Practice Areas & Industries: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Hinshaw attorneys provide tailored counsel to design professionals, developers, general contractors, lenders, owners, subcontractors, suppliers and others. What is more, we work personally with our construction clients. It is not at all unusual for us to visit our client’s site, working face-to-face with decision-makers in developing business-minded solutions to legal challenges.

Services Available

Dispute Resolution Services
Our real estate, construction, professional liability and business attorneys have vast experience handling a myriad of disputes arising in the real estate development projects. Cases that we handle on a daily basis involve:

• Asbestos and other toxic torts
• Bankruptcies
• Breach of contract
• Complex litigation
• Construction defect claims and litigation
• Construction delays
• Disputes among and with contractors and subcontractors
• Environmental, including contamination and allegations of legal non-compliance
• Insurance
• Land use
• Mechanics’ liens
• Product liability

Transactional Services
We offer a full range of transactional services involving contracting, finance, regulatory and statutory compliance, and other issues. For example, we commonly advise and counsel our clients on:

• Acquisitions and dispositions of property and materials
• Bankruptcy workouts and protecting interests against bankrupt parties
• Compliance with environmental laws and regulations
• Government relations and regulatory compliance
• Insurance
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Procurement of design and construction services, and related contract drafting and negotiation
• Regulatory and administrative reviews
• Surety bonds
• Taxes

Corporate Services
For purposes of getting off the ground and later remaining strong and viable, construction companies need to have and maintain a firm structure. We help both new ventures and long-established industry leaders with the full range of corporate legal matters. Among many other activities, we routinely assist construction clients with:

• Business organization and operation
• Labor and employment issues such as collective bargaining, dealing with strikes, employer’s liability, hiring and terminations
• Registration of marks and assistance with other intellectual property activities
• Reorganizations
• Risk Management Services

Helping our clients prepare for potential challenges is one of our core strengths. We assist construction industry clients in such matters as:

• Due diligence efforts
• Risk limitation and mitigation efforts concerning environmental laws, and occupational safety and health
• Regulatory compliance