About

Provided by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Calfee’s Construction Law team has extensive experience counseling and representing clients in a variety of matters relating to private and public construction projects and disputes, and they frequently are involved with projects and disputes that are outside the State of Ohio.

Calfee’s construction transaction services include drafting and assisting with negotiating the terms of essentially every type of construction contract and other related documents used in various project delivery methods, including the following:

  • General Contractor Agreements
  • Design-Build Agreements
  • Construction Manager Agreements
  • Architect Agreements
  • Agreements for Professional Services
  • Subcontract Agreements
  • Letters of Intent
  • Lien Waivers
  • Change Orders
  • Certificates of Completion

Calfee’s Construction team counsels clients about project planning and development issues as well as performance and administration issues relating to construction projects.

Calfee’s construction dispute resolution services include representing clients in relation to claims and disputes that arise out of and relate to construction-related projects, transactions, and/or products. the team has experience prosecuting and defending the claims of clients in federal courts, state courts, arbitrations, and mediations in Ohio and other jurisdictions. They are adept at assisting our clients with addressing and often resolving construction-related disputes before a lawsuit or other formal dispute resolution process is commenced.

Chambers Review

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Construction - Ohio

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP has an established construction practice representing both private and public clients. The firm offers expertise in construction contracting, large transactions and the full range of sector disputes.

Work Highlights

  • Calfee, Halter & Griswold successfully represented Linden Industries as lead trial counsel in a $30 million bet the company dispute involving delay and performance claims and counterclaims of unpaid contract amounts.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Mendoza
4
Matthew Mendoza
4
Band 4
Matthew Mendoza of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is an experienced construction litigator who regularly represents clients in state and federal court. An adept construction lawyer, he also advises clients in contractual negotiations for both private and public projects.

Mendoza is a subject-matter expert in construction and insurance law.

He is incredibly smart. He has the ability to take very complex contractual positions and work out how they all fit together.

Matt provides an excellent work product. He is very good at cross examination and trial theory.

Ranked Lawyers at
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

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Matthew Mendoza
4
Matthew Mendoza
4
Band 4

Members

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Anthony Stringer

Jason Blake

Karla Rogers

Head of Department

Matthew Mendoza

Head of Department

Ronald McMillan

Ryland Doerr

Industries

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Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

Energy and Utilities

Food and Beverage

Gaming and Hospitality

Manufacturing and Industrial

Real Estate

Retail and Consumer Products