecting your remodeling company from green litigation," Professional Remodeler, Jonathan Sweet, March 2011.
"Mandatory Energy Benchmarking Coming Into Vogue," Law360, Jesse Greenspan, February 2010.
"Greenprints: Hot Potato," Vandana Sinha, OnSite (Fall 2009). Source: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building Initiatives Becoming More Prevalent," Law360, Jesse Greenspan, August 2009.
"Stimulus bids running 10 percent lower than estimates," Washington Business Journal, Sarah Krouse, July 2009.
Publications
Green Building Law Update (ongoing). Publisher: Chris Cheatham.
Construction Claims Playbook (ongoing). Publisher: Chris Cheatham.
"Don't Make Empty Green Promises," Washington Business Journal (March 11, 2011). Author: Chris Cheatham.
"What's Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strategy?" Under Construction, ABA Forum on Construction newsletter (December 2010). Author: Chris Cheatham.
"Green Building in the 21st Century," The Voice, the official magazine of The Construction Users Roundtable (Spring 2010). Co-Authors: Chris Cheatham and Stephen J. McBrady.
"The Green Building Guide to Waxman-Markey," Greener Buildings (June 2009). Co-authors: Chris Cheatham and Shari Shapiro.
"White Paper: Revisions to Performance Bond Requirement of the D.C. Green Building Act" (March 2009). Author: Chris Cheatham.
