Our Practice
At Snell & Wilmer, we're in the business of building trust. That's why we have a team of attorneys specializing in construction matters. From contract preparation and negotiation to claims and litigation, we're committed to protecting your interests by eliminating potential problems before they arise.
Our professional, experienced attorneys are here to help you navigate through complex partnerships, contract risks and claims. We offer a wide range of construction-related legal and consulting services including:
- Bid protests and procedures
- Contract preparation, negotiation and review
- Contract administration and procedures
- Contract risk avoidance
- Counseling and participation in partnering
- Analysis and preparation of claims
- Mediation, arbitration and litigation of disputes
- New business structures
- Joint ventures and MBE corporations and partnerships
- Insurance risks and coverage for owners, developers, contractors and design specialists
- Prosecution and defense of construction claims
- Prosecution and defense of architect/engineer malpractice claims
- Payment and scope of work claims
- Surety rights and claims
- Mechanics lien and bond claims
- Licensing and registration requirements
- Employee relations, labor disputes, NLRB proceedings
- OSHA compliance and proceedings
- Delay and acceleration claims
- Construction defect claims
- Antitrust
- Construction on contaminated property
- Environmental permits and remediation
- Asbestos abatement and removal
- Dust control regulation compliance
- Mold contamination and abatement
- Tax planning
- Municipal financing
- Legislation and lobbying
- Bankruptcy
- Construction prudence investigations
- Prompt payment
Our Attorneys
The Snell & Wilmer Construction Group consists of lawyers with a broad range of legal experience focused on the development and construction industries. The Construction Group has the depth of talent and experience required to meet a variety of needs - contracts, labor, safety, claims, bid protests, insurance, registrar of contractors issues, tax, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation - simple or complex.
The Construction Group is able to provide clients with all the resources of Snell & Wilmer, one of the largest law firms in the western United States, with more than 400 attorneys practicing in eight offices. Whether one lawyer or a team, whether a pure construction matter or such things as capital formation, or tax and succession planning, the firm has the breadth of experience to address the issue.
Our Clients
Our Construction attorneys have an impressive record of success representing owner-developers (private and governmental), architects, engineers, designers, general contractors, subcontractors and equipment and material suppliers.
Our Experience
Legal matters affecting the construction industry are our business. That's why we have a solid understanding of our clients' business practices and procedures. Snell & Wilmer has represented clients with legal issues in a wide variety of projects throughout the United States and internationally, including:
- Commercial Buildings and High Rises
- Industrial Facilities
- Educational Facilities
- Hospitals; Medical Facilities
- Hotels and Casinos
- Resorts
- Golf Courses
- Apartment Complexes
- Residential Subdivisions
- Condominiums
- Planned Community Developments
- Transportation Facilities, including Airports
- Highways and Bridges
- Natural Gas, Coal Fired and Nuclear Power Plants
- Football and Baseball Stadiums, Civic and Hockey Arenas
- Performing Arts Centers
- Fish hatcheries, man-made lakes
- Refinery for nationalized oil companies (Venezuela)
- Hydro power facilities (Brazil)
- Tunneling project (Europe)
- Facilities and procurement construction contracts for major construction company with Unical, Texaco, Shell, Exxon, and for all U.S.-based facilities.
- Aluminum processing plant construction (Brazil)
- Major oil company pipeline project (United Arab Emirates)
- Geothermal facilities (Mexico)
- Civil works project (Egypt)
In addition, the Snell & Wilmer Construction Group actively participates in those organizations whose goals are to educate and enhance the industry. Lawyers in our Construction Group have written numerous articles and monographs, have participated in many seminars and roundtables, and have been involved in the affairs of the following organizations:
- Alliance for Construction Excellence, Arizona State University
- ACE Design-Build Task Force, Arizona State University
- American Arbitration Association
- American Institute of Architects
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Arizona Builders Alliance
- Arizona Consulting Engineers Association
- Arizona Masonry Guild
- American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry
- American Bar Association Public Contracts Section
- State Bar of Arizona Construction Law Section
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Associated General Contractors of America
- Center for Public Resources
- Construction Financial Management Association
- Southern Arizona Homebuilders Association
