Litigation
Construction & Real Estate Litigation
Our Construction and Real Estate Litigation attorneys provide comprehensive representation to established and emerging businesses in every aspect of litigation. We advocate for our clients in state and federal courts and represent their interests before administrative agencies and city governments.
Our clients include a diverse range of industries and sectors, from public and private companies to REITs and financial institutions. We also work with investment funds, architects, engineers, contractors, landlords, tenants, and developers across various types of properties such as shopping centers, mixed-use projects, housing, offices, industrial sites, residential communities, and multi-family units.
Additionally, we work with retailers, homeowner associations, condominium associations, buyers and sellers, brokers, public sector entities, government agencies, and utility companies.
Our Experience
- Successfully prosecuted a real estate fraud claim for an investor involving a condominium conversion project, recovering 100% of the initial investment and attorneys' fees incurred in prosecuting action in federal court
- Successfully defended a multi-million-dollar federal court breach of contract claim related to the termination of a commercial lease agreement
- Successfully brought a malpractice action against a real estate appraiser and recovered the defendant's errors and omissions policy limit at the close of discovery
- Represented a housing authority in a $10 million bidding contract dispute
- Obtained a federal court injunction to prevent a township from depriving a developer of commercial zoning
- Coordinated litigation involving fraud and negligence in loan activity related to a golf resort project
- Successfully defended a mid-size engineering firm in the against claims alleging structural defects on a multi-million-dollar residence causing cracks in walls, wood trim, flooring and the ceiling of the home
- Successfully defended a Midwest-based roofing materials manufacturer against claims brought by a condominium association alleging defective materials, among other things, in connection with water intrusion problems in Southeast Florida
- Successfully represented a consulting engineering firm in connection with its role overseeing, engineering and performing repairs to a series of railroad bridges
- Successfully defended a mid-size architectural firm in connection with the design and engineering of a local elementary/high school building
- Successfully represented a public library system seeking recovery of costs incurred to repair a faulty exterior installed on a new suburban branch building
- Argued construction cases throughout the United States.
- Served as mediator and arbitrator in construction disputes
- Defended numerous construction defect cases, seeking damages in excess of $50 million.
- Represented and defended bidders as well as owners on bid challenges to the award of construction contracts
- Represented contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on claims for additional compensation, delay damages and other relief on public and private construction projects of all types and sizes
What We Do
- Handle general real estate litigation
- Resolve commercial lease disputes
- Manage bond claims, delay claims, and design professional liability claims
- Resolve construction defect litigation and disputes
- Manage litigation, arbitration, and mediation
- Handle covenant enforcement for condominium, cooperative, and homeowners' associations
- Manage eminent domain and condemnation proceedings
- Resolve construction lien and mechanic’s lien issues
- Assist with mold and environmental-related matters
- Litigate zoning issues
- Resolve boundary disputes
- Handle property tax value complaints
- Manage breach of warranty and subrogation claims
- Assist with evictions, foreclosures, and landlord-tenant disputes