Jones Walker LLP covers a wide range of both transactional and contentious construction mandates, regularly representing owners, contractors, and engineers. Leveraging deep expertise in the industrial, energy, and maritime sectors, the firm is highly sought-after on both domestic and cross-border matters. The leadership team consists of longstanding disputes expert Chad Theriot in Atlanta, and New Orleans-based Michael Drew, who is a recognized authority on military-related construction projects. Splitting his time between Atlanta and Houston, Neal Sweeney is an experienced trial attorney, regularly advising in cases involving federal agencies. Cindy Muller, who operates out of the Houston office, utilises her understanding of the energy sector to advise on both onshore and offshore energy infrastructure projects, while Tiffany Raush handles a varied client base of contractors, design professionals, and subcontractors.
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- 'This firm has very strong expertise on all aspects relating to construction projects and can therefore support on very complex projects during the acquisition phase and during the project execution phase and dispute resolution.'
- 'Cindy Muller is extremely competent and skilled in contract drafting and customer negotiations and also in navigating complex corporate In House matrix structures and convincing challenging stakeholders. Working with her is like working with a long time member of the In house Legal team and she is always catching on fast on everchanging situations. '
- 'Neal Sweeny is one of the best attorneys I know and he has so much experience in complex construction projects and a source of wisdom for the most complicated questions. We relied on him on a few company internal crises, where he helped to focus the discussion on the critical items and to find a practical solution.'
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Chad Theriot
Practice head
Chad Theriot; Michael Drew
Other key lawyers
Neal Sweeney; Cindy Muller; Tiffany Raush; Christopher Cazenave