Many of the world’s largest construction firms, EPC firms, design/builders, project owners, design firms, and lenders trust Stein Ray LLP to handle complex construction litigation and arbitration with billions of dollars at stake. Some of the firm’s recent engagements include the following:

In 2022, Stein Ray was selected to represent a consortium of three of the world’s largest EPC firms in connection with claims relating to the design and construction of one of the largest and longest cable-stayed bridges in the world.

In 2021, Stein Ray was chosen to represent a major U.S. EPC firm in connection with claims exceeding $100 million arising out of the design and construction of an interstate gas pipeline project in the U.S. Midwest.

In 2020, Stein Ray was selected to represent a large EPC firm in connection with claims in excess of $75 million arising out of the design and construction of a state-of-the-art, combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant located in the U.S. Midwest.

In 2019, Stein Ray was retained to represent one of nation’s largest design construction firms in a dispute arising out of the construction of a luxury hotel in Texas that involved allegations of delay, defects, and poor performance by a subcontractor.  Stein Ray was also retained to represent the firm in related insurance coverage litigation.

In 2018, Stein Ray was selected to represent a design firm in connection with claims arising out of a $300 million contract to refurbish and expand a people mover system at a large international airport.  Stein Ray was also chosen to defend a specialty international rail system design firm against claims in excess of $30 million arising from the derailment of a passenger train and involving one-of-a-kind technologies highly complex engineering, regulatory, and accident reconstruction issues.

In 2017, Stein Ray was retained to defend a joint venture from schedule impact claims of $70 million involving a highway expansion project in Florida, and to prosecute a claim for an EPCM contractor related to air passenger transportation system.

In 2016, assignments ranged from defense of a $150 million claim involving a chemical processing facility in Tennessee, a claim for $80 million in connection with a power generating facility in Illinois, and a claim and defense of general contractor’s claims arising from construction of a high rise hotel.

In 2015, Stein Ray was requested to defend an EPCM contractor from claims arising from a pulp and paper manufacturing facility. 

In 2014, Stein Ray began work on an ore processing plant dispute with hundreds of millions dollars at stake. 

In 2013, Stein Ray was retained for defense of a $40 million claim involving a Utah mineral processing facility. Stein Ray was also retained by one of the world’s leading EPC contractors to investigate alleged false claims arising from a project in Afghanistan.

In 2011, Stein Ray commenced the defense of a multi-million dollar claim against a design builder involving a brine plant in Arkansas. Also, Stein Ray was selected for a $75 million claim brought by a major lender in connection with a resort project in Colorado.

In 2010, assignments from owners of multi-billion dollar power plants, and an oil pipeline transport company involved hundreds of millions of dollars in potential claims. 

In 2009, Stein Ray prosecuted a general contractor’s claims for additional compensation related to the delay in the construction of hotels in Vermont and Arizona with $40 million at stake, assisted a design-build contractor in defending and prosecuting multi-million dollar claims arising from the construction of a PVC plant in Louisiana, and assisted a major lender in defeating mechanic’s lien claims for a Chicago hotel project.

In 2008, Stein Ray defended from a $30 million delay claim arising from power plant boiler reconstruction; was called upon to advise on a waste pelletizer project in Ontario; completed an assignment involving a D-B-O contract for a Houston water treatment plant and was involved in the prosecution of multi-million dollar construction defect claims in Charleston, San Francisco and other cities.

In 2007, Stein Ray was selected by ownership to handle a delay claim involving a high rise condominium with $60 million at stake, and to prosecute several claims involving petrochemical facilities.

2006 cases included a top 10 EPC firm’s defense from a $78 million dollar claim arising from the St. Louis MetroLink Extension Project, the defense of several large condominium claims in California, and a claim by ownership against a contractor involving a Florida hotel tower. It also advised on several rail collision matters in this period.

In 2005, Stein Ray was selected to arbitrate a dispute before an ICC tribunal arising out of a Chinese petrochemical project and to defend a claim involving wind towers built in Utah venued in Federal Court in New York.

In 2004, a top 30 contractor asked Stein Ray to defend it from a $150 million dollar claim involving high rise construction.

In Detroit again, in 2002, Stein Ray was selected for a $76 million dispute involving a water treatment plant.

In 2001, Stein Ray began services for a top 20 contractor in resolution of a $50 million dollar dispute at an airport in Detroit and for a top 5 EPC firm of a $40 million claim arising from a power plant project in Indiana.