Real Estate & Construction Disputes

Overview

We partner with real estate and construction stakeholders to resolve complex disputes, emphasizing cost-effective, minimally disruptive solutions tailored to your business needs. Through mediation, arbitration, and industry-specific alternative dispute resolution options, we seek to resolve issues before litigation on terms favorable to clients. When litigation proves necessary, our professionals leverage strategic skill, depth of knowledge, and deep experience across the real estate and construction spectrum in federal and state courts. We help construction companies and their customers resolve delay claims, changes and differing site condition disputes, payment claims, insurance coverage issues, breach of implied warranty claims, and construction defect matters. We represent lenders and mortgage holders in foreclosures, and developers, property owners, landlords, tenants, and other real estate entities in all sorts of commercial real estate disputes, including those involving architects and other design professionals, commercial lease disputes, land use and zoning disputes, title insurance disputes, bankruptcy-related matters, joint venture disputes, special district and other financing litigation, access claims, general contractual disputes, quiet title, trespass, adverse possession, and other land rights disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, and real property valuation issues. We also have experience in virtually all aspects of renewable energy development disputes.

Insights & Events

Latest

Updates January 2026

Seven Key Issues to Consider When Negotiating Long-Term O&M Agreements for Data Center Projects

Minimizing Disputes, Managing Risk, and Promoting Operational Excellence throughout an O&M Agreement’s Term

Real Estate & Construction Disputes

Overview

Insights & Events

Latest

Seven Key Issues to Consider When Negotiating Long-Term O&M Agreements for Data Center Projects

Faegre Drinker Real Estate Team Honored at 2025 Smart Growth Awards

Jim Hartnett Elected as Fellow to The American College of Construction Lawyers

Title Insurance Considerations for Severance of Mineral Rights

Data Centers: Three Real Estate and Construction Challenges

Karen Denys and Andrew Heiring Co-Author Chapter of ABA Book Representing the Project Owner: A Construction Lawyer’s Guide

“You’re Fired!” Legal Technical Challenges of Terminating a Designer in Design-Build Projects

Contractors & Investigations: What To Do When the Law Comes Knocking - Webinar

2020 Construction Law Summit - Webinar

Legal Issues in Electrical Contractors Industry Related to COVID-19 - Webinar

Insights

Seven Key Issues to Consider When Negotiating Long-Term O&M Agreements for Data Center Projects

Title Insurance Considerations for Severance of Mineral Rights

Data Centers: Three Real Estate and Construction Challenges

Karen Denys and Andrew Heiring Co-Author Chapter of ABA Book Representing the Project Owner: A Construction Lawyer’s Guide

The S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y. Issue New Local Rules

Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms Defense Judgment in LLC Members' Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

CEQ Proposes New NEPA Regulations: More Public Engagement and More Clean Energy Projects

Common Questions About Minnesota’s Mechanic’s Lien Law

2022 Arbitration Trends From AAA and ICDR

Construction Whack-a-Mole: Termination for Cause, Termination for Convenience, and Actions for Breach of Contract

Events

Past Events

“You’re Fired!” Legal Technical Challenges of Terminating a Designer in Design-Build Projects

Contractors & Investigations: What To Do When the Law Comes Knocking - Webinar

2020 Construction Law Summit - Webinar

Legal Issues in Electrical Contractors Industry Related to COVID-19 - Webinar

He Said What?!?! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Witness Testimony

News

Faegre Drinker Real Estate Team Honored at 2025 Smart Growth Awards

Jim Hartnett Elected as Fellow to The American College of Construction Lawyers

Faegre Drinker Represents Rockefeller Group in Acquisition of Former Byberry Hospital Property in Philadelphia

Faegre Drinker Secures Favorable Jury Trial Verdict for Energy Company

Faegre Drinker Announces 2023 Board Elections and Leadership Transitions

Josh Mahoney Joins FaegreBD's Business Litigation Team

Patrick Miller Named 'Notable GenX Leader in Law' by Crain's Chicago

Frank Burt and Bob Mancuso Recognized in the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2019 Report

Ehren Fournier Joins Faegre Baker Daniels in Chicago

Drinker Biddle Announces New Litigation Group Leadership Team

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Experience

Our Experience

Energy Company Secures Highly Favorable Jury Verdict

Property Developer Settles Groundwater Contamination Lawsuit

Real Estate Developers Prevail in Jury Trial Over $2M Contract Dispute

Renewable Energy Company Wins $50M Arbitration Award

Individual Wins Long-Standing Real Estate Dispute

Property Owner Awarded More Than Five Times City's Offer for National Western Center Taking

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Real Estate & Construction Disputes Team

James J. Hartnett

Frank G. Burt

Amanda K. Castor

Brian P. Clifford

William M. Connolly

Kristopher S. Davis

Laurence (Trip) W. DeMuth, III

Karen A. Denys

Shawn M. Doorhy

Ehren M. Fournier

Jennifer C. Fried

Anna R. Gerlings

Jerald M. Goodman

James J. Hartnett

Cassidy J. Ingram

David C. Kent

Michael B. Lapicola

Stuart A. Law, Jr.

Shaun S. Lemmon

D. Charles Macdonald

Kevin J. Major

Melissa D. Marks

Wayne B. Mason

Nickolas I. Merrill

W. Glenn Merten

Sean J. Metherell