
Mayer Brown has a good spread of experience across the construction industry, acting for a diverse client base of owners, contractors, and design professionals. Representative work for the group includes high stakes, bet-the-project mandates from the energy, transport, and manufacturing sectors. Joanna Horsnail leads the group from Chicago, regularly guiding clients from both the public and private sector through the full lifecycle of construction projects. Also operating out of Chicago is Nathan Galer, who has brought his experience to bear on an array of energy mandates encompassing LNG terminals, petrochemical facilities, and wind farms. Houston-based litigator Charles Kelly has amassed considerable experience representing clients in both federal and state courts.
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Key clients
- Gateway Development Commission (GDC)
- Cummins
- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
- Acciona Energy North America Corporation
- Garver Engineering and HNTB
- Accelerate Maryland Partners (Macquarie Capital & Transurban)
- Plenary Americas USA Ltd.
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- Morgan Stanley
- ACS Digital
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Practice head
Joanna Horsnail
Other key lawyers
Nathan Galer; Charles Kelly
