Real Estate and Construction Litigation

We represent developers, manufacturers, and lenders in a variety of real estate and construction litigation matters. For example, we have represented a shopping center developer and its affiliated general contractor in a number of state court and federal actions arising from the dissolution of limited real estate partnerships and involving claims for RICO violations, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of employment contracts, and bank fraud. In the course of this continuing litigation, we defeated efforts to have a receiver appointed, succeeded in having reaffirmed our clients' rights as general partner and property manager, and secured payments to the affiliated general contractor of $100,000 for disputed construction claims. We have represented developers and landowners in lease termination injunction proceedings, actions to quit title, and breach of contract claims. We have also represented a bank holding company in fraud, fraudulent conveyance and contract actions where the claims exceeded $80 million.

In the construction litigation area, we recently defended a national manufacturer in a $3 million construction dispute over a water filter system built for the city of Las Vegas. We have also prosecuted claims for a general contractor against subcontractors for property damage to construction sites, represented a computer cable installer in a dispute with a local school district, and defended claims for defective goods against material suppliers.