Practice Groups

Surety companies play a vital role in the construction industry by issuing financial guarantees, known as surety bonds, to project owners and general contractors ensuring that a contractor or subcontractor fulfills certain contractual obligations.

Specializing in construction surety, Rivkin Radler’s Surety Practice Group strives to find the most practical and cost-effective resolutions to all manner of complex suretyship and construction issues, including breaches of the performance bond, principal financing, prevailing wage claims, scope disputes, delay claims, construction defects, changed conditions, payment disputes and warranty issues.

The group offers a wide range of services to its clients. From the underwriting process, through the negotiation and drafting of specialized bond forms, takeover, tender, project completion, and indemnification agreements, to the analysis and defense of payment and performance bond claims, managing program-wide defaults, and all phases of dispute resolution and litigation, Rivkin Radler’s Surety Group provides unparalleled service to its clients.

Our surety attorneys have litigated all types of disputes against developers, contractors, public entities and architects, in addition to pursuing affirmative claims against obligees, contractors and indemnitors.

In addition to construction surety, our group also has a wealth of experience representing clients in connection with commercial bonds, fidelity bonds, commercial crime insurance coverage, and bankruptcy-related issues.

The surety group routinely draws on the vast and diverse experience of Rivkin Radler’s other practice areas, including the Bankruptcy, Corporate, Real Estate, and Tax Practice Groups, to find creative, effective solutions to any surety issue.