Construction & Infrastructure

Rising costs, a boom in large-scale construction activity across the country, and increasingly tight labor conditions are reshaping construction, making strategic guidance critical to managing risk and delivering projects. Blank Rome’s Construction & Infrastructure team advises clients across the full spectrum of public and private projects, bringing strategic, industry-informed counsel to complex projects of all sizes and structures. We help clients navigate evolving market conditions, while keeping projects moving and aligned with their commercial objectives. Whatever the challenge, we provide the insight needed to drive the successful outcomes our clients expect.

Our team provides seamless legal support across every stage of a project—from planning, procurement, contracting, and project financing, to delivery, dispute resolution, and project operations and maintenance—serving clients across the public and private sectors worldwide.

Through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, we deliver practical, business-focused counsel by drawing on strengths across key practice areas including real estate, intellectual property, tax, environmental, government contracts, government relations, corporate, labor and employment, maritime, mergers and acquisitions, energy, and finance, among others. This enables us to serve as a single, strategic partner for complex construction and infrastructure matters.

How We Can Help

As a key member of our clients’ integrated project teams, we collaborate seamlessly with facilities, design, construction, finance, and legal stakeholders, working alongside project managers and consultants, to drive any project to a successful conclusion. From developing and negotiating contracts to ensuring contractor performance and resolving claims, we provide hands-on support at every stage.

Our firm offers a range of tailored legal services, including:

Construction Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Blank Rome's construction litigation team provides experienced counsel in all types of construction claims before state and federal courts, domestic and international arbitration tribunals, and alternative dispute resolution boards. Our attorneys handle the full range of construction disputes, including delay, acceleration, loss of productivity, default, termination, extra work and change order claims, defective specifications, design errors and omissions, differing site conditions, product defects, mechanic’s liens and stop-payment notices, and payment and performance bond claims.

The team also advises on multi-party disputes and consolidated proceedings common to large-scale infrastructure projects, where overlapping and pass-through claims among owners, contractors, designers, and suppliers demand coordinated litigation strategy. The team has appeared before the International Chamber of Commerce, the American Arbitration Association (including its International Centre for Dispute Resolution), JAMS, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and is experienced in the international recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards under the New York Convention. We are committed to identifying potential issues early, developing practical strategies aligned with our clients’ objectives, and resolving matters efficiently to minimize disruption, cost, and risk.

Construction Contracts & Project Structuring

Blank Rome’s transactional construction attorneys advise clients on the structuring, drafting, and negotiation of design and construction contracts and supporting ancillary documents for large-scale and complex projects. Our construction contracting capabilities span across industries, including commercial and mixed-use developments, transportation and water infrastructure, power generation (conventional and renewable), data centers, clean rooms and related tech infrastructure, manufacturing and industrial facilities, sports and entertainment facilities, medical facilities, and universities, among others. In the data center and digital infrastructure space, our team brings solid industry knowledge, applying current market practices and delivering practical, commercially driven advice across a broad range of project structures and asset classes.

Our team also develops creative contract delivery systems and advises on risk allocation, project management, and contract administration to position clients for success and avoid claims before the first shovel breaks ground. Our experience includes serving as lead counsel responsible for negotiating and drafting construction and design-related contracts totaling billions of dollars for some of the country’s largest and most high-profile public and private construction projects.

Public-Private Partnerships

Blank Rome’s public-private partnership (“PPP”) lawyers have been integral to some of the most high-profile and complex infrastructure transactions in the market, on behalf of both public and private clients. We provide strategic legal counsel on the development, financing, and operation of public works projects across all asset classes, including secondary market mergers and acquisitions, and related transactions throughout the project lifecycle. Our experience spans a diverse client base, including public agency project sponsors, developer and equity investors, contractors, lenders, and operators. Blank Rome offers a comprehensive suite of PPP services, including drafting and negotiating procurement documents and concession agreements, structuring equity and debt financings and capital markets transactions, and advising on construction and engineering contracts, among related matters. Each PPP project is unique; our ability to help our clients deliver complex infrastructure projects is rooted in a comprehensive understanding of the PPP industry, our clients’ goals and constraints, and the regulatory environment that governs specific projects.

Government Contracts

Blank Rome’s government contracts team counsels public agencies, contractors, designers, subcontractors, and other participants in publicly funded construction projects on the full spectrum of federal, state, and local procurement; compliance; and dispute matters. Our attorneys procure contracts on behalf of public agencies and private contractors, and handle bid protests, contract claims, regulatory compliance, and investigations arising in connection with public works and government-funded infrastructure. The practice draws on decades of experience navigating the unique regulatory requirements that distinguish public-sector construction, helping clients deliver projects, secure contracts, manage performance obligations, and resolve disputes efficiently and effectively.

Insurance Recovery

Construction projects generate significant risk, and Blank Rome’s insurance recovery attorneys work to ensure that our clients’ losses are covered to the fullest extent available under their policies. The team represents owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals in complex coverage disputes involving builder’s risk, commercial general liability, professional liability, and environmental policies. We have extensive experience litigating coverage actions arising from construction defects, project delays, site conditions, and catastrophic losses, maximizing recoveries and minimizing exposure for clients across the construction and real estate sectors.

Maritime & Ports

Blank Rome’s maritime and ports capabilities sit at the intersection of construction, infrastructure, and admiralty law, a combination few firms can offer. The team advises on port development, marine terminal construction, offshore infrastructure, and vessel construction projects, drawing on the firm’s nationally recognized maritime practice. Our attorneys counsel clients on the unique regulatory, contractual, and dispute resolution challenges that arise when construction meets navigable waters, from Jones Act compliance and marine insurance to shipbuilding contracts and government subsidy programs. This specific knowledge allows us to serve port authorities, marine contractors, energy companies, and government agencies on some of the most technically demanding infrastructure projects in the country.

Interdisciplinary Approach

Blank Rome’s Construction & Infrastructure Law practice does not operate in silos. Each of our capability areas, including transactional counsel, government contracts, insurance recovery, litigation, public-private partnerships, and maritime, functions as part of a coordinated, cross-disciplinary platform designed to address construction and infrastructure matters holistically. This integrated structure allows us to assemble tailored teams that draw on the precise combination of skills a given matter demands, delivering cohesive, integrated service to clients across the real estate development, energy, transportation, government contracting, and maritime sectors. With offices throughout the country, our practice extends to every major U.S. market and is well-positioned to address the needs of clients operating on both the local and national levels.