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Bastianelli, Brown & Kelley - 1133 21st Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036-3390  Electronic mail General Information: bbk@govconlaw.com   --  is an established and highly regarded law firm offering national and international clients comprehensive legal services in a variety of practice areas, including government contracts, construction contracts, maritime, shipping, ship repair, shipbuilding, environmental remediation and regulation, energy, project development, marine and industrial coatings, and financing. Bastianelli, Brown & Kelley's long and noted experience in construction includes a broad range of projects encompassing federal, state, and local contracts, as well as private and commercial construction and development projects. The firm's construction clients include contractors, subcontractors, engineers, sureties, architects,developers, financiers, and owners. Bastianelli, Brown & Kelley has represented clients involved in national and international construction projects such as subway systems, rapid transit systems, power generation plants, water and wastewater treatment plants, tunnels, dams, locks, bridges, highways, environmental remediation, foundation systems, office buildings, manufacturing plants, hospitals, schools, shopping malls, and housing. The firm offers its clients extensive construction contract services, including the identification and development of business opportunities; project development and financing; contract preparation; contract negotiation; bid and proposal preparation; contract administration; claim identification and preparation; claim defense; bid protests; litigation and  arbitration of claims and disputes; advice regarding contract and regulatory compliance; and representation in suspension, debarment, and fraud proceedings.

Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot  - 1155 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036
tel; (202) 659-5800  fax;(202) 659-1027 (fax)
provides a full range of legal services. Our attorneys serve as counselors, litigators, negotiators, legislative advisors, and problem solvers to our clients. Although our role varies with each client's specific needs, our goal is always to find the best way to serve each client through the practice of law. We take pride in finding creative solutions, responding quickly, and  maintaining open communications with our clients. We combine the expertise and specialization of a large law firm with the personal client attention of a small law firm.  Construction Litigation

Couch White, LLP   - Suite 950 700 13th Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005  tel;(202) 434-4503  fax: (202) 434-4537 - Counselors and Attorneys at Law Couch White, LLP is well regarded for its expertise in Construction law. The firm's clients include general and specialty contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, design professionals and their insurance carriers, public and private owners and developers.  Our services include the negotiating and drafting of contracts, lien law matters, labor law counseling, and litigation at administrative hearings, arbitrations and trials. In addition, we offer counseling regarding successor management, the valuation of retiring owners' interests, buy-outs and deferred compensation agreements. Included among matters recently handled by the firm for our construction industry clients are failure to perform and breach of contract actions, delay claims, claims for change orders and extras, claims for unanticipated subsurface conditions, design professional errors and omissions actions and administrative hearings pertaining to prevailing wage rates. These claims and actions related to a broad range of construction projects including public and private office buildings, highways and bridges, sewer systems and utility installations.

Day, Berry & Howard LLP - Our Construction Law Practice Group represents clients in the many aspects of the commercial, industrial, and residential construction processes throughout the country and abroad. Our matters involve owners, developers, investors, lenders, contractors, subcontractors, architects and design professionals, as well as insurers and bonding companies. Through our varied engagements, we have developed an understanding of construction law fundamentals in a variety of contexts, and are well versed in their application. In addition, our practice has evolved over the years to keep pace with the ever-increasing scale and complexity of projects and the legal and business issues that can arise in the construction context. We appreciate the intricate and dynamic relationships that are formed between parties in modern projects, and we strive to achieve solutions for our clients that are creative, practical, and useful. We represent clients across a broad spectrum of projects and transactions, both large and small, that relate to new construction, renovations and modifications, and existing structures. These endeavors focus on an array of buildings, ranging from high-rises and office towers, corporate headquarters, hotels, hospitals, health care facilities, school facilities, municipal buildings, and sophisticated, custom residential dwellings to industrial plants, electric power plants and transmission facilities, nuclear power plants, water treatment facilities, cogeneration facilities, and hydroelectric facilities. With our experience in all phases of the construction cycle, we are well qualified to assist clients in meeting their business, financial, and litigation objectives. Our Construction Law Practice Group also has experience with addressing and containing disputes at their inception, and we understand how to manage initial discord to secure interim productivity while seeking the final resolution of complicated issues. Once an issue has arisen, we assist clients with strategic assessment and develop a road map to achieve goals in an effective and efficient manner.

