Wendy Venoit

Practice Areas

Wendy is a 25+ year construction lawyer and arbitration advocate whose practice focuses on counseling contractors and owners on construction projects, and litigating and arbitrating construction disputes. Wendy has counseled clients and served as lead trial/arbitration counsel in a number of domestic and international arbitrations and lawsuits involving construction projects. These have included renewable energy (Offshore Wind, Hydroelectric, and Solar Power), oil and gas facilities (refineries, upgraders, and terminals), infrastructure and transportation projects, traditional power plants, and vertical construction projects. As an advocate, Wendy has litigated before state and federal forums throughout the U.S. and arbitrated cases administered by the AAA, JAMS, ICC, ICDR, and the LCIA, as well as ad hoc arbitrations. Several of these disputes have involved Mega Projects with amounts in controversy of over $1 billion. Most recently, Wendy achieved an Arbitration Award of more than $237 million (including all attorney's fees and costs) on behalf of her client in an international arbitration administered by the ICDR involving the wrongful termination for cause of a combined cycle power plant project.

Wendy is listed among the Best Lawyers in America and recognized for Construction Law and Litigation-Construction in the International Who’s Who of Construction Law, Super Lawyers Massachusetts, and is Martindale Hubbell – AV Preeminent Rated. She was named a 2021 Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year for her achievement of one of the largest arbitration awards in Massachusetts history. More recently, she has been recognized as a Go To Construction Lawyer in 2023 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

Professional Memberships

• American Arbitration Association (AAA): former Co-Chair of the National Dispute Resolution Committee (2018-2021); AAA Board Council (2015-2024); AAA National Construction Panel, ICDR Panel, and Construction Mega Projects Panel Neutral

• ABA Forum on Construction Law: former Chair of the Forum (2017-18); former Membership Committee and International Construction Committee Chair; and former Governing Committee Member

• American College of Construction Lawyers: Fellow (2015-present); Board of Governors (2023-2026 Term), former International Law Committee Chair, and 2023 Annual Meeting Program Chair

• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Board Member, North American Branch (2020-2023); Co-Chair, Boston Chapter (2020-2022)

• Girl Scouts USA: National Board Development Committee Member (2021-present)

• Construction SuperConference: Board Member

• International Centre for Dispute Resolution, Neutral and International Advisory Committee Member

• National Academy of Construction: Inducted (2024)

• Professional Women in Construction, Connecticut Chapter: Founder, former President, Treasurer, and Secretary

• The Moles, Member

• Women in Construction, Board Member (2016-present)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, as well as several federal courts throughout the country.

Education