Representative Matters

Representative Dispute Resolution Matters

• Obtained Mississippi Supreme Court ruling in favor of Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce as the owner of real property in claims related to the power of the state and its political subdivisions, see Busby Outdoors, LLC v. City of Jackson, 417 So. 3d 125 (Miss. 2025).
• Obtained summary judgment ruling in favor of subcontractor in premises liability, product liability, and OSHA competent person claims arising from accident involving swing staging, see Craft v. LeMoine Company, Skyhook Ops, LLC, Max Access, LLC, et al. (W.D. La. 2025).
• Obtained multiple summary judgment rulings in favor of general contractor on payment and lien claims in connection with complex building project in Louisiana and obtained affirmation of rulings before the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, see Unicorp, LLC v. BRaDD, LLC, 397 So. 3d 453 (La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2024).
• Successfully obtained a dismissal of all claims filed in arbitration by subcontractor against general contractor (AAA 2024).
• Successfully arbitrated payment and defect claims and obtained ruling in favor of subcontractor client (AAA 2024).
• Negotiated and resolved eminent domain, development, and construction claims involving Mississippi municipality and national retailer.
• Obtained order from the Mississippi Court of Appeals compelling arbitration of claims against poultry business, see Purvis v. Mar-Jac Poultry MS, 345 So. 3d 1223 (Miss. Ct. App. 2022).
• Obtained summary judgment ruling in favor of construction client in wrongful death action, see Terpening v. F. L. Crane and Sons, Inc., 353 So. 3d 1100 (Miss. Ct. App. 2022).
• Successfully defended and resolved multiple putative class action lawsuits filed against state Department of Corrections, see Alexander v. Hall (N.D. Miss); Lang v. Cain (N.D. Miss.); Amos v. Taylor (N.D. Miss); and Amos v. Cain (N.D. Miss).
• Successfully defended multiple putative class action lawsuits filed against banks alleging misapplication of overdraft fees and other fees.
• Successfully arbitrated construction defect claims on behalf of owner of multifamily apartment and condominium complexes.
• Successfully defended owner against payment claims, and prosecuted defect claims, in arbitration related to construction of poultry processing facility.
• Successfully defended and resolved financial and securities claims against bankers in Ponzi scheme lawsuit.
• Defended state-wide elected officials in lawsuit alleging constitutional violations and deprivation of voting rights.
• Compelled arbitration of minority shareholder’s claims for breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, oppression and squeeze out, and then successfully defended those claims in arbitration.
• Successfully litigated and resolved shareholder claims between and among owners of closely held companies.
• Successfully litigated claims for payment arising from the design and construction of industrial processing facility funded with state tax credits.
• Obtained approval for client’s construction of cell tower in Alabama municipality, see Cellular South Real Estate v. City of Mobile, 2016 WL 3746661 (S.D. Ala. 2016).
• Obtained summary judgment in contract dispute related to design and construction of improvements to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, see Rifenburg Constr., Inc. v. Hatch Mott McDonald, LLC, 2015 WL 2381136 (S.D. Miss. 2015).
• Obtained relief for client pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, related to client’s construction of cellular tower in Tennessee municipality, see Cellular South Real Estate v. City of Germantown, 2015 WL 3852781 (W.D. Tenn. 2015).
• Successfully remanded construction defect action from federal court to state court, obtaining an award of costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees for client, see Joe McGee Constr. Co. v. White-Spunner Constr., 2014 WL 12707141 (S.D. Miss. 2014).
• Successfully appealed Department of Education’s decision regarding claims of employee retaliation, where Department denied employer of due-process rights, see Business Commc’ns, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Educ., 739 F.3d 374 (8th Cir. 2013).
• Obtained summary judgment in contract dispute related to electrical materials supplied by client for project, see Stuart C. Irby Co. v. Bayview Elec. Co., 2013 WL 1984356 (N.D. Miss. 2013).

Representative Commercial, Transactional, and Contract Matters

• Coordinated the consolidation and sale of multiple mechanical and electrical contractors with common ownership to private equity purchasers.
• Negotiated billions of dollars’ worth of construction and design projects for clients using multiple construction delivery methods, including construction manager at risk, construction manager advisor, design build, and design bid build.
• Negotiated hundreds of standard construction industry contracts, including on the AIA and DBIA platforms.
• Drafted dozens of custom construction industry contracts, including prime contracts, subcontracts, master services agreements, master subcontract agreements, purchase orders, intercompany agreements, sharing agreements, joint venture agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Coordinated dozens of mergers and acquisitions for construction industry clients, on both buy side and sell side, as asset deals and stock deals, and with private equity and traditional purchasers, in a variety of different areas of construction (vertical and heavy civil), development, and infrastructure.
• Negotiated the purchase and lease of aircraft for private clients, and resolved disputes related to post-closing issues with aircraft.
• Coordinated the purchase, sale, and closing of dozens of real estate transactions for clients in the construction industry.
• Coordinated the sale of client’s insurance company and resolved post-closing disputes.
• Coordinated the sale of client’s trucking and oil field services companies.
• Serves as outside general counsel for many private clients in the construction industry, advising clients on all aspects of their business, including contracts, mergers, acquisitions, and succession planning.
• Serves as outside general counsel to some of Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning, representing the universities in connection with the negotiation, execution, and dispute resolution for major construction projects, including athletic facilities.
• Drafted and negotiated, and participated in the efforts to pass, key construction industry pieces of legislation.