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Band 4

Construction

Pennsylvania

1 Years Ranked

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Jim often gets involved in his clients’ projects from the outset, providing project delivery system advice and working closely with clients throughout the contracting process. Aided by his business background, Jim has extensive experience drafting and negotiating a wide array of construction, renovation, architectural services, design-build, engineering, and consulting contracts from both sides of the table on projects and for clients situated throughout the country. Once these projects are up and running, Jim provides ongoing project counseling and dispute avoidance or mitigation advice to his clients.

When disputes cannot be avoided, Jim counsels and represents his clients through the dispute resolution process. Jim has been involved in disputes arising in connection with projects in the public and private sectors. He has experience counseling his clients through the various types of disputes they face in the construction industry, including bid protests, scope disputes, payment claims, delay and disruption claims, termination claims, defective design claims, mechanics’ lien claims, and bond claims, to name a few.

Jim’s counseling and dispute resolution clients include owners, developers, contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, and design professionals. He has worked on projects in numerous sectors of the construction industry, including commercial office towers, luxury condominiums and apartment buildings, hotels, industrial facilities, cannabis facilities, power plants, and infrastructure construction.

Education

Temple University—James E. Beasley School of Law

J.D.

2009

St. Joseph's University

B.S., magna cum laude

2003

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James Kwartnik specializes in construction law and commercial litigation at Cozen O'Connor. He has experience drafting and negotiating construction contracts, as well as risk and dispute management for both public and private projects. He represents developers and sub-contractors on a variety of construction-related matters, from bid protests to mechanic's liens.

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