Nixon Peabody LLP deals with all stages of construction and real estate development, from early project formation and contract negotiation up to and including dispute resolution. Clients as diverse as the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and Home Depot. seek out the firm for middle-market to large energy and infrastructure projects. The practice is headed by San Francisco’s Anthony Barron, who represents owners and contractors in contract negotiation and project counseling; and trial lawyer, Jeffrey Brenner, who divides his time between Providence and Boston. Washington DC’s Vernon Johnson, Providence’s Armando Batastini, and San Francisco’s Robert Blum bring further construction litigation strength to the team.
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Key clients
- Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
- The Board of Trustees of the California State University
- UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital—Oakland
- CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity, San Luis Obispo
- Regents of the University of California
- Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)
- Granite City Electric Supply Co.
- Deaconess Abundant Life Communities
- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
- Monohasset Mill Condominium Association
Work highlights
- Representing The Regents of the University of California and another university system in cases involving claims for breach of contract and negligence against contractors and manufacturers and suppliers of utility piping arising from the catastrophic failure of underground utilities distribution piping systems at multiple campuses.
- Serving as Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) legal counsel in connection with public-private partnership (P3) work to redevelop a new downtown Providence transit center.
- Advising Toray Plastics (America), Inc. based in Rhode Island with a second manufacturing location in Virginia on multiple matters related to construction for Toray, including favorably resolving a dispute with a contractor regarding a development project.
Lawyers
Practice head
Anthony Barron; Jeffrey Brenner
Other key lawyers
Vernon Johnson; Armando Batastini; Robert Blum