Rachel C. John

Rachel C. John represents owners, developers, design professionals and other members of the construction community on general business, transactional and litigation matters. She has significant experience navigating contract, procurement and project management issues on large public construction projects and in reviewing and drafting professional service and construction agreements, including for alternative delivery models such as design-build. Her experience includes bid protests and other disqualification appeals in procurement, grant funding compliance (e.g., FHWA, HUD, FEMA), dispute resolution, construction claims, surety and insurance issues, and representing clients in city, state and federal courts and administrative proceedings.

Ms. John served as in-house counsel at the New York City Department of Design and Construction where she worked on several of the agency's largest and most complex projects, valued in the hundreds of millions to multi-billion-dollar range. She was responsible for drafting agreements and solicitation documents, license agreements, utility agreements, and general compliance and procurement counsel, among other matters. When New York State authorized New York City to utilize design-build project delivery under the Rikers Island Jail Complex Replacement Act and New York City Public Works Investment Act, Ms. John was integral to the establishment of the agency's first design-build program and form of agreement. 

Ms. John was selected by the Design-Build Institute of America to participate in two national committees, the DBIA National Contracts Committee, and the DBIA National Design Professionals' Advisory and Engagement Committee.

Ms. John is a member of the ABA Forum on Construction Law. She is certified by the Design-Build Institute of America as an Associate Designated Design-Build Professional.

Community & Professional

• ABA Forum on Construction Law
• Design-Build Institute of America
• New York Welsh