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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…

As construction projects increasingly rely on specialized or international suppliers, project teams should evaluate more factors than pricing and product availability. Overseas vendors can offer significant advantages, but they may also introduce legal and practical challenges that become difficult to manage if problems arise.

When disputes involve foreign suppliers, resolving issues like delayed deliveries, defective…

Data center construction projects involve more than delivering complex technical infrastructure on an accelerated schedule. Owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals must navigate legal and contractual issues that can affect project performance, increase costs, and lead to disputes throughout the project lifecycle.

From performance-based specifications and schedule delays to equipment procurement challenges and commissioning requirements…

Healthcare construction projects involve more than managing budgets and schedules. Owners must navigate contractual, operational, and legal risks that can affect delivery, increase costs, and create disputes long after construction begins.

From design coordination issues and force majeure delays to insurance gaps and warranty obligations, many significant risks arise from how contracts are drafted, administered…

Because construction liens can affect other interests in real property, both public notice and actual notice to certain parties with recorded interests are essential to a fair lien system. In Oregon, timely recording a claim of lien with the county recorder provides the required public notice and is a prerequisite to a valid lien. Oregon’s…

In Oregon, the construction lien was created by the legislature and codified in statute.  As such, construction lien rights were not recognized at common law or in equity. As statutes in derogation of the common law, Oregon’s rules of statutory construction dictate that lien statutes must be strictly construed. For example, Oregon courts will not extend lien…

Under Oregon law, construction lien claimants have a “direct” lien. Although the lien arises through the statutory agency of the contractor, for lien claimants other than the contractor, it is independent of the contractor and secures payment to the claimant regardless of whether the owner paid the contractor or whether the contractor waived or released…

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday practice for contractors and design professionals, and the legal implications are evolving. Two issues have emerged as particularly important: who owns AI-assisted design work, and what happens when data is shared with AI tools.

Design documents have long been protected by copyright, and design and construction contracts have…