Guy Randles

Guy Randles is a senior partner in the firm’s Construction and Design section and Development Law group. With extensive contract negotiation, claims, litigation, and mediation experience, he concentrates his practice principally on construction, design and public procurement matters and those companies involved with the construction and design industry. Guy has successfully represented a full range of clients in major development projects throughout the geographic area. Guy is also in much demand as a mediator and arbitrator to resolve third party disputes. A native Portlander, Guy has been active in numerous bar and community activities. Guy has been listed in both The Best Lawyers in America© and Oregon Super Lawyers® for more than a decade.

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Contracts Are King, But Don’t Forget Tort Law

The construction industry is driven by its memorialization of business terms and legal obligations in written contracts. However, “tort” law also imposes many implied rights and obligations independent of what parties may have formally agreed to, the foremost of which is to use reasonable care so as to avoid damage to others. In my recent Daily … Continue Reading

Insurance Coverage Decision a Major Victory for the Construction Industry

By Guy Randles on August 15, 2014 Posted in Insurance

My partner, Scott Kaplan, discusses the recent Oregon Court of Appeals in FountainCourt Homeowners’ Ass’n v. FountainCourt Development, LLC case in the Daily Journal of Commerce. On August 6, the Oregon Court of Appearls, handed down a decision making clear that standard form liability insurance policies cover construction defect claims so long any “property damage” for … Continue Reading

Limitation of Liability Clauses: Nothing to ‘LOL’ About

By Guy Randles on December 20, 2013 Posted in Construction Contracts

In my latest Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I discuss one of the hottest issues in private contract negotiations currently is the question of limitation of liability (LOL) clauses. Owners understandably want recourse for their damages in the event of substandard performance by their contractors and design professionals. Just as understandably, contractors and design professionals want … Continue Reading

Subcontracting Pitfalls: Making The Flow Down Work

By Guy Randles on April 25, 2013 Posted in Construction Contracts

In my latest Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I discuss the recent rash of cases involving the question of whether subcontractors are bound by the terms of a project’s prime construction contract. In many of these situations, subcontractors contend that their subcontracts give them rights, remedies or defenses against the prime contractor that the … Continue Reading

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Human Condition Meets Construction Law

By Guy Randles on April 23, 2012 Posted in Construction Litigation

In my recent article “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: The Human Condition Meets Construction Law,” published in the Daily Journal of Commerce, I outline the bizarre, seemingly impossible litigation matters of the Construction and Design business. The article touches on a variety of past cases, including an employee stabbing himself in the eye during … Continue Reading