Jason Kettrick is chair of Carney Badley Spellman’s energy law practice group and past chair of the construction law section. Jason is general counsel to many local, regional, national and international companies, with a focus on firms involved in development, construction and engineering. His experience across this blend of related industries provides insight to clients and helps them stay abreast of the most relevant legal topics for their business. Jason also has extensive experience in business legal transactions ranging from formation of corporations, LLCs, LPs and joint ventures; negotiating MOUs, sales, service and licensing agreements; handling finance, asset and stock purchase and sales transactions; and hedge fund licensing and regulation. Jason is himself a business owner, landlord and developer, and a former extern to the Honorable Judge John A. Rossmeissl, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Engineering, Construction and Development Law
Jason’s engineering, construction and development experience includes preparation, negotiation and litigation of engineering, procurement and construction contracts for numerous public agencies, private developers and contractors, contracts for vessel construction and conversion, and for development of energy facilities. Jason assists developers, engineers, contractors, public and private owners, suppliers and manufacturers with general business matters, transactions and the resolution of all types of disputes. He drafts, negotiates and closes FEED and EPC contracts, project development contracts, intellectual property licensing agreements, power purchase agreements, equipment and fuel supply contracts, project finance agreements, leases and O&M agreements, and provides ongoing advice as to the overall project planning and operation. Jason’s experience also includes litigation of over $1 billion in construction claims arising from public and private projects in federal and state court and various federal boards of contract appeals, as well as arbitration.
Business Law and Litigation
Jason provides business counseling and transactional representation to a broad spectrum of companies and their owners. He represents businesses in the drafting and negotiation of MOUs, joint ventures and other business combinations, and represents hedge funds and shareholder groups in regulatory and corporate matters and litigation. Jason’s experience also includes representation of stakeholders in bankruptcy with plan confirmation, discharge litigation, preference and fraudulent transfer litigation, matters involving estate and asset administration, and objections to claims. Jason has successfully prosecuted and defended claims involving securities, intellectual property, tax, trade secrets and real estate transactions, and closed transactions involving loans secured by intellectual property, power purchase agreements and commercial real estate.
