For Law Firms · United States Practice

Construction, real estate, and infrastructure counsel.

Construction and infrastructure legal work is won on relationships that predate the dispute.

We analyze and plan
We create the opportunity
We introduce and endorse
You win

What you get from us

The relationship is built before there is a claim.
Qualified project opportunities Projects fed to your firm through our experience and network.
Unmatched access Relationship-building meetings with decision-makers that would take years to earn.
Our personal endorsement We put our reputation on the line supporting your firm as the winner.
Untapped markets We analyze your needs, then look where you have not competed.
Work likely to be won Knowledge means pursuits that are high quality and likely to succeed.

What we do

We introduce your firm to the developers, contractors, agencies, and institutional owners who retain construction, real estate, and infrastructure counsel — and we do it before there is a claim, when a relationship can still be built calmly.

How we work

STEP 1 Analyze your business Your needs, strengths, and capacity, so every pursuit fits work you can win.
STEP 2 Plan where the margin is Untapped sectors, geographies, and funding sources where more money can be made.
STEP 3 Open the right doors Meetings with decision-makers that would otherwise take years to earn.
STEP 4 Position you to win Access plus market knowledge means pursuits likely to succeed.

Where we open doors for counsel

Outside counsel is chosen long before the matter opens
Developers & owners General counsel and executives who choose outside counsel for capital programs.
Contractors Firms carrying risk on large projects, and the claims that come with it.
Public agencies Panel counsel, on-call legal services, and agency procurement.
Design firms Architects and engineers with professional liability and contract exposure.
Capital partners Funds and lenders needing counsel on infrastructure and development transactions.
Referral network Engineers and consultants who bring counsel into their matters.

Who we have worked with

The owners, builders, and agencies who retain construction and infrastructure counsel.

AvalonBay Communities · Lennar · Village Partners · Legacy Partners · Woodside Homes · Western Realco · Lincoln Property Company · Shea Properties · Brookfield Residential · Kennedy Wilson · Toll Brothers · Stantec · AECOM · HDR · HNTB · Psomas · Moffatt & Nichol · David Evans · SVA Architects · BLA Architects · SGH · EPD Solutions · PACE · 3M · Halliburton / Brown & Root

Why that variety matters

Serving architects, engineers, contractors, developers, technology firms, counsel, and the investors who fund them puts us at every seat of the table. We hear about projects while they are still being shaped, and we know who is short of capacity, capital, or a qualified partner.

Where we deliver

California Home market
Our deepest bench of relationships: developers, public agencies, institutional owners, and the design and construction firms that serve them.
Nationwide, and beyond 20 countries & territories
U.S. capital projects nationwide, plus infrastructure funded by the development banks abroad.
Get in touch

Begin a conversation

Tell us about your project — where it is, what stage it has reached, and what you are trying to win. We reply promptly.

Goes straight to Larry Mandell. We never share your details.