Jeffrey L. Alitz

Jeffrey Alitz is Chair of Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Construction and Design Law national practice section and is a Partner in the Boston office. For over two decades, he has been a nationally recognized A&E attorney who has tried cases throughout New England defending an array of construction and design professionals.

Mr. Alitz ‘s mediation and arbitration experience, particularly concerning construction and real estate disputes is extensive. Over his multi-decade career, Mr. Alitz has mediated or arbitrated hundreds of construction/real estate cases to a successful resolution. The construction disputes he has mediated and arbitrated run the gamut from property line and ownership disputes to claims concerning the Boston Harbor Cleanup, The Central Artery/Tunnel Project (A/K/A The Big Dig), municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, public schools and colleges throughout New England, professional sports stadiums and Boston area high-end condominium and hotel projects.

Mr. Alitz has been lead counsel in hundreds of cases involving architects, engineers, construction managers, contractors, owners, attorneys, accountants and other professionals in jury and non-jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. He concentrates in complex and multiparty disputes and has handled numerous multimillion dollar claims. His practice includes not just Massachusetts, and he has defended and tried cases to verdict throughout New England.

Mr. Alitz’s construction and design practice includes representing business corporations and local governments of all types, including general contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, suppliers, and sureties. He often is called upon to review construction contracts, policies and procedures and develop preventative strategies to reduce the likelihood of litigation. He also handles construction defect cases and tort claims arising out of construction site accidents.