Andrews Myers Represented Design-Builder in a Dispute Against the Owner of Food Processing Plants

Shareholders Clayton C. Utkov, Andrew Harris and Senior Counsel James G. “JG” Albertine III led the representation of a design-builder in a complex arbitration against the owner of multiple food processing facilities, including a 200,000 sq./ft. dairy processing plant. Despite completing the project, the owner refused to pay the design-builder, citing alleged issues with quality and timeliness. These claims triggered the joinder of fourteen subcontractors into the arbitration proceedings. Andrews Myers navigated the multifaceted dispute, ultimately securing an arbitration award in favor of the design-builder that included damages and attorneys’ fees. The matter involved competing claims exceeding $40 million.