Michael Koplan focuses primarily on construction law, government contracts, and civil litigation. He represents general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, sureties, owners, and developers on private and public construction projects, in federal and state courts, before administrative agencies, and in arbitrations and mediations.
Michael Koplan focuses primarily on construction law, government contracts, and civil litigation. He represents general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, sureties, owners, and developers on private and public construction projects, in federal and state courts, before administrative agencies, and in arbitrations and mediations.
He is experienced in a broad range of construction matters, including preparing and negotiating contract documents, indemnity and insurance coverage disputes, delay and impact claims, extra work claims, construction defect disputes, differing site conditions, mechanic's liens, payment and performance bond claims, terminations, and surety takeover agreements.
Michael has prosecuted and defended construction claims in excess of $100 million in value. He has represented clients at the federal and state level, including cases in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, the District of Columbia, New York, and Nevada. Representative projects include hotels and resorts, hospitals, laboratories, residential and condominium projects, commercial buildings, federal courthouses, a lock and dam project, and various other federal and private projects.