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Firm Leads Strategic Defense, Counterclaim in ADR Proceedings
Strategic
Oct 08
We represented a general contractor in a multi-faceted dispute. The owners initiated mediation and arbitration, alleging breach of contract, negligence, and consumer fraud, seeking substantial damages from our client. We countered with a claim for nonpayment and strategically included the architect in the proceedings to...
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Contractor Guided in $6.5M Multi-Phase Project Execution
Contractor-Guided
Oct 08
We assisted our general contractor client to negotiate a multi-phase contract for a $6.5 million project, enabling the client's project owner, a nonprofit religious institution, to secure expedited financing. The contract took the form of AIA Document A103–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where...
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Firm Enhances Contract Strategy for Global Real Estate Company
Real-Estate-Company
Oct 08
A commercial real estate services company – with some 300 offices worldwide – retained us to advise on streamlining its contracting processes for design and construction projects, aiming for greater flexibility, practicality, and ease of use. The objective was to create a suite of agreements...
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Firm Advises Insurance Investor on $81M GMP Deal for 1.2M sq/ft Facility
Insurance-Investor
Oct 08
We advised an investor – a commercial real estate capital provider and wholly owned subsidiary of a leading property and casualty insurance company, in a joint venture with its prominent development partner – on the contracting strategy for a 1.2 million sq/ft Class-A industrial cross-dock...
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Firm Helps Owner Navigate Complex Dispute on $100M EPC Project
Firm-Helps-Owner-Navigate-Complex-Dispute
Oct 08
A global manufacturer’s in-house legal and construction teams chose us for a major expansion of its physical plant. This project involved a capital expenditure of $85 million and a Cost-Plus Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Agreement for engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), and startup. The contractor's EPC...
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Firm Counsels Architect in Mortgage Foreclosure Lawsuit
Mortgage-Foreclosure-Lawsuit
Oct 08
We counseled a high-profile architect, and her architecture firm, as defendants in a complex commercial real estate foreclosure action. The lawsuit involves a loan secured by multiple properties and includes claims against several individuals and entities, including our client, which provided both a corporate guaranty...
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Engineering Firm Counseled on $75M Bridge Rehab Contracts
Engineering Firm Counseled on $75M Bridge Rehab Contracts
Oct 08
We advised our client, an infrastructure engineering firm specializing in bridge design and rehabilitation, regarding its contracts for a federally funded bridge rehabilitation project, part of a larger $140 million, four-bridge rehabilitation program, over a river serving an international port. This project involved a multi-tiered...
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Firm Structures Agreements for $70M Mountain Resort
Firm Structures Agreements for $70M Mountain Resort
Oct 08
Representing the architect, we prepared a comprehensive suite of design agreements for a large-scale development project within a renowned western mountain range which, when complete, is projected to involve some $70 million in hard construction costs. The agreement structure, which we conceived using an AIA...
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$150M Pharmaceutical Facility Contracts Negotiated by Firm
$150M Pharmaceutical Facility Contracts Negotiated by Firm
Oct 08
We represented an architecture firm in contract negotiations for a new million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, with expected construction costs more than $150 million. The project involves a multi-story building designed for advanced pharmaceutical production processes, including cleanrooms, laboratories, specialized equipment platforms, and temperature-controlled storage areas,...
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COVID-19 Contract Revisions for Modular Project
COVID-19 Contract Revisions for Modular Project
Oct 08
To avoid a dispute, we represented a modular construction company to negotiate an amended AIA Document A141–2014, Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder, for a modular residential project significantly affected by COVID-19. Originally contracted as a 10-unit project, pandemic-related disruptions required a reduction in scope to...
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Contact Jeremy S. Baker, a Chicago-based design and construction attorney who served at “big law” firms for nearly 18 years before launching Baker Law.

Phone Number (312) 621-7184

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel N/a
Address Cook County Office 33 N. Dearborn,
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184
Address Lake County Office 790 Estate Drive,
Suite 200
Deerfield, IL 60015
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184