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, Hartford Business Journal Who’s Who of Construction Law, Super Lawyers Massachusetts, and is Martindale Hubbell – AV Preeminent Rated. She was recently named a 2021 Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year for her achievement of one of the largest arbitration awards in Massachusetts history.

Professional Memberships

American Arbitration Association (AAA): Co-Chair of the National Dispute Resolution Committee (2018-2021); AAA Board Council (current); Panelist Member: Construction Panel; ICDR Panel; Mega Projects Panel

ABA Forum on Construction Law: Chair of the Forum (2017-2018)

American College of Construction Lawyers: Fellow since 2015; Board of Governors (2023-2026 Term), 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 (2021-2023)

International Bar Association (IBA), International Construction Projects Group

Professional Women in Construction, Connecticut Chapter: Founder, Past President, Treasurer & Secretary

Women in Construction, Board Member (2016-present)

Personal

Pace University School of Law (n/k/a Elizabeth Haub School of Law), J.D., magna cum laude, Valedictorian, 1996

College of the Holy Cross, B.A. (Economics & Spanish), Economics Honors Program, 1993

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