Aaron Brotman

With a professional background in the construction industry for developers and contractors even before law school, my experience on both the contractor and ownership sides provide me with the understanding necessary to effectively communicate with clients in all aspects of the construction industry. I represent owners, contractors, and subcontractors in construction contract drafting, negotiation, and dispute resolution and strive to find effective, efficient, and long-term solutions on public and private projects. I actively draft negotiate construction contracts and related agreements, such as developer services agreements for industrial developments ranging well past hundreds of thousands of square feet, access agreements in dense urban areas both for developers and neighboring property owners, lien releases, settlements, indemnities, and insurance riders on matters ranging from tenant fit-outs to ground-up new construction of commercial and residential properties, including in designated redevelopment areas or where project-specific regulatory requirements are key to the project’s success. I also use my construction contract negotiation expertise by advising lenders and investors on their risks of involvement in new build and mid-project investments on projects as high as $100MM covering the full range of development from industrial to residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects as well as hotel developments domestically and internationally. My dispute resolution experience covers owner-contractor disputes to contractor-subcontractor matters on projects ranging from residential developments and commercial centers to industrial and power generation projects with hundreds of millions of dollars at issue. I have ushered these matters through initial pleadings, discovery, and onto successful settlement or adjudication in both a first and a second chair role. Admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia I am also available to, and experienced in, presenting to clients and industry groups on construction site management issues, federal contracting ethics, project management risks, and legal issues in the construction industry.