Laurence R. R. Phillips

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish
• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Represented international supermarket chain in litigation arising from the construction of its food processing
  distribution plant. The issues in the litigation included the default of a prime contractor
  corresponding management
  resolution of numerous third party claims, government agency claims
  assessments,
  related indemnity
  insurance claims.
  Represented a national P3 developer in two-week arbitration against an architect in connection with a 750 unit privatized military housing project. The arbitration resulting in an award in favor of the P3 developer.
  Member of the litigation team that represented a public agency in a lawsuit against the project designer, major equipment manufacturer/supplier,
  general contractor arising from a 100M Emergency Storage Project. The claims were in excess of 30M
  included delay claims, cost overruns,
  alleged violations of the California False Claims Act. The matter settled for 30 million in favor of the public agency prior to trial.
  Represented a public works general engineering contractor in arbitration against public agency. The issues in dispute included delay, change order, differing site conditions claims. The arbitration resulted in an award in favor of the contractor, including attorneys' fees, costs,
  pre-award interest.
  Represented public works contractors in bid protest
  corresponding writ of m
  ate proceedings throughout California.
  Represented contractors
  subcontractors in connection with claims brought under the Miller Act.
  Prosecuted
  defended claims brought under the California
  Federal False Claims Acts.
  Counseled a public agency in connection with the preparation
  negotiation of a design-build contract relating to the design
  construction of a 100 million wastewater treatment facility.
  Counseled national P3 developer in the preparation
  negotiation of prime contracts
  design-build contracts in connection with privatized military housing projects throughout the United States.
  Counseled public agencies concerning the application of California Prevailing Wage Law to construction performed by private developers on l
  leased by the public agencies.
  Counseled owners, contractors, subcontractors,
  architects in connection with the preparation
  negotiation of contract documents published by the AIA, DBIA,
  AGC.