Stoel Rives has been named to Construction Executive‘s The Top 50 Construction Law Firms™ annual national rankings for a seventh consecutive year and ranked No. 21 for 2026, rising six places from the 2025 ranking. Construction Executive evaluated firms on criteria that included construction practice revenue, number of attorneys in the practice, percentage of firm revenue derived from construction-related work, number of states in which the firm is licensed to practice, year the practice was established, and number of AEC clients served during fiscal year 2025.

The attorneys of Stoel Rives’ Construction and Design practice work with clients throughout all phases of a project, advising on project delivery, financing, regulatory approvals, contract negotiation, risk management, and dispute resolution. The team has worked on public and private construction projects throughout the U.S., including infrastructure, power and fuel generation, renewable energy, industrial and manufacturing facilities, high-tech campuses, data centers, commercial developments, hospitality and stadium projects, and all manner of residential developments.

Stoel Rives’ Construction and Design practice group has also been recognized for many years by Best Law Firms® with a Tier 1 national ranking for Construction Litigation and Construction Law.

Construction Executive magazine, first published by Associated Builders and Contractors Services Corp. in 2003, serves as “the leading source for news, market developments and business issues impacting the construction industry.”

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Photo of Andrew Gibson Andrew Gibson

Andrew Gibson helps his clients build successful projects and negotiate and resolve disputes. As a partner in Stoel Rives’ Real Estate, Construction and Design practice, Andrew is experienced in drafting and negotiating all forms of project documents, from the design phase through construction…

Andrew Gibson helps his clients build successful projects and negotiate and resolve disputes. As a partner in Stoel Rives’ Real Estate, Construction and Design practice, Andrew is experienced in drafting and negotiating all forms of project documents, from the design phase through construction, and regularly  assists clients with navigating the typical tricks and traps of contracting and insurance coverage issues. He is also a veteran of a variety of legal proceedings and has successfully pursued construction defect claims, insurance and bond claims, bid protests, stop payment notices, mechanic’s liens, real estate disputes, and collection actions through mediation, arbitration, and litigation.

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Photo of Colm Nelson Colm Nelson

Colm Nelson represents public owners, private owners and developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, brokers and lenders in a wide variety of construction transactions, construction litigation, procurement and real estate matters. He has more than 10 years of experience in the construction…

Colm Nelson represents public owners, private owners and developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, brokers and lenders in a wide variety of construction transactions, construction litigation, procurement and real estate matters. He has more than 10 years of experience in the construction industry and negotiates complex construction and design contracts for public and private owners. Colm represents clients in disputes over bid protests, construction defects and property damage, extra work and delay claims, errors and omissions in design documents, tenant improvements, breach of warranty, insurance coverage against insurance companies and mechanic’s liens. He also has substantial experience handling procurement issues for public, quasi-public and private entities and related projects with respect to construction, services and goods.

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