Our Construction Law group is a team of accomplished lawyers. We have devoted our legal careers to serving the construction industry in the Northeast, earning a national reputation for our work. From routine to complex issues, every member of our team works to understand your business goals, recognizing the importance of each matter you bring to us. We are strategic, proactive, and responsive, providing you with the advice and services you need, whenever you need our support.
Our Services
We handle issues for construction projects of all sizes and complexity, with experience on high-profile project teams across the United States and globally. We have represented clients in courtrooms and before arbitration panels nationwide, and on landmark cases before the highest courts on issues affecting the entire industry.
We serve public and private sector clients on all types of construction projects:
- Commercial and industrial buildings
- Educational facilities
- Energy and utilities
- Environmental remediation
- Health care facilities
- Hospitality
- Infrastructure
- Multifamily residences
Our team of attorneys handles claims and dispute resolutions in the courtroom and through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration. We also support clients with a vast range of legal issues and questions confronting the construction industry:
- Bid protests
- Building information modeling (BIM)
- Contract defaults and termination
- Contract procurement and selection of project delivery
- Delay and lost productivity claims
- Drafting and negotiating design and construction contracts
- Integrated project delivery (IPD)
- License access agreements and disputes
- Licensing
- Mechanic's liens
- Public-private partnerships
- Risk assessment and management
- Sustainable design and construction
Our Team
We are a team of skilled litigators and transactional lawyers, with leaders in our midst who are recognized by peers and the construction industry. We also collaborate with experienced colleagues in our firm’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications, Land Use, and Real Estate + Development groups.
Together with the Labor, Employment, Benefits + Immigration team, we also handle matters including negotiating union contracts, minority business enterprise requirements, discrimination, immigration, project labor agreements, and ERISA issues.
We maintain strong relationships with environment, health and safety (EH+S) professionals in connection with occupational safety issues. We understand the legal issues involved, and we serve our clients' objectives as they relate to all aspects of the built environment.
Our lawyers also support construction industry clients with general business, tax, bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, protection of trade secrets, and intellectual property matters.
Industry Leadership
Our team of lawyers is active in local and national construction industry organizations. We hold leadership positions in many of these groups, including chairs, presidencies, and board memberships:
- American Arbitration Association (ABA)
- ABA Forum on Construction Law
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
- Associated General Contractors (AGC)
- Connecticut Building Congress (CBC)
- Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
- Massachusetts Building Congress (MBC)
- NYC Bar Construction Law Committee
- Professional Women in Construction (PWC)
Our attorneys also provide leading insights on developments affecting the industry through our blog, the Construction Law Zone.
Our top-tier Construction Law team brings its proficiency to all your construction law matters, providing legal services to help you meet your business goals—no matter how large or complex the project.
