CONSTRUCTION
Construction involves a multitude of disciplines and legal issues. Attorneys in the Construction Practice Group have considerable experience as both advisors and advocates in representing developers, owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers and sureties in such diverse areas as:
PRECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
- Analysis of building code requirements
- Analysis of requests for information
- Bid documents
- Contract negotiation and drafting of documents
- Owner/contractor agreements
- Architect/engineer agreements
- Subcontracts
- Purchase orders
- Change orders
- Licensing requirements for contractors, architects and engineers
- Minority participation requirements
- Minority certification process
- Payment and performance bonds
- Right of Way issues
The LEED Green Building certification has become the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Several of our attorneys and consultants have either earned LEED A.P. accreditation or counseled clients in LEED projects, which uniquely qualifies them to advise clients in the construction industry as well as in commercial real estate development and leasing as to the LEED certification process and requirements.
Our LEED AP building industry professionals are involved in the planning, design and development of sustainable buildings, and counsel clients in green building and the LEED Green Building Rating System. They can help clients assess the new mandatory and incentive-based regulatory requirements, and navigate and facilitate the LEED Certification process for their projects. Among the clients we routinely advise are developers, lenders, builders, suppliers, retailers, engineers and architects.
BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND PLANNING
- Business structure: corporation, limited liability company, proprietorship
- Joint ventures
- Tax Planning
- Transfer of Ownership
CLAIM RESOLUTION AND LITIGATION
- Bid protests
- Bond and surety claims
- Contract disputes
- Defect and delay claims
- Mold, mildew and similar claims
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Litigation in all State and Federal Courts
- Administrative hearings
COLLECTIONS
- Bankruptcy
- Creditor rights
- Construction Liens and Payment Bonds
- Lien requirements and defenses
- State bond requirements
- Federal bond requirements
- Lien prohibition terms in leases
- Prompt payment laws
COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
- Asbestos
- Storm water runoff
- Site contamination
- Underground storage tanks
- Wetlands
- Brownfield development
LABOR
- OSHA
- Employee termination
- Employee discrimination
- Drug free work place
REAL ESTATE
- Acquisition of site
- Construction loans
- Land Use
Based upon their experience, our attorneys have a unique understanding of the development and construction process which they use to avoid disputes. If litigation is unavoidable, our attorneys work closely with our clients to minimize costs and disruptions attendant to construction disputes. Our attorneys also routinely lecture and write on these topics and gladly assist with client training programs.