Construction

National Footprint, Local Knowledge: With concentrated strength in key construction markets across the U.S., we combine a nationwide practice with boots-on-ground knowledge of local regulations and market conditions. 

Margin-Protection Mindset: We understand the financial pressures you face, and how tight profit margins can be for construction projects. Our attorneys approach every matter with a business-savvy perspective, working diligently to shield you from cost overruns, preserve profit margins, and resolve disputes efficiently to minimize impact on project timelines and budgets and protect your bottom line.

Insurance-Infused Efficiency: Leveraging our renowned insurance defense practice, we offer unparalleled risk management strategies tailored to construction concerns. Our unique blend of construction experience and insurance industry knowledge allows us to provide exceptional value and efficiency in addressing your legal challenges.

Representative Experience

• Securing Major Project Financing: Represented a developer in the $115 million acquisition and financing of a former luxury hotel and tower in Fort Lauderdale, including a $120 million construction loan component. Our team's experience in complex real estate transactions and construction financing ensured a smooth acquisition process and favorable loan terms for our client.
• Navigating Large-Scale Condominium Development: Successfully represented borrower parent companies in securing a $182.5 million construction loan for a new condominium development in Miami. Our team's deep understanding of the local real estate market and construction financing intricacies helped our client obtain the necessary funding for this significant project.
• Recovering Millions in Construction Defects Case: Represented an investor in a construction/design defects case, resulting in an $11 million recovery. Our team's thorough investigation and strategic litigation approach secured substantial compensation for our client, highlighting our ability to protect investors' interests in complex construction disputes.
• Defending Against Multi-Million Dollar Claims: Successfully defended an insurance company against over $50 million in claims from multiple national builders over construction defect claims in Florida. Our strategic approach extinguished almost all liability with minimal policy limits, despite numerous competing time limit demands. The negotiated settlement also protected our client from future bad faith exposure.
• Establishing Precedent in Construction Insurance: Successfully acted as coverage counsel in a precedent-setting case, Axis Surplus Insurance Co. v. Contravest Construction (M.D. Fla. 2012), a leading Florida construction trigger-of-coverage matter. Our team’s deep experience in insurance law, as it relates to construction, has helped establish important legal principles for the industry.
• Protecting Architects from Expanded Liability: Successfully represented an architectural firm before the First District Court of Appeals in Illinois, affirming that the implied duty of habitability for alleged design and construction deficiencies does not extend to architects and professional engineers. This ruling, which the Illinois Supreme Court declined to review, helps protect design professionals from undue liability expansion.
• Overturning Dismissal of Transnational Construction Claim: Won reversal of a trial court's decision that had dismissed a transnational construction claim on grounds of forum non conveniens. This victory, featured as the "Decision of the Day" in The New York Law Journal, underscores our ability to successfully navigate complex jurisdictional issues in international construction disputes.
• Resolving Environmental Compliance Issues: Successfully negotiated and settled a claim brought by the EPA against a construction industry company for alleged Clean Air Act violations related to dust, resulting in no financial penalty. Our team's understanding of environmental regulations and negotiation skills helped our client avoid costly fines while ensuring compliance.