Truss Faber has successfully represented contractors working in the often complex, occasionally arcane industry of building local, regional or federal facilities that serve the government. Our firm’s experience in representing government contractors and resolving substantial business-centric crises positions us well to provide insight into the issues confronting government contractors and their executives. The issues facing our government contract clients are especially complicated, so it’s extremely satisfying for our team to produce results in areas where most fail.
Problems We Solve for Clients
Both government agencies and government contractors come to us for help negotiating contracts and finding solutions to contractual issues when they occur. Our team has worked through multiple complex design and construction issues, working directly with all levels of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and NAFVAC leadership, especially on projects in remote and logistically challenging locations.
Representative Cases
Mitigated issues for privately held prime contractor for heavy civil public projects throughout the New York City area, including the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, George Washington Bridge, Brooklyn Navy Yard, ConEd East River Power Plant, Newark International Airport and various tunnel and rail projects throughout the NYC subway system.
Results: Arrived at dozens of favorable terms that led to successful relationships with the customers.
Defended municipality in Washington state court against claims by contractor with respect to wastewater treatment plant project.
Results: Prevailed in all defenses and expenses, including attorney’s fees.
Prosecuted contractor claims in arbitration in Hawaii against performance bond surety on U.S. Army base project.
Results: After hearing, prevailed on all claims for this multi-million dollar dispute in a baseball-style arbitration held in Honolulu, HI.
Prosecuted contractor claims for default termination against subcontractor and its surety under American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Rules in Colorado on a U.S. Navy base project located in Washington.
Results: Prevailed on all claims for this multi-million-dollar dispute.
Defended all claims by a New Mexico steel manufacturer against a U.S. Department of Energy prime contractor under JAMS Commercial Arbitration Rules before a single arbitrator in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Results: After hearing, prevailed on all defenses and all claims were dismissed.
Keytronic Corporation
"John and the Truss Faber team get things done. They always pick up the phone, they give action-oriented advice without confusing legal waffling, and they always have our business interests front and center. Having John in our corner has saved Keytronic millions of dollars and spared us dozens of legal headaches since 2007."
— Craig Gates, President & CEO, Keytronic Corporation
Technopref Industries, Inc.
“We count on Truss Faber for succinct, pragmatic, business-minded legal advice. Since 2005, John and his team have come through for us again and again. They are truly part of our team and integral to our continued success.”
— Louis Charette, General Manager, Technopref Industries, Inc.