Construction

Our attorneys remain at the forefront of issues facing the construction industry by regularly teaching, writing and lecturing on legal and practical construction related topics.  Our current knowledge and broad experience enable us to assist our clients in the identification, allocation and avoidance of construction related risk.

We represent owners, developers, lenders, architects and engineers, construction managers, and contractors in all facets of the construction process from the earliest stages of project planning through final completion and dispute resolution.  We bring to each project our in-depth knowledge of the construction industry, enabling us to formulate solutions tailored to our clients’ business needs.

Our attorneys also advise our clients on business issues such as pricing, scheduling, financing and project delivery.  We also have extensive litigation expertise, handling construction disputes before state and federal courts and mediation and arbitration tribunals.

We regularly prepare and negotiate contracts using industry standard forms, such as the American Institute of Architects form agreements, as well as some of the most complex project or owner specific custom forms and master forms of agreement.  Our experience includes the drafting and negotiation of owner/contractor agreements, construction management agreements (both CM at risk and as owner’s agent), design services agreements, design-build agreements, owner’s representative agreements, subcontracts and development agreements.

Our projects have included large institutional projects, residential, retail and commercial rehabilitation and ground-up construction, hospital and healthcare facility construction and renovation, small and utility scale solar projects, and industrial projects such as manufacturing facilities and wastewater treatment plants.  We also have experience with publicly funded and non-profit projects and have a strong understanding of the issues that are specific to those sectors.

Our services include:

• Contract drafting and negotiation
• Environmental issues affecting property acquisition, development and construction
• Construction financing
• Litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
• Construction insurance and bonding
• Indemnification and risk allocation
• Designer-led design-build
• Scope of work disputes
• Neighboring property disputes
• Landlord & tenant construction related issues
• Project acceleration, interference and delay claims
• Building code violations
• Building material failures
• Design errors
• Warranty, workmanship and construction defect disputes
• Mechanic’s liens and trust claims

For more information about our Construction practice, please contact John-Patrick Curran.