Transportation Engagements

The experiences of our attorneys include the following representative engagements.

• City and County of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport: Represented City and County of San Francisco in multi-million dollar fraud action against a contractor arising from the construction of the International Terminal Complex.Thecomplaint allegedboth False Claims and RICO violations and sought damages for a pattern of fraudulent conduct and false claims, including false representations regarding theuse of minority subcontractors,artificial inflation of the cost of work under contract change orders,intentional doublebilling and front-loading, wrongful threats of job delay and closure, and deliberate manipulation of project schedules and otherdata to falselyclaim payments for job delays,acceleration and inefficiency.

• Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. - Carquinez Suspension Bridge: Represented Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., a multi-national Japanese-based contractor, in connection with disruption and delay claims, which involved Caltrans and joint venture FCI Constructors, Inc./Cleveland Bridge California, Inc., stemming from the design and construction of the Carquinez Suspension Bridge, the first bridge of its type in the United States.

• Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. – San Francisco Bay Bridge Project's Eastern Span: Represented Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in connection with prequalification and contract negotiations for the San Francisco Bay Bridge Project's Eastern Span.

• Macton Corporation - BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Expansion Project: Represented specialty equipment supplier Macton Corporation in pursuing payment bond claims arising from the BART expansion project.

• Port of Oakland – Marine and Aviation Capital Improvement Projects: Assisted the Port of Oakland on developing its owner-controlled risk management and insurance program for over $1 billion worth of marine and aviation capital improvement projects.

• Port of Oakland – Oakland Airport: Drafted for the Port of Oakland its Program Management Agreement covering a multi-phase, $1.2 billion expansion of the Oakland International Terminal, and continue to advise the Port on a variety of contract administration issues.

• Regional Rapid Transit - We represent a multinational transportation systems company in a dispute with a California regional rapid transit system regarding the implementation of a signaling and control system.

• SFO Fuel Company–San Francisco International Airport Fuel System Expansion Project: Represented SFO Fuel Company, an organization comprised of a number of airlines, in connection with a number of delay-related claims asserted by a subcontractor seeking over $2.5 million of additional payment arising from a fuel system expansion project at the San Francisco International Airport.

• San Diego Expressway Toll Road - State Route 125 South (SR 125) is a limited access toll road in San Diego County, California. We are defending our clients against $500 million in claims related to the development, design and construction of the toll road, and are pursuing a number of counterclaims valued at about $100 million.

• San Francisco Airport Commission –San Francisco International Airport Expansion: Selected by the San Francisco Airport Commission to represent it in connection with its ongoing expansion efforts at the San Francisco International Airport.

• San Francisco Bay Bridge's Temporary Bypass Structure - We represented the designer, an engineering and consulting firm, in disputes with Caltrans and the design-build contractor valued at more than $20 million.