Megan Cantlebary is a partner with Moye, O’Brien & Masterson, LLP. She focuses her practice on representing prime contractors throughout the United States relating to multi-million and billion dollar public works projects. Megan has been involved with all aspects of the construction industry, from procurement (contract preparation and negotiation through bid protests) to claim development and prosecution/defense of claims, in all forms of dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration, dispute review boards and litigation before state and federal courts). She has experience in a vast array of cases in several states, ranging from pure construction matters in the commercial sector (airports, bridges, highways, water treatment plants, dams and appurtenant facilities) to false claims litigation (state and federal law) as well as proceedings involving the uniform foreign money judgment recognition statutes. Megan’s practice also includes assisting clients with risk evaluation and contract analysis for public and private project procurements.

She has been an integral team member on many high-profile, high stakes construction disputes on heavy civil projects throughout the United States and Canada including consulting work for a design-build contractor client with claims in excess of $100 million on a $600 million light rail project in Waterloo, Canada; support for the claim development for the design-builder on a $1.1 billion highway project involving in excess of $100 million in claims in El Paso, Texas; and representation of a design-builder on an over $1.2 billion heavy civil project in Denver, Colorado.

Her recent work includes the representation of a design-build contractor consortium led by an ENR top 10 general contractor and an ENR top 15 general contractor in connection with DRB proceedings. She has also assisted in the development of substantial claims on an over $1.3 billion light-rail and station project in Washington DC, and the representation of a design-builder in the development and pursuit of a delay and disruption claim on a $1.3 billion light-rail design-build project in Los Angeles. Last, she is helping represent a design-builder with respect to various project issues on a $2.5 billion light-rail public-private partnership project in Ontario, Canada. She is also representing a design-builder in pursuing $130 million in claims against a subcontractor in arbitration.

Megan is a results-driven, detail-oriented attorney with a proven track record representing leaders in the construction industry to resolve contentious disputes while maintaining professionalism and integrity.

• University of San Diego School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2004
  • Order of Barristers
  • Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Fraternity
  • American Board of Trial Advocates Award, Outstanding Trial Competition Team
  • Moot Court Appellate Board Member, National Tea
    • First Place Overall, Best Memorial – Stetson International Environmental Law Competition
    • Second Place Oralist, Third Place Team (Regional) – Philip C. Jessup International Law Competition
  • Mock Trial Team Member
    • First Place – San Diego Defense Lawyers’ National Mock Trial Tournament
    • Second Place – Texas Young Lawyers’ Regional Mock Trial Tournament)
• Oxford University, Institute on International and Comparative Law (study abroad)
• University of Richmond, Bachelor of Arts

• Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar
• Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Stars – Construction Law, 2012 – 2014
• National Association of Women in Construction (Chapter 73), Director 2012 – 2014
• State Bar of California
• The Florida Bar
• The Law Society of England and Wales