Strategic counsel with extensive construction experience to help clients manage the complex legal issues in construction projects.
The construction industry is fast-paced and often governed by strict deadlines. Completing a successful project requires cooperation and teamwork among all project participants. Our Construction lawyers have extensive experience assisting clients in the construction industry with a wide range of legal issues. Our team’s experience working in the construction industry provides the extensive knowledge required to understand all phases of a project’s life cycle, from the early stages of finance, development and design through implementation, construction and project close-out.
Drawing on our legal and technical experience, we work with clients to accomplish common project goals. We provide outside general counsel services and work as business partners to help clients address construction law and risk management considerations from project conception to closeout. We understand key issues from every perspective which gives us the unique ability to both anticipate and address challenges that arise. Providing legal support to assist with projects, risk management and the successful operation of our clients' business operations, our team finds pragmatic and cost-effective solutions to the complex legal issues that can arise in construction projects.
We advise land and building owners, developers, construction managers, subcontractors, prime contractors, general contractors, engineers, material suppliers, trade contractors, utility contractors, vendors and design professionals in a broad range of transactions, development projects and construction matters. Working closely together during all phases of the construction process helps our clients effectively achieve their business goals and objectives.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Integrated team with former construction company in-house counsel
- One-stop law firm to manage all phases of construction projects
- Deep knowledge and understanding of industry-specific laws and requirements
- Comprehensive legal and business support
CAPABILITIES
- Serve as outside general counsel and business advisor to help clients address construction law and risk management issues from project conception to closeout
- Legal support to assist with projects, risk management and successful business operations
- Day-to-day planning, operational, business, finance and contractual issues
- Advise on project delivery models – Stipulated Sum, GMP, Design-Build
- Project risk analysis and strategy
- Risk avoidance
- Avoidance of payment disputes
- Bidding considerations and document drafting
- Contract preparation, review and negotiation
- Assist with "real-time” project issues including notices, changed conditions, delays and cost acceleration
- AIA, ConsensusDocs, DBIA and manuscript contracts
- Design-build, construction management, subcontract and joint venture agreements drafting
- Lease and easement issues
- Mechanic's liens claims and resolution
- Insurance and bonding related issues and claims
- Employment matters
- Union labor issues and work stoppages
- Concessions and EaaS transactions
- Dispute avoidance and resolution support