Eckert Seamans - Washington, D.C. 1250 24th Street, N.W. Seventh Floor Washington, D.C. 20037 Telephone 202.659.6600
Facsimile 202.659.6699 -is capable of providing the complete range of legal services required by any participant in the construction industry. The firm's client base includes owners and developers in the public and private sectors, general and specialty contractors, bonding companies, design profession-als, construction managers, equipment manufacturers and material suppliers. Attorneys in the firm's Construction Law Group are well versed in the business aspects of the construction industry as well as the law.  Their collective experience spans a provision of services from project financing to post-construction claims litigation on a wide array of commercial and industrial projects, including high-rise buildings, light-rail transit systems, nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, nursing homes, schools, shopping malls, historic renovations, bridge and highway construction, prisons, steel mills, continuous galvanizing lines, hydroelectric projects, sports and entertain-ment facilities, ships, cogeneration and alternative energy projects, development communities,  and water and wastewater treatment plants.

Fabyanske Law Firm  -  The law firm of Fabyanske, Westra, Hart, & Thomson, P.A. concentrates on providing legal services to the real estate and construction industries. We have worked extensively in both the public and private sectors, and our clients span all sectors of the industry, and include contractors, owners, design professionals, subcontractors, sureties, insurers and lenders across the United States. Because of our experience in resolving disputes, many clients engage the firm for preventive planning. Such planning includes contract review and negotiation and risk allocation advice. In today’s complex legal and business environment, poor planning can result in catastrophic losses. Contact: Ryan Miner – Business Development, 612-359-7679, rminer@fwhtlaw.com

Gadsby Hannah - Washington, DC 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 tel;202 429 9600 - construction attorneys practice at the regional, national and international levels, and have significant experience with building, transportation, power and industrial construction projects. Clients include both national and international design and construction firms, universities, private owners and project investors, municipalities, public authorities, non-profits, sureties, subcontractors, major equipment suppliers, construction industry associations and construction technology providers. Our attorneys regularly represent clients in joint venture agreements, contract negotiation and drafting, and claim preparation and defense involving local, national and international projects, including: Contract Preparation and Review*Contract Award/Bid Protests*Claims*Alternative Dispute Resolution*Litigation*Surety Law*Architect/Engineering Law*International Construction*Subcontractors and Suppliers8Combining Experience and Education In Construction and Engineering

Jackson Kelly -  Construction - The business environment in the construction industry is fast-paced, highly-regulated, and governed by strict project and cost deadlines. Effective legal representation requires a concrete understanding of the business environment and the practical and legal issues faced by the construction industry. The lawyers in Jackson Kelly's Construction Practice bring depth and breadth of experience to the wide range of construction-related legal issues facing today's businesses. Our construction lawyers have served the construction industry and worked in government regulatory agencies for years. This practical, "real world" background, combined with a broad construction and business law practice, allows us to provide personal, result-oriented legal services in an effective, cost-efficient manner. Jackson Kelly's Construction Practice Group starts with the client and the client's particular needs. We analyze the big picture first so that we can recommend the most efficient and effective legal or other services to accomplish our client's business objectives. Our lawyers have represented contractors, subcontractors, public and private owners, architects and engineers, sureties and insurance companies, and suppliers in all phases and types of construction projects. We have assisted clients involved in bidding and procuring work, financing projects, bonding and insuring projects, negotiating and drafting contracts, administering contracts, complying with government regulations and the myriad other issues which challenge our clients every day. 

Jenner & Block - Construction Law - Our attorneys advise numerous construction industry clients, including general contractors and sub-contractors, architects, engineers, developers, owners, lenders and suppliers, on a wide variety of business and litigation matters. In the construction litigation area, we handle cases ranging from straightforward mechanics’ lien claims and payment disputes to highly complex matters involving substantial defects in major commercial structures, including nuclear power plant and skyscraper construction projects. The Firm has provided litigation counsel in numerous high-profile construction disputes. Jenner & Block consistently delivers outstanding results in corporate transactions and secures major litigation victories for clients from the trial level through the United States Supreme Court.  Our more than 400 attorneys located in Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington, DC offer substantial experience in a broad range of legal areas. We have grown and prospered because of our dedication and unwavering commitment to our clients, to the Bar, to our people and to public service. Clients from around the world trust Jenner & Block with their most complex and challenging matters. Our lawyers have argued many matters before the United States Supreme Court, all of the 13 United States Circuit Courts of Appeals and dozens of other federal and state courts across the country.

Kilcullen, Wilson & Kilcullen - Suite 300 1800 K Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006-2202  -Our law firm's practice is specialized in the areas of government contracts and public procurement, construction law, computer law, federal acquisitions, contract claims and disputes, civil litigation, and Black Lung defense.

