We regularly work in your industry, turning dirt, helping to structure and negotiate projects, managing risk, and closing deals. When it comes time to resolve a dispute, we hit the ground running.
Our Construction and Engineering Litigation team includes top-ranked lawyers with decades of experience serving the construction industry. They put that insight to use representing developers, builders, contractors, public owners, sureties, and manufacturers in complex disputes. This work includes advocating for clients in trials and appeals (including bet-the-company litigation) in state and federal courts across the country.
We represent clients in complex construction disputes involving claims of defective construction, failure of performance, procurement process violations, additional payment, contractual penalties. We provide advice and representation on risk assessment, dispute avoidance, claims management and dispute resolution. We litigate claims before the courts and arbitration tribunals, including international arbitrations.
In every matter, we work closely with clients to identify efficient, cost-effective legal strategies because we know that in this industry time can sometimes hurt your bottom line as much as anything else. We are also aware that these disputes frequently involve critical business relationships that must be maintained, and that’s why this team includes lawyers with a wealth of experience guiding clients through arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
We understand that every minute you have is golden because we also work in construction: turning dirt, structuring and negotiating projects, managing risk, and closing deals. When one of our clients faces a dispute, we don't hesitate to hit the ground running.
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Our Construction and Engineering Litigation Team includes top-ranked lawyers with decades of experience serving the construction industry. We represent developers, builders, contractors, public owners, sureties, and manufacturers in trials and appeals nationwide and before arbitration tribunals, including international arbitrations.
Complex disputes, including bet-the-company litigation, are significant in our practice. We defend clients against claims of defective construction, failure of performance, procurement process violations, additional payment, and contractual penalties. In addition to representing clients in court, we advise on risk assessment claims management, dispute avoidance, and alternative dispute resolution.
Why Experience is Everything
Subject matter knowledge and industry experience are key to resolving construction disputes, which typically involve multiple parties and are highly fact intensive. The lawyers on our team have a wealth of experience guiding clients through arbitration, mediation, and litigation, covering bid protests and mistakes, cost disputes, design errors, project management, defective products/installations, contract claims, and progress payments.
Choosing Womble as legal counsel gives our construction clients an added benefit. We enlist our colleagues with experience in governmental relations, environmental and insurance law, intellectual property, and labor relations when needed. So, you're never disadvantaged by a narrow focus on immediate issues; instead, you'll work with a team that understands the whole picture.
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How we have helped clients
Successfully represented a contractor in a federal bid protest at the U.S. Federal Court of Claims, involving a best value award for $95 million worth of work.
Defended a joint venture general contractor in a trial involving a bridge replacement project and a $5 million payment claim.
Represented the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in contractor disputes arising from construction to extend the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Silver Rail Line to the Dulles Airport and beyond.
Successfully defended a public entity owner against a seven-figure construction claim for breach of contract, delay, and extra work claims.
Represented a national homebuilder in class action litigation related to contracts.
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