We are proud to announce that Ali Salamirad, one of our esteemed founding partners, has been recognized once again by Chambers and Partners as a top construction lawyer for 2024. This prestigious honor reflects Ali's exceptional expertise, dedication, and commitment to excellence in the field of construction and surety law. [...]
Congratulations to Jonathan Dunn on being recognized in Chambers and Partners USA 2024: Construction – California. Jonathan Dunn is noted for his expertise in construction disputes involving both public and private projects, as well as surety matters. He is regularly called upon to represent his clients in litigation arising from [...]
Congratulations to Marilyn Klinger on being recognized in Chambers and Partners USA 2024: Construction – California. Marilyn Klinger is the managing partner of the Los Angeles office and has a broad practice encompassing both construction litigation and transactional work. She represents a wide range of parties, including owners, contractors and [...]
SMTD Law LLP is honored to announce that we have once again been recognized and named by Chambers and Partners as a premier construction law firm. In addition, we congratulate four of SMTD’s partners, Marilyn Klinger, Jonathan J. Dunn, Ali Salamirad and Mike Timpane for their individual ranking by Chambers [...]
SMTD Law LLP partner Jonathan Dunn is excited to be attending IR Global’s “On the Road: Boston” conference June 25 – 29, 2024. IR Global is a is a multi-disciplinary professional services network that provides legal, accountancy, and financial advice to companies and individuals around the world. IR Global members [...]
SMTD Law attorneys Ali Salamirad and Marilyn Klinger are attending the 2024 TIPS FSLC Spring Surety Conference, Suretyland: For the Love of Surety, May 23 – May 24, 2024 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa in La Jolla, Ca. The program is centered around advanced and cutting-edge topics [...]
SMTD Law LLP partner Jonathan Dunn will be discussing commonly used limitation of liability provisions in construction contracting and their enforcement rules at the NASBP Virtual Seminar, “Take it to the Limit: The Limits of Limitation of Liability Provisions” on April 4, 2024 at 2:00p.m. Eastern / 11:00a.m. Pacific. Register [...]
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement assessed wages and penalties against a contractor with liability exposure of $1 million. After successfully moving for a coverage determination from the Department of Industrial Relations, it was determined that the construction project was not a public work and therefore not subject to the [...]
SMTD Law LLP is honored to announce the addition of attorney Ross N. Steinbach to the Firm's Irvine Office. Mr. Steinbach is an associate in the Irvine office of SMTD Law LLP where he focuses on construction contracting transactions and litigation. He draws on a deep and broad knowledge base [...]
The ABA 2024 Fidelity & Surety Law Midwinter Conference convened January 24th through the 26th at The Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria in New Orleans focus on exceptional construction, surety, and fidelity programs packed with leading attorneys and consultants in the industry. The construction program explored the critical legal and practical concepts [...]