Kathryn K. Van Namen

Kate Van Namen is the Co-Chair of Butler Snow's Construction Task Force and a member of the firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. She is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas and concentrates her practice in all areas of construction law, including contract drafting and negotiation, project delivery systems, liens, licensing issues, construction mediation, litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution procedures. Kate has experience drafting and negotiating all types of construction contracts, including lump sum, guaranteed maximum price, cost plus, construction management, design build, and design services agreements on behalf of owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and design professionals. She also has experience representing sureties on multi-state performance bond claims and asserting and defending payment bond claims. Kate has previously counseled clients on international construction projects and helped navigate project delivery and project management issues with foreign governments.

In addition to her construction practice, Kate also represents clients in general commercial litigation matters, including cases involving interference with business relationships, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other complex litigation.

Kate also has experience with intellectual property litigation matters and has represented companies and individuals in copyright and trademark disputes.

Kate is an active member of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel, where she serves as West Tennessee Director, as well as the Construction Law Committee of DRI, and the ABA Forum on Construction Law. She actively contributes to publications on construction law issues, including the Tennessee Handbook on Construction Law.