Daniel Swaja focuses his practice almost exclusively on construction and government contracting law.  Mr. Swaja advises public and private owners as well as local, national and international contractors regarding contract negotiation, contract management, project execution, claim submittals and dispute resolution. He has extensive experience with various forms of alternate dispute resolution and claim litigation in various federal and state courts.

While in law school, Mr. Swaja was a staff member of the Georgia Law Review, a member of the Student Bar Association and a Dean's Ambassador. He participated in the J. Ralph Beard 1L Closing Argument Competition Round of 30 and Russell Moot Court Competition.

Mr. Swaja has been recognized as a Georgia "Rising Star" in Construction Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine in 2011.

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. (2006)

    cum laude

  • University of Georgia, B.S., Psychology and Criminal Justice (2002)
    magna cum laude
  • University of Georgia, A.B.

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (2006)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2006)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Fully engaged means focusing on the success of the firm and our clients by being the person people trust to get the task done correctly.

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.532.6976
f +1 404.541.3334

Daniel B. Swaja

Experience Highlights

Counselor for individual and his five franchises in a lawsuit regarding alleged violations of a non-competition covenant in the franchise agreement
Represented an individual and his five franchises, as plaintiffs, in a lawsuit against defendant regarding alleged violations of a non-competition more
MACTEC, Inc. v. Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC
Represented MACTEC, Inc., an environmental remediation design/build contractor, in a dispute against Bechtel Jacobs Company (BJC) concerning a more
Construction litigation for large building contractor
Represented large building contractor in a lawsuit alleging that its subcontractors performed defective work in constructing a high-rise condominium more
Breach of contract between companies
Represented construction company in an arbitration brought by plaintiff against defendant for the recovery of claims in excess of $2,795,695 related more