In the push to get a construction project started, important management tasks may be overlooked or subordinated by “higher priority” tasks, and the importance of completing many of those tasks may not become apparent unless there is a legal dispute. In my latest article for the Daily Journal of Commerce, I provide a brief checklist that will help you start your next project on the right foot and give you a decided advantage should a dispute arise. Read the full article here.

“A Lawyer’s Checklist for Starting Strong” was originally published by the Daily Journal of Commerce on February 15, 2018.

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Sean Gay advises clients on a broad range of matters, including project management issues, contract negotiations, public contracting issues, bid protests, and disputes.  Sean has extensive experience litigating and arbitrating a wide variety of complex construction matters. His knowledge about how construction projects…

Sean Gay advises clients on a broad range of matters, including project management issues, contract negotiations, public contracting issues, bid protests, and disputes.  Sean has extensive experience litigating and arbitrating a wide variety of complex construction matters. His knowledge about how construction projects get managed and built–and occasionally result in disputes–has proved an invaluable resource in his legal career. Before joining Stoel Rives, Sean, a partner in Stoel Rives’ Construction and Design Group, worked in the construction industry managing projects Hawaii and Washington. As a construction project manager, he was intimately involved in the technical and financial aspects of his projects.

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