Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Eversheds Sutherland is the law firm behind some of the world’s most ambitious construction and engineering projects. Our global construction and engineering practices combine extensive experience with in-depth industry knowledge. Wherever you operate, you can build in confidence while our experienced network of international lawyers helps your business chart a course through this complex and constantly evolving legal area.

How our construction and engineering practices can help you

We serve the entire industry – our clients include large commercial, industrial and private owners, construction managers, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, architects, material and equipment suppliers, real estate developers and public entities.

We provide a comprehensive service – our lawyers are able to advise you on every aspect of the industry, including construction project development, negotiating and preparing contracts and documents, project financing, bidding and bonding, permit and land use and environmental compliance. We also deal with employment relations, supply-and distribution-chain contracts, intellectual property protection and licensing, claims presentation, defense and alternative and traditional dispute resolution.

We offer scalability – our team is happy to help you handle routine matters with efficiency and confidence, but we are also able to advise on groundbreaking projects of immense scale. For example, we acted on multiple construction and engineering legal issues for the 2012 Olympics and in the two largest offshore wind farm disputes in the UK.

We look for innovative solutions – for instance, we delivered an entirely new hub-based legal process for Microsoft, allowing the roll-out of a single contract for the company’s real estate development and maintenance worldwide. This hyper-efficient model speeds up the legal process and cuts costs.

We provide effective dispute avoidance and resolution – our disputes team is there to support you when you need it, wherever you operate. When issues arise, we guide you through all the options, helping you to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of every approach. Although our experienced litigators and arbitrators will fight when necessary and across jurisdictions, we are often able to save you the risk and expense of a protracted dispute.

Experienced construction and engineering lawyers

Our experience includes:

• advising a major energy company in relation to the nuclear new-build project at Hinkley Point C and the Teesside offshore wind farm development
• representing a major developer in a multi-million-pound dispute regarding the design and construction of one of the most iconic buildings in the UK
• acting for a European engineering company in a dispute over the construction of the world’s largest man-made structure, designed to cover a destroyed reactor building
• representing one of the world’s largest construction management companies in resolving claims for contract balance, extra work and delay arising out of the abatement and deconstruction of 130 Liberty Street (the former Deutsche Bank building) in downtown Manhattan, the last building to be removed from the Ground Zero site
• prevailing as lead counsel to a construction manager in state and federal litigation and related arbitrations in a complex, protracted dispute with the owner of a major casino resort, hotel and retail project, and achieving the largest commercial verdict to that date in the state of Nevada after a nine-month jury trial
• representing a multinational EPC contractor in several ongoing disputes involving wind generation power facilities in the United States and Canada

§  “Diversity at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP” to “Diversity at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP”

§  “Diversity” section:

o   The firm’s emphasis on diversity is reflected in numerous ways throughout the firm, such as the manner in which we recruit lawyers and other employees, our work-life policies and our professional service efforts. We have been recognized for our achievements in diversity.  More importantly, we understand the significant role a diverse community plays in the firm's growth and development.

§  “Our Awards and Recognitions” section:

o   Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP continues to be recognized for its efforts to promote diversity in the workplace and in the legal profession. In 2016 we were named a “Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality,” having earned a perfect 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, and we also were ranked a Top 100 Firm for Minority Attorneys by Law360. In addition, the firm was awarded the Gold Standard Certification for the fifth consecutive year by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum.

§  “Our Commitment” section:

o   Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is committed to promoting diversity within the firm and in the legal profession.  We believe that diverse skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger, more productive law firm.  We hire and promote qualified lawyers and other professionals regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.  We understand that diversity enhances our value to clients by allowing us to staff our client teams with professionals who possess broad experiences and a spectrum of perspectives.

o   Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP has a cross-office Diversity Committee with responsibility for supporting and enhancing our firm culture.  Our committee has helped coordinate and lead a number of efforts to advance diversity within our firm and the community. Affinity groups at the firm serve as support networks for attorneys of color; women lawyers; and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender attorneys.

o   We are committed to working with our clients as they pursue the common goal of a professional workplace where opportunity is available to all.