General Counsel / Contracts and Transactions

We provide a wide variety of general counsel services, responding efficiently to issues that commonly arise before or during construction, for both owner clients (counties, cities, school districts, port authorities, and special purpose districts) and contractor clients, providing timely and efficient guidance on issues related to all facets of the construction process. Representative transactions and contracts that we have negotiated and drafted include:

  • Design/Bid/Build Contracts
  • Design-Build Contracts
  • GC/CM Contracts
  • Progressive Design-Build Contracts
  • Subcontract Agreements
  • Preconstruction Service Agreements
  • Teaming Agreements
  • AIA-Based Agreements
  • DBIA-Based Agreements
  • Design and Engineering Agreements
  • Joint Defense Agreements
  • Common Interest and Cooperation Agreements
  • Tolling Agreements
  • Joint Check Agreements
  • Joint Venture Agreements
  • Mentor/Protégé agreements
  • Assignment & Assumption Agreements
  • Small Works Agreements
  • Guaranty Agreements
  • Bare Lease Agreements
  • ER 408 Agreements
  • Settlement Agreements
  • Takeover Agreements
  • Tieback and Crane Boom Easement Agreements

Practice Attorneys

John Parnass

John Parnass

OF COUNSEL
Kai Smith

Kai Smith

PARTNER
Zak Tomlinson
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