Rosemary Robinson

Rosemary Robinson represents owners, developers and contractors on both public and private projects, ranging from large residential and mixed-use projects, to charter schools, to billion-dollar infrastructure. She specializes in drafting and negotiating project contracts, counselling parties on distressed development and construction projects and litigating matters involving contract breaches, defective construction and bodily injury defense.

She has worked on a wide range of projects including commercial ground-up and renovation; light-rail; airports; multiple-story parking structures; underground pipeline systems; cold-storage refrigeration plants; power plants; concrete demolition, cutting and pouring; utility construction; luxury resort/hospitality construction and upgrades; geothermal power energy plants; Army barracks and associated campuses; community colleges; charter schools; public school districts; warehouse and distribution centers; micro-tunneling under a large river bed; sanitation districts; large residential developments (homes, condos and townhomes); and high-end luxury homes.

Rosemary advises clients on all aspects of construction projects, including contract negotiation, project delivery methods, change order and delay claims, construction defects, site accidents, public works compliance, environmental and safety regulations, mechanics liens and bond claims and collections/payment issues.

Experience

Secured a multi-million-dollar settlement for the owner of a cold-storage facility fraught with electrical, mechanical and soil defects.

Represented myriad owners, developers and contractors in countless construction defect actions, both commercial and large-scale residential.

Assisted many charter schools with developing facilities projects, both new and remodels, from start through completion.

Represented a large prime contractor and subcontractors in project-delay lawsuit concerning defective concrete specifications for a large airport garage.

Represented a contractor in a dispute with the U.S. government regarding construction of military bases wherein the government sought to void multiple contracts and recoup all payments based on alleged bidding errors.

Counseled hotel owner on project issues arising from a substantial remodel of a luxury hotel.

Argued successful bid protests for contractors against various public entities such as public-school districts, cities and counties.

Represented large developers on standard and mixed-use residential developments across California, both during construction and in litigations post-completion.

Counseled private owners on prevailing wage compliance triggered by use of public funds, lease requirements, dedication of land to the public and/or other situations triggering compliance for a non-public owner, including counselling on required language for project documents (RFPs, Bid Packages, contracts), DIR compliance, Certified Payroll Records requirements and negotiating with contractors unsophisticated with prevailing wage, PLA or skilled-and-trained-workforce compliance.

News

Community & Professional

State Bar of California, Member

Orange County Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association Construction Forum Division 12 Owners, Member

Orange County District, Associated General Contractors of California, Board of Directors

Legal Advisory Committee, Associated General Contractors of California, Former Chair

Honors & Recognitions

Selected to the Super Lawyers, Northern California Rising Stars list, Construction and Business Litigation, 2011-2012

Los Angeles Times, B2B Publishing, "Commercial Real Estate Visionary" honoree, 2021