About

Provided by Stoel Rives LLP

Stoel Rives’ Washington Construction department is best known for its transactional and dispute resolution work on high-profile matters, including significant infrastructure projects such as the Seattle SR 99 tunnel project and the Port of Ridgefield, complex office tower and condominium projects like BB6 and the NEXUS Seattle Tower projects in downtown Seattle, as well as significant campus expansions and data-center developments for Microsoft. We provide construction law services across a diverse range of industries including affordable housing, real estate, education, power and fuel generating facilities, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, life sciences, retail, sports and stadiums, tech, and transportation.

Our department is renowned for delivering seamless collaboration across disciplines that meet clients’ diverse legal needs. Our transactional and litigation efforts span the spectrum of construction development, including entity formation and structures, insurance counseling, contract documentation, course of construction claims through warranty wrap-up, and dispute resolution; contract negotiation and drafting; procurement, alternative delivery methods, bid documents, and bid disputes and protests; financing strategies and transactions; environmental remediation; and claims based on delay, impacts, design error, estimating and scope disputes, defects in construction, design, product manufacturing, compatibility and performance failures, and liens and bonds.

Chambers Review

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Construction - Washington

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Stoel Rives has a respected construction team with a broad client base consisting of design professionals, owners and contractors. The law firm offers niche strengths in wind farm construction, university and technology company campuses and tunnel boring disputes. It provides high-quality advice on a wide spectrum of matters, including risk management, contract negotiations and design error claims.

Work Highlights

  • Stoel Rives continued to advise the Port of Everett, reviewing and resolving claims regarding the construction and design of two multi-tenant retail buildings in the port’s waterfront place redevelopment project.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Karl Oles
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Karl Oles
Head of Construction
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Band 1
Karl Oles represents clients in a range of domestic and international contract disputes, as well as advising on negotiations. His clients include public and private owners, architects, engineers, contractors and subcontractors. He also sits as an arbitrator.

Karl's work is excellent.

Karl is a strong and business-friendly attorney.

Bart Reed
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Bart Reed
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Band 3

Bart Reed has experience advising at all stages of construction projects, from contract drafting to alternative dispute resolution. He is adept advising on a range of projects, such as solar farms, distribution centers and data centers.

Bart is tremendously experienced across the board and can tell what the trade winds are blowing in.

Bart is attentive and willing to jump in.

Colm Nelson
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Colm Nelson
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Band 3
Colm Nelson handles a range of contentious and noncontentious matters in the construction space. He represents all manner of construction clients, including contractors, owners and developers.

Colm is highly sophisticated, earnest, efficient and communicative.

Colm is insightful and strategic.

Evan Brown
Evan Brown
Associates to watch

Evan Brown is building a reputation in the construction space, advising clients on a variety of transactional and contentious matters.

Evan has a strong intellect and analytical abilities.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Washington

Construction

Karl Oles
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Karl Oles
Head of Construction
1
Band 1
Bart Reed
3
Bart Reed
3
Band 3
Colm Nelson
3
Colm Nelson
3
Band 3
Evan Brown
Evan Brown
Associates to watch

Members

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Bart Reed

Evan Brown

Karl Oles

Karl Oles

Head of Department

Clients

Provided by Stoel Rives LLP

California High Speed Rail Authority

City of Seattle

Darigold, Inc.

Goodman Real Estate

Horizon Realty Advisors

Lincoln Property Company

Pastakia + Associates

Port of Everett

Vancouver Housing Authority

Washington Holdings

Washington State Department of Transportation

Weidner Apartment Homes

Industries

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Agribusiness

Construction

Consumer Products

Energy

Food & Beverage

Healthcare

Life Sciences & Technology

Manufacturing

Natural Resources

Real Estate