Taft’s Construction Practice attorneys advise industry participants including owners, contractors, design-builders, subcontractors and material suppliers on all aspects of public and private construction projects, including:
• project feasibility and financing;
• project delivery method selection;
• contract form selection, drafting and negotiation;
• bidding and bid protests;
• compliance for public and government-assisted projects;
• insurance and bonds;
• dispute resolution;
• labor and employment issues including union matters, OSHA compliance and workers’ compensation.
While our priority is to implement approaches that minimize disputes and to negotiate workable settlements when disputes arise, Construction Practice attorneys have extensive experience in achieving successful results before courts, arbitrators, and contract appeals boards regarding all types of claims, including claims relating to payment, performance, and insurance coverage disputes. We assist clients in using the most effective contracting approaches to achieve project objectives including integrated project delivery, CM at risk and other non-traditional contracting structures, wrap-up insurance programs, building information management (3D project models), “lean construction,” and enhanced participation of disadvantaged business entities.
Construction Practice attorneys also coordinate closely with other Taft attorneys who have extensive experience in other aspects of construction project development including project feasibility, tax considerations, brownfields and other environmental issues, zoning, joint ventures, financing options and negotiations, governmental incentives, and leasing.
Our experience in construction is very broad and very deep. We have construction-related clients whom we have represented for decades. As a result, we know the industry’s economics and the industry’s players well, and often help our clients make valuable business connections. Among many others, we represent major regional general contractors and owners and have assisted them with every phase of $100 million plus projects to build or expand hospitals, casinos, office facilities, and sewage systems. We have also worked on projects to build or expand stadiums, military facilities, water plants, schools, and more. We represent companies from the large to the small, from the supplier to the end user. Our attorneys know how to assist clients cost-effectively, whatever role they play in the construction process and whatever the size of the matter at hand. We understand the economic challenges our clients face and are committed to keeping legal costs reasonable in light of the economics of the matters we are addressing. Our goal is to partner with our clients for successful, profitable construction projects.
Taft's construction attorneys are contributing authors to Construction Law Insight blog, providing updates and analysis on a wide range of construction law topics.
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