Matt's practice focuses on construction law – both litigation and transactional – providing effective and efficient legal counsel to contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, design professionals, suppliers and other construction parties in all aspects of public and private commercial, industrial and residential construction.
Litigation: Matt regularly represents construction clients in complex, multiparty litigation in state and federal courts, mediation and arbitration in a variety of disputes, such as those involving breach of contract, nonperformance/termination, construction and design defects, delay/disruption, productivity/inefficiency, differing site conditions, payment disputes, acceleration, force majeure, surety matters, False Claims Act defense, audit, bid disputes and third party property damage, among others.
Transactional: Matt has drafted and negotiated numerous multi-million dollar construction related contracts for both contractors and owners involving various delivery methods and pricing structures, such as design-build, design-bid-build, lump sum, cost-plus and GMP.
Contractor Licensing: Matt is experienced in contractor licensing law and has counseled clients in navigating through multi-state licensing issues in a variety of contexts, including both the acquisition of new licenses as well as changes to existing licenses, such as those necessitated by changes in a qualifying party, conversion of the licensed entity (e.g., from corporation to LLC), company mergers and ownership changes. Matt also regularly represents construction clients in more routine licensing issues and advocates on their behalf at licensing board hearings concerning alleged licensing violations.
Construction Liens and Payment Claims: Matt routinely represents construction clients in matters involving the preparation, filing and enforcement of construction lien and payment claims under the Louisiana Private Works Act, Louisiana Public Works Act and the Miller Act, and also represents clients in defending against such liens and claims when improperly asserted.
Non-Construction Related Experience: While Matt's practice focuses on construction, he also counsels non-construction commercial clients in various general business and commercial matters, both litigation and transactional.