Scope.
Construction work runs from California commercial defect and delay litigation through international EPC and FIDIC-form arbitration. The firm represents owners, prime contractors, subcontractors, and sureties — selectively, and only where the matter requires the kind of close partner attention this practice is built for.
Project-finance disputes with a cross-border profile — energy, infrastructure, and large commercial projects whose disputes touch the United States or California — are handled in coordination with international counsel where appropriate.
Representative Engagements.
- FIDIC-form arbitration over a multi-year delay and disruption claim on an energy-infrastructure project.
- Defense of a multi-party breach-of-contract trial for a California design-build prime contractor.
- California commercial construction defect litigation for a single-asset commercial property owner.
- Surety-bond claim on a public works project, defended on behalf of the prime contractor.
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“EPC, FIDIC, and the procedural muscle to litigate either at trial or in arbitration.”
How engagements proceed.
Engagements begin with a confidential intake conducted personally by the principal. A brief written matter summary follows. Where the firm proceeds, the engagement letter sets a defined initial scope — typically through pleadings or early discovery — with milestones at which fee and strategy are jointly reassessed.
The firm communicates by direct phone and email. Document exchange is conducted through encrypted channels. Inquiries receive a substantive response within one business day.
Fee arrangements.
The firm offers hourly representation with monthly caps, fixed-fee engagements for defined matter phases, and hybrid contingent structures where appropriate. The firm does not engage on contingency alone in defense matters.