New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA — We are pleased to announce that Carol Sigmond and Joshua Deal have joined our Infrastructure Group. They will serve as Partners in the Firm’s New York City office. Christopher T. Luehs also joins them in the New York office and will serve as an Associate. Before joining Nossaman, the group had a litigation practice centered on construction and real estate at Greenspoon Marder LLP.
Carol has more than four decades of legal experience and focuses her practice on construction and real estate matters, including arbitration, appeals, bid protests, contract preparation, mediation, litigation, receivership and suretyship. She represents clients in construction litigation relating to issues that arise when adjacent owners develop their properties, as well as expediting a builder’s construction project by ensuring that the proper contracts are in place. As a seasoned practitioner, Carol has a history of litigating construction disputes for public works and buildings in both the public and private sectors. She also has extensive knowledge of preparing contract documents, including design-build, construction management, guaranteed maximum price, and fixed-price contracts. Additionally, she is an experienced mediator and arbitrator handling construction and real estate cases for the New York County Supreme Court Commercial Division Roster of Volunteer Mediators and the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Construction Industry Arbitrators.
Joshua represents owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in litigation and transactional matters relating to construction. He is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey and has extensive experience handling appeals. He represents construction industry clients on contract disputes, construction defect claims, delay claims, payment and performance bond claims, mechanic’s lien claims, and adjacent property damage claims. Joshua also drafts and negotiates construction agreements and license and access agreements, and counsels his clients on project management, risk management, insurance, and dispute resolution issues at all stages of projects.
David Graeler, Nossaman’s Managing Partner, said “This is an outstanding addition to our New York office, our Infrastructure Group, and the Firm. Carol and Joshua are highly regarded lawyers who are coming to us from a well-respected firm and we are excited that they have joined us.”
“Carol and Joshua are best-in-class litigators with extensive experience in the construction litigation field and deep relationships in the New York market and nationally. Their practice builds on the strength of the litigation arm of our Infrastructure Group further enhancing our ability to advise clients through all aspects of the construction project lifecycle, while adding a robust presence in New York,” added Elizabeth Cousins, chair of Nossaman’s Infrastructure Group.
Nossaman’s Infrastructure Group helps clients deliver first-of-their-kind projects. It has handled the nation’s first multi-modal design-build project, developed the nation’s first availability payment contract and the world’s first fully automated toll road using electronic transponders to collect tolls. It also negotiated the first toll concession agreement in Texas history, the first procurement under California’s P3 law and is currently helping Colorado revolutionize safety enforcement on its express lanes network. The Infrastructure Group members have extensive local and global experience planning, procuring, financing and litigating claims on award-winning transportation, public building, water and wastewater projects. Clients appreciate the Group’s experience leading signature engagements, not only for public agencies in the United States, but also for private enterprises and for public agencies in Canada, Australia and Asia. We are one of only handful of firms ranked in Band 1 by Chambers & Partners in the U.S. Projects sector and have been recognized by P3 Bulletin, IJ Global, PFI, ARTBA, DBIA, the Legal 500, Law360 and the National Law Journal for our accomplishments in the industry.
Commenting on her move to Nossaman, Carol said, “I am excited to help grow the Infrastructure Group’s presence in New York. It has an unparalleled profile in the industry, where it is a valued advisor on many of the marquee construction projects across the nation. I look forward to collaborating with the firm’s outstanding group of attorneys to deliver value to my clients.”
Joshua added that he is “energized by this move and looks forward to working with and innovating alongside Nossaman’s talented team.”
Carol holds a J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and a B.A. from Grinnell College. She has been perennially recognized by Super Lawyers in the Construction Litigation field, awarded the Boris Kostelanetz President’s Medal by the New York County Lawyers Association, and recognized by Crain’s New York Business in its “Notable Women of Law” supplement.
Joshua obtained his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He has been recognized by Lawdragon in its “500 X – The Next Generation” issue and named by Best Lawyers® as “One to Watch” in the Construction Litigation field.
