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Sheppard

Sheppard

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United States • Real estate

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Construction (including construction litigation)

Sheppard supports clients in a wide range of construction projects, leveraging their vast dispute resolution experience to act on myriad arbitrations, mediations, and litigation. The firm’s portfolio of clients include an array of contractors, developers, and design professionals. Leadership responsibilities are divided between Ira Schulman, Emily Anderson and Cesar Pereira in New York, geared to handle both public and private sector clients. San Francisco-based Erinn Contreras is well-versed in the intricacies of negotiating and drafting design-build and EPC contracts. In Del Mar, Marisa Miller‘s experience encompasses advising clients from the healthcare, security, and manufacturing sectors, while John Yacovelle is highlighted for his know how on disputes arising out of energy projects.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team possess knowledge of the industry, reputation among the lawyers in the construction bar, and an understanding of construction contracts and how they are interpreted by courts. The team are very responsive when called upon for assistance.’

  • ‘Ira Schulman and Sophia Cahill provide excellent service.’

  • 'The members of the construction litigation team display a high degree of acumen on civil procedure and legal strategy, combined with deep subject matter expertise on real estate contractual disputes as well as the ability to quickly comprehend intersecting areas of the law, including specialized and uncharted areas. They are capable of producing very high quality work, and moving large projects forward, at a fast pace when needed.'

Key clients

  • Primestor Development, Inc.
  • City Harvest
  • Mack Real Estate Capital Group, LLC
  • Tenant Turner Inc. and ShowMojo LLC
  • Tilson Technology Management
  • PMB LLC
  • Signature Healthcare Services, LLC and Pasadena Oaks Life Properties, LLC
  • Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions
  • Digital Realty Trust
  • Eurofins Environment Testing (USA)
  • Vantage Data Centers
  • Charities Housing Development
  • Yondr USA, LLC
  • Addison Apartment Joint Venture

Work highlights

Advise Centennial Partners on all facets of their design, engineering and construction contracts related to the redevelopment of the 25-acre, historic Los Angeles County General Hospital.
Represent City Harvest in its dispute with its construction manager in connection with the design and construction of its food storage and distribution facility, offices and facility spaces.
Represent Mack Real Estate Capital Group, LLC in connection with a construction and development project consisting of 500 units of brand-new studio-to-three-bedroom luxury rental residences with commercial areas, structured parking, and amenity spaces, located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Practice head

Ira Schulman; Emily Anderson; Cesar Pereira;

Other key lawyers

Marisa Miller; Sophia Cahill; John Yacovelle; Erinn Contreras