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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Construction Law | Architecture & Engineering Law |
| Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial | Construction Law & Litigation |
| ADR Law: Commercial Real Estate, Environmental & Construction | Arbitration & Mediation |
| Design-Build Construction | |
| Project Structuring |
Mr. Friedlander's practice is concentrated in construction law, particularly in the representation of architects and engineers and institutional/commercial owner/developers, including public entities. His time is divided evenly between litigation, including arbitration and mediation, and transactional work, including project structuring and contract drafting and negotiation. He is particularly strong and innovative in his experience with design-build methods of project delivery.
Notable Cases and Results:
Transactional Project: O'Hare World Gateway Project, representing the city of Chicago in its largest construction project
Lawsuit: State of Illinois Center, defending the architect against claims of HVAC functional inadequacy
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1982
Federal Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1982
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1983
Hourly Rate: Ordinarily $360/hour
Retainer: Blended/special rates negotiable
Date of Birth: 1957
Law School: Harvard University Law School, J.D., 1981
Law School Honors/Involvement: Finalist, James Barr Ames Moot Court Competition
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan, B.A. 1978
Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement: with high honors; Phi Beta Kappa
Representative Clients:
Some of the country's largest architecure and engineering firms, as well as many medium-sized and solo practitioner architects and engineers; public entities in construction projects, including the city of Chicago, Springfield Municipal utility, and the Chicago Transit Authority; private owner/developers of industrial, commercial and residential projects, including large single-family residences; medium and smaller construction contractors and subcontractors
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