Offit Kurman construction lawyers have been advising and representing clients across all construction industry segments for decades. We offer the full breadth of legal services arising out of construction projects, from drafting contracts to handling administrative compliance to resolving claims and disputes.
We advise construction industry businesses and professionals at all levels. Our clients include contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, design builders, owners, and developers. Our team routinely advises clients on construction projects ranging from small and mid-sized projects to large-scale commercial real estate development, vertical and horizontal construction, and public infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, waterways, and wastewater facilities throughout the United States and internationally.
Our team of construction lawyers comprises seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds. This blend of legal acumen and business insight positions us as a valuable partner uniquely equipped to effectively address legal needs and business objectives, particularly within the A/E/C industry. Our work includes:
General Counsel: Our construction counsel effectively integrates into our client's operations and routinely provides general counsel services that include business and project consulting, risk management advice, transactional work, and early dispute resolution.
Administrative Compliance: As part of their day-to-day with construction clients, our lawyers regularly counsel clients on construction-related labor and employment matters, prevailing wage questions, licensing, and corporate compliance issues.
Corporate Transactional Work: Our lawyers are experienced in helping with the formation of various corporate entities, guiding clients in the restructuring, merger, or sale of their businesses, contract negotiation and administration, and protecting their intellectual property.
Administrative Law Courts: Our lawyers handle matters ranging from charges of unfair labor practices to handling claims before the relevant Board of Claims.
Construction Disputes and Litigation
Offit Kurman has a highly experienced construction litigation practice – whether the dispute is being pursued in court, arbitration, or mediation. Our lawyers represent clients in disputes across the United States on a multitude of construction issues.
- Errors and omissions claims against architects, engineers and design professionals.
- Construction claims avoidance and alternative dispute resolution
- Time impact schedule delay, disruption, inefficiency, and lost productivity claims
- Change order claims, additional work, and scope disputes
- Requests for equitable relief and claims on federal projects
- Differing site condition claims
- Termination for default and termination for convenience issue
- Design professional defense on professional error and omission claims
- Insurance coverage disputes arising from casualty events on construction projects
- Indemnity and risk-shifting disputes
- Construction defect and warranty litigation
- Design defect or negligent design claims
- Payment, contract balance, and retainage claims, including mechanics' lien claims
- Payment and performance bond disputes
- Statutory prompt payment claims and defenses
- Construction trust fund claims
- Regulatory and compliance counseling and administrative litigation
- Contractor misclassification and wage theft statutes
- Prevailing wage issues
- Bid disputes and protests
- Public Procurement disputes
- Compliance and issues arising from environmental rules, including lead-based paint violations and disclosure laws
- Professional licensing, registration, compliance, and defense of disciplinary actions for contractors and design professionals
Our interdisciplinary teams work closely together, ensuring continuity of service and a thorough understanding of the intersection of business and law. Our construction lawyers work closely with colleagues in related practice areas to assist construction industry clients with business, mergers and acquisitions, succession and estate planning, labor and employment law, real estate development and acquisition, and intellectual property.
Offit Kurman's Construction Practice Group is a recognized thought leader in the construction industry. The firm's construction lawyers also have extensive experience working with experts in various areas of construction law, both as consultants and as expert witnesses. We are often asked to conduct seminars, teach and publish articles on construction-related topics, and participate in trade associations because of their connection to and recognized work in the industry.