McManus, Schor, Asmar & Darden, L.L.P., -1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington  DC  20036
telephone: (202) 296-9260  fax: (202) 659-3732     email:  
jmcmanus@msadlaw.com   All states
Construction law.

Morgan Lewis  - Washington, D.C. 1800 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-5869 Tel: 202-467-7000 Fax: 202-467-7176 -represents a diverse clientele and provides a variety of services for domestic and international construction projects.We represent large and small clients in all sectors of the construction industry, as well as the owners and developers of capital projects. Industry clients include integrated engineer/constructors, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, suppliers, engineers, architects and sureties. Our construction law experience extends to projects in almost every state in the United States and in more than 30 other countries.

Ogletree Deakins - Construction Industry Group provides the highest quality counseling and legal service to participants in the construction industry. We serve regional, national, and international contractors, subcontractors, and owners, with dedication to developing a thorough understanding of the construction process and the businesses involved in it. Our attorneys have practical experience in building construction, which benefits our clients at every stage of the construction process, from inception through project close-out. The Construction Industry Group regularly assists clients in all aspects of the business of construction. We counsel our clients in labor and employment matters, draft and negotiate contracts for various project delivery systems, develop subcontract programs and assist in project administration. We resolve construction claims disputes, but strive to prevent conflicts by emphasizing risk management, planning, early intervention, claims prevention and avoidance techniques. When disputes arise, we are there to help resolve contentious issues before they result in protracted litigation. When claims cannot be avoided, our attorneys use their extensive skills in mediation, arbitration and litigation to develop, present and defend construction claims. Such claims include contract disputes, changed work, delays, unforeseen conditions, workmanship and construction defects, among others. By taking a strategic and pragmatic approach, we assist our clients in achieving efficient, positive results.

Schiff Hardin & Waite - 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20036-4390 Tel: (202) 778-6400 Fax: (202) 778-6460 - maintains a nationally-known construction law practice, representing property owners and developers as well as contractors, architects, and engineers. Our firm's services include construction contract negotiation and team building, general construction law related advice beginning with the conception of a project through warranty work, consultation regarding avoidance of potential claims, and representation in the prosecution or defense of construction related litigation. Schiff Hardin & Waite has also pioneered new legal services enabling architects to become design-builders, and we are particularly well versed in construction procurement matters. We also have significant experience in alternative dispute resolution, and several of our Construction Law Group attorneys serve as arbitrators and mediators.

Thompson Hine LLP - 10 West Broad Suite 700 Columbus (county: Franklin)  OH  43215
telephone: 614-469-3269 fax: 614-469-3361 email:
Peter.Welin@ThompsonHine.com Ohio
Established in 1911, Thompson Hine today is among the largest corporate law firms in the United States and is the largest law firm in Ohio.  Recently, Thompson Hine was selected as one of the Best Corporate Law Firms in America (in a survey of 32,000 corporate directors conducted by Corporate Board Member magazine.) With offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Washington, D.C. and Brussels, Belgium, we serve some of the premiere businesses in the world and are ready to serve your company's needs.

Womble Carlyle - We provide value to our clients by combining professional skill, technology, and a thorough understanding of our clients' needs to deliver high quality, cost effective and responsive services. Established in Winston-Salem in 1876, the firm now comprises 530 lawyers in eleven offices, including Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Greensboro, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, NC; Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD and Wilmington, DE. A full-service business law firm. Womble Carlyle serves a wide range of regional, national and international clients in industries that include financial services, commercial real estate, information technology, health care, manufacturing and telecommunications, as well as educational institutions and governmental bodies and agencies. Construction - Womble Carlyle's construction law practice is comprised of lawyers who understand the construction industry. We help our clients negotiate design and construction contracts, and assist them in managing the risks inherent in the construction process. We bring a keen understanding of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to client issues. Our lawyers are accomplished negotiators who have successfully resolved complex and contentious matters on behalf of clients. We employ common sense and practical solutions to get difficult and potentially costly disputes put to rest. Able to quickly focus on key issues, we address these issues through negotiation and mediation and, if necessary, arbitration or litigation.

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Bose Law Firm, P.L.L.C. - 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 Arlington VA  22202
telephone:     703-553-2673    fax:   703-995-4914  email:
staff@boselawfirm.com   Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC - Premier Virginia litigation firm providing counsel in complex construction and business matters, lien issues, lease negotiations, defense litigation, and legal negotiations.
 

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