TEMPE, Ariz. (August 31, 2020) – The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) has named Sundt Construction’s assistant general counsel Matthew Meaker chair of their construction section. He had served as the vice-chair of the group for the past year. 
Meaker has been in the construction industry for 16 years, three of those with Sundt. Throughout his career, he has held multiple leadership roles. Among them are the chair of the construction law section for the State Bar of Arizona and co-chair of the Arizona State Contractors Coalition, a group of specialty contractors focused on government advocacy. Meaker has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Construction Financial Management Association – Valley of the Sun Chapter and the Legal Counsel for the American Subcontractors Association of Arizona.
In 2015, Meaker was named Engineering News-Record Southwest’s 20 Under 40 and received the Up-and-Comer of the Year award at the Arizona Corporate Counsel Awards in 2019. He received both his bachelor’s and law degree from the University of Arizona.
The FDCC is composed of leaders in the legal community who have been judged by their peers to have achieved professional distinction and are committed to promoting knowledge, fellowship, professionalism and the course of justice.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. (www.sundt.com) is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 130-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable power work and is owned entirely by its 2,000-plus employees. Sundt is distinguished by its diverse capabilities and experience, unique employee-ownership culture and depth of self-perform expertise in nine major trades. Half of Sundt’s workforce is comprised of skilled craft professionals who, together with the company’s administrative employees, enable Sundt to fulfill its mission to be the most skilled builder in America. Sundt has 11 offices throughout California, Arizona, Texas and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 52nd largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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