Our team of experienced construction lawyers represent local, regional, national, and international companies, including private and public owners, general contractors, subcontractors, architects, and engineers in some of the most sophisticated construction projects across the nation. Our lawyers have been consistently recognized as top construction attorneys in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Lawyers,” Super Lawyers, and Leading Lawyers.
As thought-leaders in the construction industry, our team members hold leadership positions in the top trade organizations, including the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Construction Financial Management Association (CMAA), Association of General Contractors (AGC), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA) and others.
Experience Counts
We handle virtually every type of construction-related matter throughout each stage of the process, from conception to completion, including project financing, permitting, contract drafting, claim prevention, risk and claims management, and dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, litigation, and appeals. Our goal is to assist our clients in a manner that manages their risks and avoids protracted and expensive disputes. Our attorneys aim to provide comprehensive and practical legal representation that balances cost and results. In the event disputes cannot be resolved or avoided, our lawyers have extensive experience in jurisdictions across the country, trying cases in arbitration, and both state and federal courts.
Our attorneys specialize in the following areas:
- Contract Negotiation & Procurement
- Contract Drafting (AIA, ConsensusDOCS, DBIA, EJCDC)
- Construction Finance
- Contractor Licensing and Professional (Architect/Engineer) Licensing
- Government Contracts, Claims & Disputes
- Bid Protests/Disputes
- Architect & Engineer Liability
- Delay, Impact & Disruption Claims
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Green building and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification
- Defect & Warranty Claims
- Insurance & Surety Bonds
- Insurance Coverage Analysis (CGL, E&O, CCIPs, OCIPs) and Disputes
- Labor Relations and Project Labor Agreements (PLA)
- Mechanic’s Lien Litigation
- Miller Act & State Law Bonds
- OSHA Violations
- DOL Wage and Payment
- Defect & Warranty Claims
- Change Order & Extra Work Disputes
- Termination & Default
- Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation
Industry experience includes:
- Commercial, office and retail
- Single family and multi-family developments
- Healthcare, senior assisted living, hospital and medical facilities
- Heavy industrial manufacturing
- Heavy highway, roads and bridges
- Coal and nuclear power
- Sports, hospitality and gaming
- Public Private Partnerships (P3s)
- Data Centers and Financial Institutions
Representative Matters
- Secured arbitration award in favor of general contractor in $2.5 million dollar termination for cause dispute on government project
- Represented owner in $30 million design construction defect dispute
- Secured jury verdict in favor of general contractor in $6 million dispute between construction contractor and owner
- Secured summary judgment in favor of general contractor in $10 million dollar lawsuit alleging defective construction and trespass
- Represented developer in $4.5 million dispute over engineering defect in multi-million dollar high-rise office building construction project
- Represented subcontractor in $2 million Miller Act dispute on government project between a subcontractor, general contractor, and surety
- Represent several developers in Washington State on a number of multi- million dollar mixed-use projects involving contract negotiations, warranty issues, and insurance claims
- Representing California-based developers on the renovation of a historic building in Seattle into a Hotel. Handled finance and tax credit work, negotiations with general contractor, and course of construction dispute resolution
- Representing a Seattle Developer through the course of the renovation of a historic building into workforce housing. Handled finance and entity formation, contract negotiations, indemnity, insurance and risk management claims
- Represented the Port of Seattle on differing site conditions claims and bid protests
- Represent numerous real estate developers in California, Phoenix, and Washington State with ongoing construction issues on multifamily mixed use for sale and lease projects
- Resolved a construction road dispute for nearly $100 million in favor of The Colony at White Pine Canyons, Park City, Utah in AAA Arbitration
- Successfully defended institutional lender accused of wrongfully reneging on loan commitment and causing large housing development to fail following 2008 housing market crash
- Jury verdict exonerating control system designer/manufacturer accused of causing chiller plant failure that damaged NASA’s supercomputers
- Obtained injunction to stop large apartment development infringing on neighboring property owner’s rights
- Obtained injunction to stop major shopping center expansion violating department store tenant’s lease.
- Obtained seven-figure settlement to remedy improperly compacted soil underneath distribution center.
- Defended materials suppliers in construction defect litigation
- Successfully defended a materials supplier in toxic tort/asbestos matters
