DFL Legal, a boutique construction law firm based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is best known for its capacity to litigate and arbitrate large, complex construction and engineering disputes, often against firms significantly larger in size.
Since our founding in 2010, DFL Legal has built an outsized record of success on behalf of our construction clients. Over the last two decades, we have recovered in excess of $750 million for our owner, contractor, subcontractor and supplier clients through jury trials and domestic and international arbitrations. In addition to litigating and arbitrating construction disputes, DFL Legal specializes in all areas of construction law including pre-contract advice and assistance with drafting contracts, project counseling, insurance coverage, forensic investigations, and eDiscovery and data management.
We have acted as lead trial counsel in US state and federal courts throughout the country on cases involving mega-projects with values of several billion dollars. Our matters span a diverse cross-section of the industry, including pipelines, high-speed rail, offshore oil & gas, power generation, pulp & paper, chemical, iron & steel, commercial, heavy highway and tunnel projects.
DFL attorneys have represented domestic and international construction clients in arbitrations conducted pursuant to different arbitral governing bodies (ICC, ICDR, AAA, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Ad Hoc). DFL has served as lead arbitration counsel on projects throughout the country and internationally. The aggregate value of the claims and counterclaims asserted in these arbitrations exceeds $2.5 billion.
DFL Legal’s insurance coverage practice group has represented policyholder clients in litigation and arbitration of large, complex insurance claims. The firm has provided strategic legal counsel to help navigate the complex landscape of insurance on some of the nation’s largest construction projects. We have handled claims under Builders Risk, CGL, SDI, and Professional Liability policies and have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance coverage for our clients.
Each year, DFL’s reach grows, whether it be litigating or arbitrating a case in a new location or arbitrating a case under a different governing body. As our practice continues to expand, we remain committed to delivering strategic insight and legal expertise. Our firm’s success challenges the assumption that only large international practices can handle sophisticated disputes.
DFL Legal’s mission is simple – provide clients with resourceful solutions to their unique construction challenges. We reach that goal by combining big-firm and big-case experience with the efficiency and agility of a boutique law practice.