Construction Law
Fennemore Craig has substantial experience with the diverse and often complex aspects of design and construction transactions and construction litigation. Firm clients include general contractors, developers and general contractors, as well as architects and engineers. Fennemore Craig attorneys from real estate, business and finance, environmental, employment, litigation and other areas of the law work together in the Construction Practice to assist clients with structuring projects ranging from resorts, office, multi-family, retail, and energy projects to casinos, sports stadiums and arenas, and with resolution of disputes arising from them.Construction Transactions
Firm construction law attorneys provide comprehensive document review and revisions, with adjustments necessary to implement the client's desires and requirements timely completion, compliance with contract documents, lien and stop notice prevention/mitigation, payment procedures, lender requirements, statutory payment limitations, privilege taxation, insurance and indemnification, allocation of uninsured risks, and dispute resolution mechanisms. Counsel to clients also includes assistance with strategic planning, selecting appropriate project delivery systems, contract negotiation and regulatory compliance, permitting, bid processes, and employment issues related to construction.
The firm routinely provides seminars and training on effective construction administration as well as on recent law changes impacting construction projects, such as those relating to liens and stop notices, prompt payment obligations, environmental matters, and construction related employment requirements.
Construction Defects and Disputes
Firm attorneys are experienced in mediation, arbitration and litigation of construction-related disputes, such as construction defects, liens, delays, and contested work. This includes federal and state actions throughout the Southwest, as well as administrative proceedings before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors and other state agencies. Fennemore Craig attorneys litigate bid protests before the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office and various state agencies and represent general contractors against city, county, state and federal governments. They also prosecute claims against federal agencies before the various Boards of Contract Appeals and the Claims Court.
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