Government & Public Sector

Nossaman is advising the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) on the $2.1 billion project, which includes design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of a new 6-lane bridge on I-10 crossing the Calcasieu River, development of a new toll system, modification and relocation of existing roadways and demolition and removal of the existing bridge. Currently, Nossaman is assisting with its implementation.

Nossaman works closely with the City on its Convention Center Expansion and Modernization project, which reached a major milestone with its commercial close on September 30, 2025, and a groundbreaking the following day. The $2.6 billion project is anticipated to add up to 190,000 square feet of additional exhibit hall space, expand meeting room and multi-service space, and elevate the Convention Center into a global destination for conventions and events.

For generations, communities in the San Gabriel Valley have relied primarily on car travel to access jobs and higher education in Los Angeles and in the region, leading to heavy congestion on Interstates 10 and 210 – a problem worsened by the steadily growing population farther east. The success of Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority’s historic A-Line Expansion will now provide a new and alternative connection to the rest of Los Angeles County, including Long Beach and Downtown LA.

Nossaman advised the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) on drafting a $2.6 billion transportation bill, Proposition L, that voters approved in the November 2022 election.

After a challenging three-week federal court trial, we secured a $65 million jury verdict in favor of our public water agency client who had been involved in a 20-year legal battle with a polluter.

We won a five-year, $100 million legal battle for our clients. We defended the Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association (ACERA), ACERA’s Board of Retirement, and its Chief Executive Officer (ACERA Respondents) against allegations the retirement system had overcharged a participating employer in violation of their fiduciary responsibilities.

After a seven-year legal battle, we obtained a successful monetary settlement for our client, the Goleta Water District.

We represented the Port of Long Beach in acquiring 28.6 acres of waterfront and submerged lands that comprise three parcels in Pier D in the Long Beach harbor.

We are advising the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) on improving Interstate 17, a key commerce corridor that sees more than one million travelers every year.

The California Third District Court of Appeal recently affirmed dismissal of a class action brought against our client, the San Joaquin County Employees’ Retirement Association.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court order granting summary judgment to Travelers Insurance Company and ordered instead that our client, the San Joaquin County Employees’ Retirement Association (SJCERA), receive a full defense under the carrier’s policy.

We helped the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) advance joint development and transit-oriented projects in the Bay Area. We negotiated three agreements involving development of mixed-use projects next to VTA’s Blossom Hill, Tamien and Evelyn Stations.

We worked closely with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development on the first project procured under their P3 Authority – the replacement of the Judge Perez Bridge and Belle Chasse Tunnel. As the primary access point for those in the Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, the bridge and tunnel see over 33,000 vehicles per day.

We worked with the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to bring a decades-long highway project to life.

We’re advising on a new transit service to offer flexible, affordable, ADA compliant on-demand service in Los Angeles County.

We secured nearly $10 million in federal funds for Tradepoint Atlantic, an intermodal global logistics hub in Baltimore, Maryland, through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Grant (PIDG).

We are helping reduce congestion on one of the most congested roadways in Texas. 

We obtained summary judgment from San Joaquin Superior Court in an over $200 million class action lawsuit brought against the San Joaquin County Employees’ Retirement Association and its Board of Retirement by a certified class of nearly 1,800 people.

We helped to establish federal authorization for recognition of 9/11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. 

We helped a village near Chicago secure federal funds to promote inclusion of an environmental cap in an expansion project of a highway that runs through the middle of their town.