Daniel A. Dorfman is a capital partner and chair of the Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP’s Chambers-ranked Construction Law Group. He has been named among the leading construction law attorneys in Illinois by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Dorfman represents local Chicago-based and nationally prominent owners/developers and some of the largest and most well-known design and construction professionals in the country on their most important projects – both on the front end in drafting and negotiating complex agreements and on the back end litigating and trying to verdict all types of commercial construction disputes. He also serves as Acting General Counsel for construction industry clients. In addition to being an accomplished construction lawyer, Mr. Dorfman has a related policyholder/insurance Coverage practice representing insureds in securing millions of dollars of coverage, both within and outside of the construction industry, in insurance coverage disputes. He is a frequent presenter, author and academic lecturer on construction law topics.

Mr. Pempus has been a risk manager for more than 18 years, with experience in architecture, engineering, land use, law and professional liability insurance, and a unique and well-rounded background in the construction industry. Prior to risk management, he had 25 years of experience in the practice of architecture and engineering, and as an adjunct professor teaching professional practice courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels for the last 35 years. As a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and AIA National Ethics Council 2021 chair, he has demonstrated his impact on architectural profession. He is a licensed architect, attorney and property and casualty insurance agent.

Mr. Sherman is a member of Prince Lobel’s Construction and Business Transactions practice groups. He is an experienced construction attorney with significant construction transactional, consulting, and litigation experience. In this capacity, Mr. Sherman assists construction project owners, developers, general contractors, construction management firms, subcontractors, and material suppliers with real-time project consulting, drafting and negotiating all manner of construction agreements and forms, and with prosecuting and defending construction disputes. He advises clients during the construction delivery process, assisting with the drafting and review of all forms of design, construction, and consultant agreements. Mr. Sherman has experience preparing, negotiating, and amending the standard suite of industry form agreements (e.g., AIA, DBIA, and ConsensusDocs) and preparing other forms of agreement like EPC agreements, construction management agreements, surety forms, guaranteed maximum price contracts, purchase orders, master service agreements, and other ancillary documents used for, by, and with construction project owners and developers, construction management firms, subcontractors, design professionals, and material suppliers.

Christopher K. Sweeney, a partner at Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, joined the firm’s litigation department in 2012. Licensed to practice in MA, RI, and NH, Chris represents engineers, architects, owners, general contractors, and subcontractors in construction defect, delay, and personal injury cases. He also advises owners and property managers in commercial real estate disputes and defends professionals accused of malpractice. He was selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers from 2015-2022 and was designated as a Top Lawyer by Boston Magazine in 2021. During law school, Mr. Sweeney was an editor of the Suffolk University Law Review and won the Justice Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition. He currently serves as co-chair of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association’s Construction Law Committee and as Chair of the Professional Liability Defense Federation’s Architects and Design Professionals Committee. Mr. Sweeney also is an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.

Mr. Thomas is a co-founder and member of Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas, LLC, in St. Louis, Missouri, where he focuses his practice on handling matters involving the construction process, including up-front contract reviews, commercial litigation, professional liability defense and trial work. He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects in all phases of construction claims. He also handles product liability claims, other general commercial disputes, and general liability claims. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois, the Federal Court of Claims, and several Federal Courts. He is a past president of the Lawyers Association of St. Louis, the local trial bar. Mr. Thomas is involved in many professional organizations, including the IADC and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute and its Construction Law Committee, Product Liability Committee, and Building Products – Substantive Litigation Group, and Professional Liability Committee, where he served on the Steering Committee, and Design Professional Subcommittee. Mr. Thomas is an associate member of the ASCE and the AIA and is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. He is recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as a Best Lawyer in Construction Law and was honored as Lawyer of the Year in Construction-Litigation for 2022.