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Albert Bates is a partner in the Construction Practice Group of Troutman Pepper, and leads the Group’s International Construction Projects practice. Among other recognitions, Mr. Bates has consistently received high ratings from Chambers USA in construction law, and is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a Fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers. In addition to serving as counsel in arbitration matters, Mr. Bates has served as a neutral on more than 175 U.S. and international construction and commercial disputes. Mr. Bates is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and he has arbitrated disputes arising from projects in the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. From 2008-2019, Albert served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association and its International Center for Dispute Resolution.