Peter Sheridan

Practice Areas

Peter C. Sheridan leads the Firm’s Construction Practice Group. Peter focuses his practice primarily on construction law and also handles complex real estate, land use, eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases. He represents owners, developers, architects and government entities in California, Nevada and internationally, with a particular focus on construction issues in the hospitality industry. Peter is the 2023 president of the Construction Lawyers Society of America.

Peter litigates and tries cases in all courts and before JAMS and the American Arbitration Association on a variety of issues, including construction closeouts and defects, design errors, delays and related construction disputes. He has negotiated and renegotiated scores of construction and design contracts for U.S.-based and international clients, and has litigated and negotiated all-risk, commercial and project-specific Contractor-Controlled Insurance Program (CCIP) and Owner-Controlled Insurance Program insurance policies for multibillion-dollar projects. Peter also focuses on complex real estate disputes. He has represented government as well as landowners in land use, eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation, including the cities of La Cañada Flintridge and Laguna Hills, California, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA).

Professional Memberships

Construction Lawyers Society of America, 2023 President

Diversity Law Institute

Trial Law Institute

California and Nevada State Bar Litigation and Construction Law Sections

Loyola High School of Los Angeles, Development Committee of the Board of Regents

Willamette University College of Law Board of Visitors and Leadership Council