Construction & Infrastructure
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Overview
As clients draft plans, grade sites, or lay footings, Adams & Reese establishes the legal framework to advance our clients’ interests in construction and infrastructure projects. Ranked among The Top 50 Construction Law FirmsTM by Construction Executive magazine, our team provides strategic counsel on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues, from initial planning through post-completion disputes. Our Construction Practice is also ranked in Alabama, Texas, and Florida by Chambers USA.
Our Construction Team includes AAA certified arbitrators and construction mediators who have served in numerous construction disputes. With a team that includes former construction professionals, general contractor executives, and in-house counsel for industry associations, we provide both legal depth and practical industry insight.
Negotiations, Contracts, and Compliance
Construction and infrastructure projects involve complex contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and multiple stakeholders. We advise clients on the negotiation and drafting of design, engineering, and construction contracts, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and construction codes. We have handled complex bid protests at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as multiparty disputes involving roadways, industrial facilities, hospitals, commercial developments, and public-private construction projects.
Whether structuring multimillion-dollar agreements or advising on workplace safety protocols, we apply the same diligence, knowing that a solid foundation is vital to a successful project.
Disputes and Violations
Adams & Reese protects and defends clients in all construction-related disputes. Licensed to practice in more than 30 states, we have extensive experience in mediation, arbitration, and litigation. We achieve favorable outcomes in disputes involving engineering and design defects; building code violations; product failures; warranty and breach of contract claims; allegations of fraud and misrepresentation; regulatory enforcement actions; and more.
Defining Strengths
- Alternative dispute resolution
- ADA litigation
- Bankruptcy and workouts
- Commercial disputes, including breach of contract
- Contract drafting
- Construction defects
- Critical path scheduling
- Delay and extra work claims
- Exterior cladding
- Financing surety and bonds
- HVAC and refrigeration
- Infrastructure and roadways
- Insurance coverage, surety and/or bond requirements and claims
- Liens
- Industry lobbying
- Miller Act suits
- OSHA and workplace safety
- Permitting and licensing
- Public bid and procurement issues, including protests
- Real estate development contracts
- Regulatory compliance
- Underground utilities
- Vertical construction
- Windows and doors
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